I won't cash my chit in on this one!
I have disconnected from all media sources that might expose me to the "drama" and will be going to bed soon. Tomorrow is soon enough to find out what is happening.
Since Ted Mack and Peter Andren (in NSW but, there must have been some in other states) have we had any politicians who have had a genuine concern for the people and the democratic process? Or, are they all ego driven?
What a shame it all is. And, post the September election, regardless of the result, do I expect to see any change?
Answer -I hope yes, but expect no.
Jeff
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Hopefully one of these:
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Vote 1 ..... Fozzie Bear!!!!
Gee, I was hoping you would offer some new, fresh faces for our government. They just look like the existing with some new clothes and a little make up.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='19475' dateline='1372242107'Gee, I was hoping you would offer some new, fresh faces for our government. They just look like the existing with some new clothes and a little make up.
Oh I don't know. The one in the middle of the bottom row looks just like the now-ex PM.
Mark won't stop doing the Kev laugh. I wish I could punch him, oh wait I can. Could you have picked a bigger picture mate?
I second Fozzie.
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Oh wait, if I second someone can I suggest another?
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He's already the president of the USA. He can't be PM too. That's just silly. A puppet bear in a hat for PM? That's not silly, it's just common sense!
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He gets
MY vote, definitely. :)
looks like ruddie if the GG let's him take the top job again
I guess we'll have to wait for HM to yea or ney the deal (? do we)
who won the footy?
I had trouble figuring out the news tonight
state of origin or the state of disgrace by our pollies
Who cares who is the Prime Minister tonight.
Come September 14, I think it is, we will have another Prime Minister............and the Labour Party will be gone, wiped out in one of the most lop sided defeats in Australia's Political history.
As Gough Whitlam once said "Nothing can save the................."
QLD won the footy Robbie 26 - 6
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='19513' dateline='1372256645'...wiped out in one of the most lop sided defeats in Australia's Political history.
That was kinda the whole point of the excercise, and the sole reason Kev changed his mind.
Any landslide is a terrible thing. Regardless of who the winners are, the whole country become losers. Governance needs checks and balances, and in our parliamentary system that comes from a strong opposition. Lack of opposition leads to all sorts of bad decisions, and we've seen plenty of examples in the past, at all levels of government.
Julia would have handed Abbott carte blanche to do whatever he damn well pleased, and nobody could have stopped him. And we all know he has some really wierd, possibly irrational ideas.
Now that Kev's back, he should be able to rein him in to a one or two seat majority, which will keep the bastards honest, we hope. There are things afoot that really need to go through unhindered, and not be lobotomised in the way that the libs said they'd cripple the NBN, to cite one example. The school and disability reforms would never ever have been put in place by a liberal government, and we're better off for having them. Do we really want to endure years of bad decisions that need to be fixed a decade or two down the track?
Oh, and there is also a
remote possibility that Kev might just pull a rabbit out of the hat. If he did, I reckon he'd make a much much better PM the second time around. Maybe not a great one, but certainly better than the alternative. And if
THAT happened, it would give the opposition time to find a decent leader who might actually do great things.
Cos Tony
never will. :(
well howard screwed me and many thousands of other injured workers and abbot will do worse..be careful what you wish for, better the devil you know :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='19527' dateline='1372267736'well howard screwed me and many thousands of other injured workers and abbot will do worse..be careful what you wish for, better the devil you know :winkextra:
You got
THAT right... I never bargained on Keating, and
HE cost me a cool million. :(
being on disability is f@ckin fantastic with all the help and support you get..and better when you think there was once a thing called compo if you got hurt and I was suppose to get half pay from the gio until retirement age but they pull the pin pretty quick so instead of them paying me, YOU now pay me for the next 40 years so how much has this hurt the country as I bet I'm not the only one, good on the war monger, should be in prison as a war criminal :good: don't winge when the crime rate goes thru the roof because it's coming :)
what are you doin up anyway fulvio, it's bloody 3.30 or are you like me and in pain most of the time so don't sleep much..mainly on and off, micro sleep :)
The tax payer now foots the bill of over $800000 plus medical instead of the gio and if it wasn't for good old mum I'd be livin on the street as I lost pretty much every, my health then my job then everything else and walkded away with my car and a few tools as you can only fight for so long with ill heath and no money but after a long time and battle I'm slowly building my health and I have some new friends so I'm doin ok now :good: It's amazing how many so called friends you lose but it's better to know where you stand :) So be well friends and take care as you never know what's around the corner :friends:
I wish that the parliament (both parties) would just get on and do their jobs without carrying on like two bob watches. Yes, I obviously live in dreamland and have more chance of winning lotto!
Pedro
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='19529' dateline='1372268547'what are you doin up anyway fulvio, it's bloody 3.30 or are you like me and in pain most of the time so don't sleep much..mainly on and off, micro sleep :)
Sleep???? Wazzat?
QuoteQLD won the footy Robbie 26 - 6
Good to see someone is keeping things in perspective.
Was there any biff (in either the party room or the football stadium)?
Jeff
Not any real 'biff' as such, but 4 players were each given 10m in the sin bin for their part in it. 2 from each side.
Qld had their act together this time. :yahoo:
Quote from: 'Pedro' pid='19532' dateline='1372282993'I wish that the parliament (both parties) would just get on and do their jobs without carrying on like two bob watches. Yes, I obviously live in dreamland and have more chance of winning lotto!
Pedro
totally agree Pedro :good: just one that's there for the people would be great, go ya halves in that ticket mate :) we can buy an island and make our own coinage as well :winkextra:
Sorry fulvio, I feel for ya :(
Ya didn't miss much Jeff, I think there were more tears all round than there were fights and even in the tennis but we won't talk about that either will we Nevol :cray:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='19544' dateline='1372288481'Sorry fulvio, I feel for ya :(
Thanks mate. Worst part was the day I had to bank all my lovely crisp paper notes. Heartbreaking. But I defiantly screwed them all up as I handed them across the counter.
If I'd known how it was all going to end, I woulda said
"screw you" and hung onto them. Oh well...
so your the one that's screwin up all my good notes :winkextra: but yeah I hate that when you have to put them back in the pond..pretty much gone forever and will never be the same again :(
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='19566' dateline='1372314148'Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='19544' dateline='1372288481'Sorry fulvio, I feel for ya :(
Thanks mate. Worst part was the day I had to bank all my lovely crisp paper notes. Heartbreaking. But I defiantly screwed them all up as I handed them across the counter.
If I'd known how it was all going to end, I woulda said "screw you" and hung onto them. Oh well...
fulvio , why did you have to hand them over , ? being paper notes why didn,t you offer them up for sale , bet you would have got better then face value for them .. ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='19578' dateline='1372316611'fulvio , why did you have to hand them over , ? being paper notes why didn,t you offer them up for sale , bet you would have got better then face value for them .. ,, kel ,,
Not at the time I wouldn't have. This was before polymer.
Totally understand Fulvio. In the days before ebay etc it was basically sell to a dealer or back to the bank (outcome likely similar). Have walked that walk.
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='19516' dateline='1372257649'QLD won the footy Robbie 26 - 6
go Queensland!!