So the polls show a Labor victory but a gain for rabbott, on that subject.
I have to ask, why.
My e mail system is full of raw hatred toward these folk, Rudd and the ALP.
Is this the way Australia thinks?
It very well may be, Rudd after all hardened his rules to do what.
Face the electorate with one less issue or stop the over flow on Christmas Island?

Dear Belly,
Two wrongs can never make a right no matter how you add it up. When you grasp this concept all your confusion will evaporate as a fog covers your thinking.

I liked Koshie's joke of the day yesterday.
A woman went for a job in a lemon orchard. The boss asked her if she had experience picking lemons. She replied, "Well, I have married three of them and I also voted for Kevin Rudd."

Dear Belly,

I think the PM is doing all he can.
They've currently suspended the processing
of applications from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan -
in order to assess the situation. I was fairly
sympathetic to the cause of boat people - however
I have to admit I'm starting to re-think the issue.
I heard about this one guy (Tamil from Sri Lanka)
who was protesting, along with many others, on
Christmas Island that they've been kept waiting
for 3 months (my parents who came as WWII Refugees -
were kept waiting for years - in Germany). Anyway,
this guy's complaint was that there weren't enough
TVs and Internet access in the camp. Crickey - hey!

Makes you think? He admitted that the food was great,
medical facilities excellent, staff were very sympathetic,
et cetera - just more TV and Internet!

Foxy, I'm glad that you see how these 'boat people' really think.

They want to be given much more than our aging citizens who worked all their life here and got bugger-all. Or our war vets who are preferred to stay out of the way.

If only everyone else would wise up.

It can't continue, it has to stop.
If it is not stopped, will it still be a problem in 20years time ?

More population means more infrastructure needed.
We are just entering a no growth era.
Infrastructure expansion can only occur in a time of growth.
Otherwise the average standard of living has to fall.
Less cake all round !

Simple isn't it ?
Longer waiting times at hospitals.
Government debt that cannot be repaid.
Your children in larger classes. Higher public transport fares.
More crowded buses and trains. Lower food standards.
Two bedroom houses, intermittent electricity supply, severe water shortages.
Etc etc etc, that is what happens when you expand the population in
a static or contracting economy.