Julia
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Agree about Nick Xenophon. Fielding was sounding pretty determined to get his way yesterday but he has folded before so you may be right.
Agree about Nick Xenophon. Fielding was sounding pretty determined to get his way yesterday but he has folded before so you may be right.Today is supposedly D-day for the so called stimulus package. The Senators who hold the balance of power after much posturing will fold rather than risk the wrath of the recipients of the handouts. Fielding will the assured that the unemployed he is concerned about will get their share closer to the election along with the pensioners, and the Greens will be happy with a few soothing words.
Only Nick Xenophon is on firm ground. He has a true concern for the rights of the SA people who put him there and believe me, the future of the Murray-Darling basin is a huge concern for the people of that state. If he can keep the blowtorch on Rudd on this one the whole country will be better off.
I heard on the radio today that maybe K Rudd has stopped negotiating with Xenophon because just maybe, with ratings at an all time high, he might just go with a double dissolution?
Geez I hope so, awww you're just teasing ?
Be careful what you wish for Mr Burns - regardless of ones own personal political leaning, if we had a double dissolution election right now I reckon the government would be returned with an equal or even greater majority AND they would almost certainly gain control of the senate (as a double dissolution election means a FULL instead of only the usual half senate election).
Cheers,
Beej
I'm not so sure about that
I'm not so sure about that
Yep now that we're in the poo voters might prefer the Libs, but then again while Rudd is sqandering cash, as Labor does, he might get back.
I agree entirely (sadly).I am pretty sure - just look at the polls - government is WAY ahead. The punters are all happy - fuel heaps cheaper, interest rates mega low, and not many have yet had to deal with unexpected unemployment. The reasons they turfed Howard out are still fresh in their minds. In addition to this they feel that they are being looked after - cash bonus here, cash bonus there.....The mood here at ASF is not a good sample of the mood out in the electorates (read marginal seats) where our elections are primarily won and lost.
The downturn is not yet bad enough to effect the governments chances of re-election. They (and their advisers) know this - so do the Libs. If you think about this a little bit it explains all the current political posturing from both sides right now. It is also why the senate independents will cave in, as they stand a very real risk of being turfed out after less than a year via a double dissolution election - instead of keeping their snouts in the trough for the full 6 years they are expecting....
Beej
I agree entirely (sadly).
The average voter out there is pretty damn happy with Rudd & Co.
The greens have done a deal reducing payments by $50.00 and using the resultant money to create jobs
Vote failed, with Xenephon opposing it:
http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,25043894-462,00.html
Gunna try again for another vote next week i guess
Wow! He really did it! For once I didnt waste a vote!
Let's see if he is prepared to risk all and do it twice.....
Beej
This is where i dnt understand politics and all the stupid posturing that goes along with it? How is he, or anyone, risking things (and what is he risking?) by voting no to something he doesnt like/agree with?
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