Re: Aus Federal Politics thread (XII)

by Bradman Thu 19 Jan 2017, 00:16

Indigenous health. Do they not like him?

by horace Thu 19 Jan 2017, 00:33

Agree a good appointment....see Lardy, of course I think there are many good people in WA....

Minister for Aboriginal Health is a tough gig...hope he he goes well...there will be a lot of good will and hope invested by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.

Minister Scullion has been ineffective on his best days and a disaster on his worst days.

Having creepy Alan Tudge around has not helped.

by Bradman Thu 19 Jan 2017, 00:53

Scullion is an example of a reasonable bloke without a clue. His wife is gold plated bitch.

by horace Thu 19 Jan 2017, 01:02

haven't had the apparently dubious pleasure of meeting Mrs S. And yep Scullion struck me as a reasonable enough bloke who was out of his depth.

by JGK Mon 06 Feb 2017, 00:48

All the papers are saying Bernardi is going to leave the Liberal Party tomorrow.

Whattaqunt.

by Bradman Mon 06 Feb 2017, 04:47

And a senior class senator to boot. I think him trying to claim the moral high ground on anything after this will just look silly. He was never going to be elected in SA as an independent.

by skully Mon 06 Feb 2017, 04:53

JGK wrote:All the papers are saying Bernardi is going to leave the Liberal Party tomorrow.

Whattaqunt.

Sage.

by Bradman Mon 06 Feb 2017, 04:58

Christensen might follow along with the girl in the neighbouring electorate seeing as the defence department has just farked them over right royally.

Nice to claim some moral justification instead of naked self interest.

by JGK Mon 06 Feb 2017, 05:05

Predictable outcome for me...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/what-type-of-aussie-are-you-meet-the-7-new-political-tribes-20170203-gu57b2.html#Meet the 7 tribes

by Big Dog Mon 06 Feb 2017, 05:48

JGK wrote:Predictable outcome for me...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/what-type-of-aussie-are-you-meet-the-7-new-political-tribes-20170203-gu57b2.html#Meet the 7 tribes

I'm an anti establishment firebrand. rambo

by lardbucket Mon 06 Feb 2017, 06:09

Bernardi commits political suicide.

Few express any regret.

by JGK Mon 06 Feb 2017, 06:13

More like suicide bomber - he'll take a few with him when he goes.

by lardbucket Mon 06 Feb 2017, 06:21

Maybe. The Libs might be so pleased to see him go that they pay for his ticket. Total qunt. Both major parties have their millstones, and he's one of the biggest n either side.

by JGK Mon 06 Feb 2017, 06:43

Sage.

He'll split the loony vote as well.

by Big Dog Mon 06 Feb 2017, 07:42

Won't make a lot of difference. Turnbull is dead in the water anyway.

by horace Mon 06 Feb 2017, 07:42

JGK wrote:Sage.

He'll split the loony vote as well.

Aye. There are many on the looney toon right eg
the Democracy hjelmnazi guy from SA, Hansonistas, Hinch

There others outside Parliament like shooters and fishers that are often funded by one or two well heeled far right types. There are numerous crazed dead eyed Christian groups and uber nationalist types who run for parliament and swap preferences. All these groups shout woe is us and then generally find there are particular groups who are responsible for all our problems.

by embee Mon 06 Feb 2017, 07:53

If the conservative right go with Bernardi then Mehcolm might get a marriage equality vote up ...although he'd somehow manage to phark it up

by horace Mon 06 Feb 2017, 07:57

Big Dog wrote:Won't make a lot of difference. Turnbull is dead in the water anyway.

Do you mean electorally or within the Libs.

Trumbles will survive a MM coup. The MMs public support, near rock bottom by the time he was axed, has found new depths as his lunar right views and values have been exposed without the pressures of leadership. Former outer circle supporters of the MM have given up on him and just wish he'd take a plum job somewhere.

Unless the economy goes belly-up or we have gone into another ludicrous war, I cannot see Trumbles losing the next fed election. The ALP is woeful and Shortpants is unelectable.

by lardbucket Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:04

If Trump can get elected there is no such thing as 'unelectable'.

by horace Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:07

The difference is that No Pants is clearly electable in the US.

by lardbucket Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:08

and here as well ...

options on both sides have rarely been so poor

by lardbucket Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:10

Surely Albanese will supplant the useless potato-head robot hybrid sometime soon?

by horace Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:12

Trumbles is by far the best going in Oz.

Shortpants is the worst labour leader since Latham.

by skully Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:13

lardbucket wrote:Surely Albanese will supplant the useless potato-head robot hybrid sometime soon?

I can't believe it didn't happen last year. Shortarse must have some killer dirt on both Albo and the Pleb to avoid being usurped.

by horace Mon 06 Feb 2017, 08:16

the reasons are Shortpants was able to sell the election loss as a win and the ALP's system for appointing the leader.

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