Enemies? Who needs 'em ....

[freediver]

Can someone explain the numbers game in the lower house to me?

[IQS.RLOW]

Can someone explain the numbers game in the lower house to me?

Don't you have some kind of faux political party going?
...and you are clueless to the machinations of politics?

Lol

[mantra]

I understand all the comments about grubby, but then confusion trying to understand the inclusion of the word minister. Is that an oblique reference to what is widely reported that Slipper had become a Parson, or similar? And, if the positions were reversed, do you think Mr Abbott would have acted differently? After all, what is so incomprehensible about a Government taking whatever legitimate steps it can to shore up it's ability to do the job it was elected to do?

I think it also has to accepted that the ALP read the Slipper position with much greater clarity than did the LNP. Did the LNP really believe that anyone they were threatening with dis-endorsment, and no pre-selection for the next election would just sit idle, dumb struck and politically suicidal when a golden opportunty to secure a future of at least two kinds (even short term it may well be) walked past the front door?

Perhaps Abbott would have done the same thing had he been in Gillard's position, but it still doesn't make it right. The Coalition should have gotten rid of Slipper a long time ago so therefore they are just as self serving as Gillard. People want some sort of integrity displayed by our government and many of us expected it from Gillard. Do we really want these games played by our leaders in allowing those who allegedly rort their jobs to be bribed just to score points. She's secured her position in an unethical way.

We're not playing a game of chess. People's lives are being affected by the selfishness of our leaders. I think Abbott in his own way is probably an honest man, but he is not PM material. At present we have no-one worthy of leadership and Gillard has not endeared anyone to her by this latest move.

[mantra]

Can someone explain the numbers game in the lower house to me?

It's obvious isn't it? It could be time consuming explaining it technically though if anyone could be bothered.

[Neferti]

Can someone explain the numbers game in the lower house to me?

Try the FAQ about the HoR.http://www.aph.gov.au/house/info/general/faq.htm

[mellie]

Barnaby Joyce is Leadership material, though Abbott will suffice, this and will at least get the job done with some degree of integrity.

Abbotts a quiet achiever who's pacing himself, I think he'll turn heads next election.

His endurance impresses me.


Australians want John Howard back,and Tony is the next best thing.

He's John Howards first choice.

I'd like to see Barnaby in his cabinet after the next election.

[Bart]

Can someone explain the numbers game in the lower house to me?

And today's dumb arse award goes to..........

[mellie]

Can someone explain the numbers game in the lower house to me?

And today's dumb arse award goes to..........

I was trying not to comment, but now that everyone else has, I must agree.


Or is FD calling our bluff?


His only saving grace would be for him to allude to the prospect of him having done so.






It's OK, Julia Gillard doesn't know the answer to this question either, for had she, she may have thought twice about striking a preference deal with the Greens in August 2010.


Now thanks to the Lower house....the Greens, the opportunistic "alleged" independents, and communist watermelon lefties (Excluding Mantra, as she is grass-roots Greens) ........

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-1 ... -bill.html