Re: The Australian Federal Election 2010 Thread (III)

[horace]

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

fixed

[horace]

apparently one of the points of agreement is that bonny b is to be expelled and made to live in one of her nursing homes

[Paul Keating]

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.

And Abbott knows it. He won't be around to contest the next election. Turnbull will roll him.

[horace]

and from the Chip State I expect Bodyline can be found out in his backyard digging up the shotties he buried in the gun control era

[JGK]

Fark that was drawn out.

Anyway, good result. God's Henchman is kept out of the Lodge. Good things might happen for the country and the North Shore of Sydney and the Brisbane suburbs will get nothing.

[Bradman]

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.

And Abbott knows it. He won't be around to contest the next election. Turnbull will roll him.

I could see him trying to hang around but the pills they gave him when he became leader have to wear off sometime and he'll revert to type.

[Bradman]

Parliamentary reform, sucking up to the bush and a better than token stab at Aboriginal affairs. There's something to be said for hung parliaments.

[Hass]

And Abbott knows it. He won't be around to contest the next election. Turnbull will roll him.

Expect Abbott to go all out trying to engineer the fall of the government early. He will not practice a "gentler and kinder" form of politics. He will ramp up the opposition to 11.

[Blackadder]

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.

[Blackadder]

And Abbott knows it. He won't be around to contest the next election. Turnbull will roll him.

Expect Abbott to go all out trying to engineer the fall of the government early. He will not practice a "gentler and kinder" form of politics. He will ramp up the opposition to 11.

Which in turn will backfire badly, and hasten the return of Turnbull to the Libs.

[Paul Keating]

And Abbott knows it. He won't be around to contest the next election. Turnbull will roll him.

Expect Abbott to go all out trying to engineer the fall of the government early. He will not practice a "gentler and kinder" form of politics. He will ramp up the opposition to 11.

Sorry Hass and I am not underestimating Abbott

But he did not engineer downfall or Rudd or the demise of Labor's majority

That accolade goes to the Murdoch media and the mining giants.

[Zat]

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

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Um, h, the AFL GF doesn't go to extra time. At least not at the first attempt, if it's a draw, then there's a replay.

[Zat]

Mind you, it would be funny if Collingwood were to lose a Gand Final by a penalty try...

[JGK]

Mind you, it would be funny if Collingwood were to lose a Gand Final by a penalty try...

...to the Swans.

[horace]

Mind you, it would be funny if Collingwood were to lose a Gand Final by a penalty try...

aye...any granny loss by the pies is hella funny

[horace]

and agree that a pie loss to the swans would be great

[embee]

Pissweak decision by the SGDTs

We'll be back electing a proper govt by Xmas next year

[skully]

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

Meh, I fully expected them to side with Labor. I have said so numerous times in this thread.

[skully]

Interesting to see how long the demanded Parliamentary reforms i.e. behaviour in parliament will last. All looks like it'll become a bit boring with the Indies wielding power over the big boys.

[Bradman]

Interesting to see how long the demanded Parliamentary reforms i.e. behaviour in parliament will last. All looks like it'll become a bit boring with the Indies wielding power over the big boys.

Abbott will probably try to block them. Anyway good to see the economy is safe for a while yet.

[JGK]

From the SMH:

But with or without Katter in the mix, minority government is going to be hard yards. The Greens will wedge Labor from the Left, lobbing conscience votes on gay marriage and other uncomfortable things. Tony Abbott will do what he does best, throwing bombs right, left and centre, applying his aggressive simplicity to complex problems. Judging by today's performance, Rob Oakeshott will struggle to stop talking for the next term. How will anyone get a word in?

[skully]

Aye, It looks like Rob Oakeshott is our new PM and will be making all the decisions.

And PMSL at qmy's economy remark.

[Bradman]

Aye, It looks like Rob Oakeshott is our new PM and will be making all the decisions.

And PMSL at qmy's economy remark.

And if they'd swung the other way it'd be Bob. Pretty silly comment. They were both going to be beholden.

And the last time I looked most of the Western world was looking with green eyes at our economy.

[Hass]

Sorry Hass and I am not underestimating Abbott

But he did not engineer downfall or Rudd or the demise of Labor's majority

That accolade goes to the Murdoch media and the mining giants.

We'll have to disagree there. I think some lefties need to put their tin-foil hats away when it comes to discussing the influence of the media on this election.

I have no love for Abbott, but he was the man who played hard ball. He opposed the ETS relentlessly and Rudd blinked. Abbott opposed the implementation of the BER and the pink batts scheme and Rudd squibbed. Rudd then proposed the mining tax in an ill-thought out ham-fisted manner. Abbott opposed it absolutely and Labor blinked. The mining lobby simply tapped into the general view held by the public.

Having said all that, Abbott's dogged opposition was only ever going to take him so far. It was almost far enough to fluke his way over the line. Now that he's fallen just short I'm hopeful he will push too hard and fall over into Latham territory.

[JGK]

"Let the sun shine in"

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