Paul,

I made a mistake on the Christmas thing and owned up. You made a mistake on the Howard conscription thing and couldn't run away fast enough. I prefer my method.

Foxy, let me try to explain in simple language. I wasn't blaming the government for CAUSING the problem, but I was criticising them for their RESPONSE to the problem. Is the nuance too difficult to follow?

Clearly the government is under enormous pressure. A-G Dreyfus exploded at a journo today who had the temerity to ask if they were going to apologise for endangering the citizenry. When even the compliant media turns on them you know its bad.

mhaze,

Surely Gung-Ho Johnny wouldn't wait to be conscripted to go off and fight the dreaded Vietcong! Between the years 1960-1975 Little Johnny could have enlisted and done his duty for Queen and Country, at anytime! But like that other LIBERAL PARTY coward 'Pig Iron' Bob Menzies, Howard failed to enlist, pissed off to London instead!

Paul,

You said he avoided conscription. I proved he didn't. You pissed off rather than own up. I prefer my method.

Thanks mhaze for the thread. Kudos.

I understand that mhaze is as he claims - only
criticizing the government's response to the
High Court order. Their "chicken" response as he
puts it. And he's not criticizing the government
at all - merely their "chicken" response. It's all
a matter of semantics. Got it.
Government's "chicken" response - bad.
Government not bad.

No blame heaped on here.

A government going by the law - is doing a "chicken"
response. Got it.