... And another thing

The Age

Wednesday June 24, 2009

I HAVE an idea for an annual event to honour the members of the Canberra Clown Academy. The trophy, of course, would be the OzCar. Peter de Visser, Point Lonsdale Ute-gateA LOT of time has been spent in Parliament on the phantom email. May I request an accountant find out the cost of parliamentarians wasting my tax money, and deduct the amount from their salaries?Dudley Thompson, NiddrieMALCOLM Turnbull has turned from the spy catcher to the spy being caught.David Seal, Balwyn NorthJUST as I was becoming thoroughly disillusioned with the wrong-headed policies, arrogance and incompetence of the Brumby Government, along comes Malcolm Turnbull to remind me why I never trust the Liberals.Geof C. Carne, Moonee PondsTO PARAPHRASE an old saying: Like a Turnbull at a ute-gate.Kevan Porter, Albury, NSWRUDD and Turnbull fiddle, while climate change rolls on.Jane Wilson, East HawthornPICTURE a barrister questioning a witness in court: "Produce the email." "I don't have the email, I never saw the email, but somebody thought they saw an email." "My Lord, this is not a reliable witness." I rest my case.Breda Hertaeg, BeaumarisI THOUGHT it was so sensitive of Julie Bishop to wear black to Malcolm's funeral on Monday.Paul Drakeford, KewTAIL-gate, yes. But which donkey will they pin it on?Paul Sands, SunburyPSST. Turnbull. Want to buy a Rolex?Gary Sayer, WarrnamboolLAST night, at the Society Bar in Collins Street, I overheard Peter Costello talking to Test cricketer Dean Jones and singer John Farnham about their book, Comebacks for dummies.Sampath Kumar, MorningtonElsewhereFOR many cyclists, the fact that new road laws will apply to them will not change the way they ride. For those to whom it will make a difference, perhaps they shouldn't be riding anyway.David Waterhouse, RichmondWATCHED the Casterton jumps-racing cross-country last weekend - beautiful. Can't tell me those horses would rather be uncared for and miserable, left in a back paddock by some misguided activist.Deryn Pinney, Swan HillJOHN Brumby and Tim Holding, you say the north-south pipeline is ahead of time and on budget. Now is the time to put money towards cloud seeding for savings to fill the pipe. The window of opportunity for cloud seeding will quickly run out.Beverley and Rodney Ridd, CathkinIF THE Harold Holt pool is drained as part of the proposed renovations (The Age, 23/6), what's the chance of discovering a Chinese submarine?Bryan Fraser, St Kilda