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Dead right there. This is the worst possible outcome for the AUD. Good for me though
London to a brick the AUD will cop a hammering,
I had the same impression. Bob Katter is as full of malice toward his former Party as is Mark Latham, and this will mean he lacks the capacity for objectivity as an Independent. The other two came across as reasonably intelligent and sensible. I found myself thinking how refreshing it was to listen to politicians who seemed like real people rather than cardboard cutouts spouting the same taped spin.I watched the 7.30 Report special tonight. O'Brien interviewed the three original independents. It reinforced my view that Bob Katter is a loose cannon. I would put him on a par with Barnaby Joyce for intelligence. The Party that includes him is taking the risk that this maverick has the power to bring down the government.
And neither Party can form government without him. Another election is looming.
Dead right there. This is the worst possible outcome for the AUD. Good for me though
Bob Katter seems to have the same protectionalist ideas as Barnaby Joyce and comes across at least as loopy, if not more so.I had the same impression. Bob Katter is as full of malice toward his former Party as is Mark Latham, and this will mean he lacks the capacity for objectivity as an Independent. The other two came across as reasonably intelligent and sensible. I found myself thinking how refreshing it was to listen to politicians who seemed like real people rather than cardboard cutouts spouting the same taped spin.
Saw the 7.30 report as well. I actually feel really, really good about the possibilities of a new government. I'm very impressed with the 2 bright independents. I can see some very constructive political processes evolving with those guys directing the show.Originally Posted by Calliope View Post
I watched the 7.30 Report special tonight. O'Brien interviewed the three original independents. It reinforced my view that Bob Katter is a loose cannon. I would put him on a par with Barnaby Joyce for intelligence. The Party that includes him is taking the risk that this maverick has the power to bring down the government.
And neither Party can form government without him. Another election is looming.
I had the same impression. Bob Katter is as full of malice toward his former Party as is Mark Latham, and this will mean he lacks the capacity for objectivity as an Independent. The other two came across as reasonably intelligent and sensible. I found myself thinking how refreshing it was to listen to politicians who seemed like real people rather than cardboard cutouts spouting the same taped spin. Quoted Julia
The 3 existing independents have done so well because they are independent. Each of them will lose a lot of support by siding with either party to form a government. I think they also know this intuitively.
Where this leads is anyone's guess. My take is that they have to go with whoever has the policies closest to their own as a group, but clearly state they will be voting against legislation that is against their policies and let the public know it.
Doing this has to lead to some instability whoever forms a minority government and back to the polls we go within a year or so. These independents are men of conviction and they have been around the traps for a while, they will not be held hostage by anyone.
brty
These independents are men of conviction and they have been around the traps for a while, they will not be held hostage by anyone.
Wilkie is regarded as someone who sympathises with Labor, so it might be a hard sell to get him on side if he gets up. By the same token, it will be a hard sell for the other three independants to side with Labor given their past, and the electorates in which they serve.The three independents may do well to have Andrew Wilkie as part of their group, should he get up. That way a Coalition minority government would have 77 seats should Hasluck fall the right way. It's then very much not in the interest of any one independent to go feral.
her daughter is married to Bill Shorten, meaning she has reduced objectivity and realistically may have to step aside if the situation comes to that.
Interestingly, one of the senior state govenors according to TDT:Who gets to make the decision if she is not allowed to?
Constitutional law expert George Williams would not comment on the Bryce/Shorten relationship but said under law the Governor-General must be free of "any perception of bias". In the event of a Governor-General staying out of such a matter, it could then be handled "by one of the senior state governors".
Wow, that would be blood-letting on a pretty grand scale. She'd be justified in dumping Swan purely on the basis of his woeful performance in the campaign.It has been suggested that if Gillard does get up she will punish Queensland by dropping Wayne Swan as Treasurer in order to look after Shorten who hails from the faithful Democratic Republic of Victoria.
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