While Aussies discuss the new carbon tax, Michael Leunig provides his own take:
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I saw this today in SMH, wonderful!
Presidents and Prime Ministers by Michael Leunig
Presidents and Prime Ministers are magnificent creatures
They’re magnificent at making speeches
Which tell us of our national glory
The stirring and redeeming story
That we are good and the others bad
That we are happy – the others sad.
Then having said these wondrous things
Our leaders stand like queens and kings
So noble, truthful, just and wise
That tears of gladness fill our eyes.
Until, upon election day,
We vote and have them flushed away.
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That’s brilliant! Thanks for pointing that out Pam. It comes from Leunig’s 2007 piece in ‘Carnival of the Animals’. I have a copy of it, and perhaps I’ll post the poem closer to Election Day!
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Carbon tax / mining tax…no one can tell anyone just how much it will cost… trees eat and store carbon…should utilise sustainable forestry.
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