Dame Edna for President!

Why did we not think of this before? Here is a eulogy of her (or do you do eulogies only after someone has died?).

Just think of her capabilities - is good at public speaking, has her heart in the right place (I heard wonderful comments about old people's homes in Adelaide last year), gets on with anyone (though there is a certain risk of foot-in-mouth disease); she would stun Mr Putin, she has travelled the world extensively (though perhaps, I fear, not many Muslim countries), and She Has A Title.

Vastly more impressive than Mrs Palin.

Can't help feeling sorry for the poor woman

That Mrs Palin, running mate (running mistress? - maybe not the best choice of term) of John McCain in the forthcoming US elections, seems to be in for a hard time. Not only did a number of people comment on the fact that she gave birth to a Down's syndrome child only five months ago, but now her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant and unmarried. Happens in the best families, though it often also says something about the quality of the family life. Personally I am not that much in favour of mothers leaving their babies so young.

What if Mrs Palin were a man? Would he be similarly criticized, or would the assumption be that the wife would look after the children? But then, what does Mr Palin do - maybe he is a house-husband?