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IQSRLOW
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by IQSRLOW » Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:26 am
How long before the collapse?
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/ ... 151cf.html
Greens and Independents start to panic as they see their grip on power start to slip
Abbott offered a slice of power
THE Greens and the independents have offered Tony Abbott the opportunity to help govern from opposition, saying they would pass any policies with which they agreed, including paid parental leave, whether Labor liked it or not.
As the political establishment comes to grips with the concept of minority government, the Greens leader Bob Brown said the Parliament belonged to everybody, not just the government.
''Please think about it,'' he said.
He was backed by the independent Tony Windsor, who suggested the Coalition tone down its venomous attacks on the government and independents.
''There's good stuff that can come from anywhere and that's why the Liberals are silly to be running this sort of stuff,'' he told the Herald
Tony's going to tear them all a new one

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mantra
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by mantra » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:00 am
I think it's a good idea and I hope Abbott concedes.
A new government has been formed and they should be given a chance to settle in before these ferocious attacks from the coalition become out of control.
If the Coalition think their bully boy antics are going to endear them to the majority of Australians - they're mistaken. If another election is called - it won't get them into power.
Already they've started shuffling the ranks. Julie Bishop looks like being thrown out while that mental case Robb fights for more power.
The coalition are becoming more rabid by the day. It's not unexpected, but a real turnoff. They certainly couldn't be called professionals. They're lost without Howard and Costello.
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freediver
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by freediver » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:17 am
That's not a crack IQ. That's how politics is supposed to work. We don't vote for parties, we vote for resresentatives.
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boxy
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by boxy » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:55 pm
Oh no! Real democracy, where parliament decides legislation on a case by case basis, rather than on what the party whip says!:o
"But you will run your fluffy bunny mouth at me. And I will take it, to play poker."
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by Jovial Monk » Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:33 pm
Boxhead obviously turned on by plumbers arses cracks.
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