I always thought that the "Left" were
battlers, trade unionists, marxists,
failed communists, intellectuals,
teachers, do-gooders and apparatchiks.
That they believed in the socialisation
of industry. Their spiritual home
was at one another's throats, their preferred
sin was - envy, and their motto was, "Jobs For
The Boys!"

Whereas the "Right" were lawyers, small business
people, big business people, stockbrokers,
money marketers, working class Tories,
young people on the make, old ladies, and anybody
else who hadn't witnessed the divide and fall of
Thatcher's Britain. They believed
in keeping the Americans, Corporations, and the
Country Party happy.Their spiritual home was going
round in ever decreasing concentric circles. Their
preferred sin was - greed, and their motto was,
"omnia deducenda" (Latin for "everything should be
deductible").

Uniformed and unintelligent rubbish.
I got it wrong! I said she would never lead us.
AND I said Rudd would be returned, wrong again.
It will be our new PM who leads us into a second term.
Union thuggery?
My faction lead by a man of the future who followed on from a man of today, Paul Howe's and Bill Shorten, are not thugs or mugs, I very much doubt either is involved in the crane story yabby.
Can blindness be a reason for thinking for a second any union or its leader up to and including the ACTU has that much power in the ALP? Stupidity!
I can not find the level of support for Julia I once had for Rudd or Beasley.
I never fell at Bob Hawks feet either, but admire him still.
Julia will gain another term, she will consult her cabinet and in time be much loved
My problem?
Julia ONCE firmly a lefty has swapped sides and is less interested in her once job,, workers rights than any of the above.
She will say its not true but fact is she never again will be left of her own self interest.
The Left stood by Rudd the right stood by the ALP and its new leader.
But this action puts Rabbott back in his box, a great thing for this country.

Now Belly you should find this article interseting.

But as we all know as soon as Gillard said she was not going for the PM's position it was in fact she was.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/the-faceless-men-who-conspired-to-bring-down-the-prime-minister-20100623-yz8u.html

Julia is clearly a great wordsmith, who knows how to push the punters
emotional buttons and sound genuine, both matter in winning elections.
So I think that she will do ok, certainly better then Kevie, who
lost touch towards the end.

Belly, glad to see that you admitted you got it wrong, I was about
to remind you :)

As to union thuggery, its your lot who are calling out for union
rights and are now running the show. You therefore also carry
the responsibility for union thuggery, for you are making the
rules.

What is happening in the Pilbara, is that we are going back to
where we were in the 70s, when they'd call a strike because they
disliked the colour of the jelly in the canteen.

They don't all think like you, there are plenty of union thugs,
out there to highlight themselves and throw their power around,
because they can.

When blokes go on strike because 3500$ a week is not enough and
they want 7% more, so huge projects are held up, quite frankly
it comes down to little then union thuggery, all happening under
your beloved Govt. These are hardly workers hard done by.

Look, let's get real... we are not in the race to be 'power-brokers'..we do not bother to pretend to be guardians of 'the national interest, we know that we have views, each of us, that are not shared by everyone else on this blog.... we all have lives to lead that require work... but we are commenting on people who live a totally useless life, but for the fact that they run us... and control us... and decide what we do next... apart from that... they serve no useful function.

That said.... ummm... why do we tolerate this crap? Why do we all agree to allow complete tossers to control what we read, see, do, believe?

Bugger Gillard, and the rest of 'em, including Abbott's halfwit arse-heads who seek to steal the prize from the ALP... where are our own warriors?

I know... can't be bothered, doesn't really matter, not interested, oh, I don't do politics... and so on.

We are all fools to think that 'others' could do it better.

But... what do they really achieve, in a globalised world, where profits rule anyway, and everywhere?

Just wondering?

Well Blue Cross
one off those warriors is here.
I ran as an independent for charlton at the last federal election and will do again at this one.

Could i do better

well for starters i dont have to bow to any party,
i dont have to be a head nodder and agree for the sake off a party
If its a load of bull then its bull.

Thats the problem too much party me, me going on and not enough of the people.

Yes you are right about the people, but then the media and media have a lot to answer and the people read it then believe it, instead of checking the facts.

So even if i dont win the seat of charlton i would have won anyway.
I would have stood for accountability and my own respect.

At least all these labor people must be happy that it will probably cost a billion dollars to fix the insulation mess, thats right all taxpayers are paying for that.
All those that are sick,disabled,ederly, whether they are labor or not,whether they are in a union or not.

What does it take for these idiots to stand up for the people in government and say this is wrong.

Well not labor or any others its all about the party and their position.

Stuart Ulrich
Independent