Re: The Australian Federal Election 2010 Thread (III)

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:01

Coalition still at $3.00 if anyone think Bob has some influence over his indie mates.

by JGK Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:01

The Mining Tax and ETS were always going to be a bridge to far for Bob.

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:03

See above and whoof them will you. It never works for me and the outcome is too important.

by JGK Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:07

Unforch the IT Nazis at work have blocked betting sites.

by horace Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:07

imagine being a PM having to achieve consensus with the 2 bobs - brown and katter

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:10

FFS! He's not even guaranteeing confidence and has says if the two others split he'll jump ship to Labor.

With friends like that Tony........

by JGK Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:22

However, when asked what he would do if Mr Oakeshott and Mr Windsor backed Labor, Mr Katter indicated he could switch sides in the interests of stability.

"I would put it to you this way: I would most certainly see a moral responsibility to look at the issue of stability," he said.

"I would have no difficulty in working with the government whatsoever and also I would feel a moral responsibility to support the government that is in there to provide stability and confidence in Australia.

"If at 3pm the independents decide to go Labor then I would respect the integrity of their decision, as I would also be respecting the integrity of the people of Australia's decision."

"Every single one of us has a responsibility to deliver stable government.

"I don't think the Prime Minister of Australia should be walking around thinking someone like me is going to be stabbing her in the back and neither should Tony Abbott."

by Paul Keating Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:24

FFS - I have a bad feeling about this.

The ALP's only hope is that Windsor and Oaks told Katter they are siding with Gillard, and to do separate TV conferences

However, I have a bad feeling that all three will now side with Abbott.

FFS

by Paul Keating Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:26

if it is 75-75, do we go to another election?

or does the GG have the final say?

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:30

Maybe Katter jumped the gun because he was convinced the other two were going with Julia and started playing Machiavelli?

75/75 would probably see the GG asking Jools to form a government and then testing her support on the floor. What then is anyone's guess.

by Hass Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:39

If it's 75-75 Gillard remains PM for the moment.

Gillard could ask the GG for another election, which the GG would probably grant.

The other option is to recall parliament and force things to a vote in the hope that someone will buckle. Before facing a confidence vote the government has to be able to elect a speaker. She could potentially offer the job of speaker to a rogue Liberal (Brownwyn Bishop for instance) and get her confirmed 75-74.

That's all unlikely, but it is a possibility.

I expect Windsor and Oakeshott to go with Labor, but knowing the unpredictable way things have gone these past two years that's probably the ALP's death knell. Not long to go now.

by JGK Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:47

Lot's of nervousness here at work it must be said.

All us pinko bankers are getting worried that that fraud Abbott might pinch this at the death.

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:49

Isn't there a convention that if a Speaker can't be elected they can draft 'The Father of the House' as a stop gap? Probably not a good idea as I think currently it's Ruddock, but he wouldn't be likely to vote as there would be no tie.

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 05:50

JGK wrote:Lot's of nervousness here at work it must be said.

All us pinko bankers are getting worried that that fraud Abbott might pinch this at the death.

That's interesting. I know SFA about your line of work but there was a suggestion that the markets would welcome a minority govt as it would be unlikely to do anything radical and have to be very conservative steady as she goes for a while.

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:07

Windsor for ALP

by G.Wood Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:09

BoB just wanted to make sure his limelight was as bright as possible just before he merged in with the rest of the littlies and sided with the princess of darkness

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:11

And crapping on. Broadband, the ETS and thinks the coalition needs to revisit some of those issues that saw them go through three leaders in three years.

by Zat Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:18

So Abbott can't be PM at the moment. Unless there's another poll.

by Zat Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:20

doesaustraliahaveagovernmentyet.com is now saying 'seriously.. c'mon...'

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:23

Christ these bastards can drag this out. They've had more than fifteen minutes of fame.........

And Julia can jump in the Statesman for an afternoon sherry with Quentin.

by Zat Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:27

blah blah blah blah blah...

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:30

Christ just say it and justify it afterwards. It's not like no-one knows what you're gonna do now Rob.

by Zat Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:31

Oakeshott goes with the ALP.

Says it's not a mandate, nor an endoresement of anyone, any brand, or any campaign.

Reckons the first job is to have a country that as much as possible unifies behind their elected representatives. Good luck with that wish, it's not something he Australian populace has ever been very good at.

And believes that 'if you don't like the decision, you can't criticise the process they undertook'. Like that'll stop the bleating.

by Zat Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:31

OK, how long before skully turns up and gives the independents a serve?

by Bradman Tue 07 Sep 2010, 06:33

Actually from a vindictive point of view this is a really cool outcome. This is the equivalent of Manly undeservedly scraping through to the Grand Final and then losing in extra time by a penalty try.

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