Market research & the decline of (political) civilization

Just completed an online survey and got asked a couple of rather peculiar questions that need sharing. I’ve answered questions on ‘who would you vote for in the next federal election’ and ‘which party leader do you think would make the best Prime Minster’ before – a bit limiting to the definition of politics, but I understand why. However, in this recently-completed survey, I was asked which national party leader would I prefer to (and this is somewhat paraphrased):

• Who would you want to take care of your house for a week?
• If you had a flat on your car, which one would be most likely to stop and help?

I think we have reached a new level of political inanity here, folks.

Not another blog with just one post…

Well, folks, seeing as how no one will likely read this particular post, the actual usefulness of writing it is debatable. However, every great work of art has to start somewhere – can a blog actually be a work of art? I’ll leave that to the PoMo’s to decide.

My interests? Glad you asked! Politics, firstly, and the left-wing variety (hence the name of the blog). Other stuff, as well (music, parenting, reading, and other exciting things) but those are less directly relevant to this blog, so too bad for those of you who end up reading this tripe and wanted to read countless posts on those topics. They will, of course, make an entrance (assuming I make it past post #1), but usually with a political bent. I’ll admit, I’m a one-trick-pony. Welcome!