Oh how easy it is to throw brick-bats. I think that most politicians put themselves up for election because they genuinely feel they can improve people's lives. Why else would they do this when the majority have sufficient qualifications and experience to earn a great deal more money outside parliament.
Politicians are constantly accused of telling lies. When they seek election, they announce policies which they think are attainable. Circumstances change that are not always foreseeable and this unavoidably alters the policies that then have to be scrapped or modified. They can't see the future any more than you or I can.

Of course there are politicians that sometimes abuse the system as in every walk of life, but they are put under such constant scrutiny every day of their lives, it can't be easy, whatever side of politics
they are on. I certainly wouldn't want to be put under the spotlight the way most of them are. Give them a break, most are trying hard to do the right thing.

Talk about living in the deep past, when will people wake up and realise the lib/lab coalition and it's hangers on are incapable of running this country in any way, other than to the benefit of corporate and elitist wealth. There are alternatives and to get them we have to vote for non aligned independents, 90% would have real life experience and knowledge. Currently all you see in politics is millionaires, bureaucrats, academics, lawyers and union officials, none have any working knowledge or experience in real life outside their bubble.

The only options the incumbents both offer is more of the same, higher costs and failing services. Every bit of legislation they introduce gives more money into vested interests hands. The stimulus packages were designed to prop up consumerism, maintain and grow profit margins, not provide for realistic future needs of society.

When people complained years ago about the influence of corporations and vested interests in government, they introduced legislation to combat it by providing public funds for candidates. However you have to retrieve a certain percentage to receive these funds, which means 98% goes into the coffers of major parties. Yet vested corporate donations continue to grow and the people got conned again.

Did the people learn, no they still have blind faith the lies, cheating, corruption and suppression of opposing views will stop, yet they continue worse than ever. Ideologists always get the opposite result they expect, there can be no other outcome when you deny reality and cling to straw-men.

Do not worry, we, The Democrats have opened our doors for new blood, for new members, I am one of them and we have started rebuilding the party and promote people' interests.
It is not enouph to find that Liberals and labours are not good, stop crying and give a hand to democrats!
Leigh I thought you are ...labour!
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

clubman in qld we have learned to only worry about things we can change...and mate we got bucklies of changing anything..[sure we could do as others do..[organise busloads of ours to get our guy nominated...but after a few branch meetings we would only get exposed

besides im not sure if your one of us..nothing personal..[none of us could be...the second 'we' started 'organising'.. we get infiltrated...its just how the game is played here...besides words cant change whats been going down for thousands of years...the rich get their guy in power...only to pull off their next big scam

i wish i could offer more..[but i sure as hell dont want to serve the ignorants/nor the multinationals/nor the 2 party adgenda...in short there aint a lot i can do..[or say]..

i have known a few independants that got in...[but the first thing their told is you wont be allowed to change a thing...the state has been bankrupt since before sir joe,..

thats why the 2 parties do as they chose...who ever does get elected..has to do as the bankers say..[or have it said they bankrupted the state]...the total debt of the state is huge...just look at the state payrol..[let alone govt/pension obligations to the public service]...

fraid were flogging a dead horse..thinking we could do any different...at least this way we can blame..'others'...let them condem their souls

So where are the labor supporters. Are you able to offer any explanation as to why we have been lied to here in qld durring the election?

Do you agree that we.,the voting public, have been lied to by the premier?

In "politics" one man's lie is another man's truth.

The most "truthful" thing written in this topic so far is the fact that a weak opposition enables the govternment, be it State or Federal, an easy ride. Just look at the woefully incompetent Liberal Federal opposition. Every time one of then screams across the Parliament floor they make Kevin Rudd and co. look like geniuses. The highly successful Labour government makes J Hockey, W Tuckey, the merchant banker leader, and the failed doctor ex-leader look like amateurs. Labour are highly successful in Parliament, and the opinion polls, NOT because they are exceptionally great leaders - - -

No sireeee - - -

They are successful because the Liberal opposition couldn't debate or plan their way out of a paper bag. And that's a damn shame, they're letting the country down badly.

The Old. opposition is not much better.