I'll definitely try this out. Incidentally, since my quite amazing return to health after treatment for my heart condition, I have been too busy catching up on chores and projects which had fallen by the wayside, to check out TR discussions. I intend to make time to do so.
As you have probably guessed, my current two best friends are regular contributors to discussions. TR has been a real blessing to me.
However we have Local Government elections on March 27, and as John Howard may spring an election on us at any time -- under the Australian system a Prime Minister can call an election at any time he chooses, if he thinks it is to his advantage. However the election has to be held no later than 3 years after the previous election, which was in November 2001, so it seems highly likely that the Australian and US elections will be held concurrently.
As I am committed to the Labor Party, and the new Opposition Leader Mark Latham is very likely to become Prime Minister before the year is out, as usual I will be adding my little bit by writing letters to the local free Press, as well as assisting in the campaign of whoever will be the endorsed Labor candidate for my local Federal division, Bradfield, which is the third safest Liberal seat in Australia.
