one of my favourite cartoonists had a great cartoon last week about the leader of the opposition's instruction to his members that they must give bush a standing ovation when he speaks. Some were planning to wear armbands or turn their backs in protest of US actions like detaining Oz & other citizens in Cuba indefinitely.

Frame one showed the prez standing at a lectern saying "Hello" or some other single inane word (maybe it was "My")
Frame 2 showed lotsa pollies on their feet applauding & cheering & looking very enthusiastic.

What a wank - standing ovations are normally deserved. What an opposition - at least we have the Greens, they are what Labour used to be. Greens also invited members of detainees families to Parliament as their guests on the day of the speech.

sandra (4th generation of a Labour voting family who has been voting Green recently)