More pearls of wisdom and witty observations from the boys at Stirring Trouble on politics, economics, culture and sport.

Ben Delicious writes from London: So what’s the difference between the Left and the Right in politics – and is there any difference at all? I’ll tell you what makes them very similar: total disregard for the little people. Politicians on both sides of the divide can just as well go about wearing T-shirts with the sign: ‘Little people? F..k ‘em!’ In fact, I suspect most of them actually have T-shirts like that at home – and act accordingly. And [...]

Ted Obvious writes from Tripoli: You know what I think? I think George Bush and Tony Blair would look great beside Ratko Mladic in the International Criminal Court in the Hague, sitting there on one bench, listening to the prosecution giving details of their respective war crimes. Yes, it would be great entertainment for the masses and a good lesson for current and future political leaders, who might get silly ideas and start wars against other nations – on false [...]

Today we present more pearls of wisdom and witty observations. From the boys at Stirring Trouble. You know what I think? I think Tony Blair and George Bush and Ratko Mladic would look great on one bench in the Hague. The funniest thing I’ve heard is George Bush discovering writing and lecturing talents and earning a packet. Paying off former corrupt politicians has never been easier. If only British hacks would have shown the same determination in going after the [...]

Yeah, Sure, Osama Bin Laden Is Dead. But How About Nailing Other Nasty Creeps Who Are Still At Large?

Politician writing memoirs: it’s about taking the piss and making a buck along the way.

Anton Goryunov writes: You know what, I’m really sick of hearing optimists banging on about good people outnumbering the bad ones. You must have heard it yourself many times: yes, sure, some do-gooder would be saying, there is a lot of nastiness in this world, but there are still more good people than bad. How do they know? I bet they just figured it out for themselves, based on that weird argument that a silent majority of the good is [...]

People often ask me: how come most political leaders avoid punishment for the mess they create? And the names of former U.S. President, George Bush, and former British Premier, Tony Brown, always seem to come up in these conversations as examples of politicians, who have caused a lot of grief, both at home and abroad, and yet have not been held accountable for anything. Blair has managed to make a fortune for himself on the lecture circuit and Bush is [...]

Greetings, girls and boys. Bibi’s reporting for duty. How confusing can politics be for us, girls? Just over a month ago everyone was hailing that gorgeous man Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential election and now some people are already questioning his abilities to solve the economic crisis in the world. And some are even saying that he may have promised too much to the American people and may not be able to deliver on his promises. As a [...]

Today we are posting a comment from Alex in Belgrade, our regular reader. It is in response to some of the articles we’ve been posting about the crisis in Georgia and the US election campaign: I find it completely outrageous that the Bush administration has occupied the self righteous moral high ground with respect to the conflict between Georgia and Russia, when only a few months ago it was instrumental and very much the catalyst for the illegal break up [...]