Have you ever fallen off your stilletos Squeers?

579 you're right, Julia is going nowhere.

You can all say what you like about Abbott but no-one can deny he has been something Julia has never been ... an extremely effective leader of the opposition and that is a great indication of how he'll go as PM.

Marilyn have you ever talked to Tony Abbott or the faceless ALP men?

I love the way all you lefties love Malcolm ... just goes to show the libs have got it right.

Hasbeen,
that is darkly funny and probably true! I've heard the comments many times from people who appear decent that the boats should be turned around or sunk even.

Marilyn Shepherd,
Well I admire your courage in presenting such first-hand evidence. The thing is that indifference and even comments such as those just mentioned are often mouthed by people who are only garden variety racists--a shallow "I'm alright" set incapable of empathy or compassion--though admittedly it's not much of a stretch from that to popular support for genocide.
Still, we all say things off the record or darkly comic and not necessarily with conviction.
I'm with you however in condemning such callous indifference and xenophobia, so prevalent in Australia.

I guess I'll have to vote Green again though as I don't like Rudd either.

and to be consistant and retain a shred of cred you'll preference the liberals ...

Jeez what am I thinking?

Nah,keep Juliar and Kevin so they can run this nation into abject poverty.Only then will the moronic masses awaken.Then we will have real change with a new party that is free of corporate dominance.

The coalition is the only party that is in bed with the corporations.
That is what Liberal stand for. We have a middle of the road govt; that can see both sides of what needs to be done, as we witness with the constant barrage of no's from the opposition, because there is nothing in it for the fat cats.
If you think Howard was one sided, watch out for Abbott, he is a religious fanatic and can only see one side. This man is dangerous to the well-being of AU