Ute Gate!!????

Enough with 'Gates'. Seriously. I think all the journalists in the Canberra press gallery are bored.

The term comes from the US political scandal involving President Nixon; Watergate, eventually leading to his resignation and apparently changing US politics forever. Watergate was an office complex that was the scene of much of the scandal.

Since that time, journalists have taken a liking to adding 'gate' to any old minor political scuffle. 'Ute Gate' is a prime example of this. Perhaps we should take pity on the journalists in Canberra. Australian politics is a generally mundane affair, and something most Aussie's show a healthy apathy for.

Not like those US journalists, with their glamorous Presidents and all the pomp and ceremony that go's with US politics - they have plenty to write about. And take politics in the UK. Lots to write about there, what with all those tawdry sex scandals and until recently, controversial wives.

So perhaps Aussie journalists are a little gate happy, but I feel for them. I understand. What else do they have to write about? Rudd's use of Australian slang? Hardly news worthy; he grew up in Queensland and his name is Kevin. It's a given he's going to have some bogan in him.