What kind of day has it been?

Day 2,650, 04:33 • Published in Australia Australia • by Lord TJ


It wouldn't be an article without an Aaron Sorkin reference. (Primarily to make Cal proud)

Cal raised the idea of a visit so I popped on to see, at the absolute least, what kind of state Australia is in. Greetings to one and all, friends and frenemies alike. I cut loose some things to free up some time. I don't even want to begin to describe the non-stop year I've had. Let's just agree that going 200 kph a day for a whole year does no good for anyone.

Onto business.

Firstly, my congratulations to former PM ZeKraus for getting out of LETO. It was a circle-jerk of geopolitical proportions at best, as it declined a no brainer that Australia left. If there's any fault to be laid, it's that previous governments should have had the brains to bail sooner. Nuff said.

As Callumnus Prime assumes the national leadership under difficult circumstances, the treasury is in a solid position and we have regions (some might moan and scream that 2 regions is hardly success, but when one has been used to having zero regions for 98% of the time playing, it's massive).

Guag is Deputy PM and knows how to support the government to make the right call. We've beefed, but never out of lack of respect for his knowledge of the game. In summary, the top of the national chain is secure.

It's obvious that the goal for the balance of the term is discussing what direction the country is taking now. It's far from new as we're the ass of the world in the world's eyes. Traditional allies from the former EDEN/CSC/XG-led alliance (forget its name) were lost to us based on some of the decisions taken by successive governments, but it's pleasing to see that some former stakeholders are fighting to take back control of their own administrations. This will see some progress for Aus as we too negotiate our destiny.

A large part of the solution resides in the Senate. It has gone through several evolutions over the past two years in particular, but the foundation of the institution remains. It is a divided house, no doubt about it.

If one doesn't pay tribute to their opponent, it weakens them. The ADP and APP have amassed a successful stake in the political establishment. Credit where it's due to them.

However, I am confident that a Callum-Guagature government possesses the negotiating skills to see us through. While outnumbered, the government is certainly not weak in Senate representation. There will be many opportunities for the KH Senate leaders and up-and-coming Senators to make their bones during the negotiations for the next phase of our foreign policy journey.

Statesmen need to take this chance, as not many opportunities come around. I was Speaker for a large part of the Constitutional conventions of the old Senate. It was a time for heroes and the elected officers of the day didn't disappoint. True, a new Constitution didn't eventuate - but it made me damned proud to have been a part of that era and watch the unparalleled intellect of eAus, never to be bettered at a future date (so far).

By and large, these are philosophical thoughts. Take from them what you will. It brought back memories of a country that was down most of the time, took crap never and always fought best at its 11th hour.

Cheers
TJ