Is it just me ?, or are there other political junkies like myself, whom have lost interest in electioneering this time.
It's a non-election between 2 gender parodies of each other peering out from the same tunnel.

We can go forward (albeit to an undetermined destination) with Julia, or we can go phoney with Tony which could end up anywhere.

Regardless, no major alternative offers a principled position on anything that I can hang
my hat on this time.

The media seems to think the most interesting thing about this election is the gender politic itself,
running worms and worm-esses etc during debates, a stunt at best,
and an attempt to affect public opinion through distraction at worst.

The issues this time are important (even crucial) to our future, but every time I think
about that, I end up feeling a little queasy.

I'm afraid I have no commitment this time, for either candidate or their parties positions
as they themselves have no commitment to anything other than their own political futures.

I wish it were an election about the Mining tax as Tony Abbott said it would be earlier.
Now that's a principal I could have voted about !.

thinker 2

I agree wholeheartedly - I used to be a bit of a political junkie myself, in the past. However, I've lost the desire to be interested at all in this campaign...there is nothing that I see in either party that inspires me in the least. For the most part I've managed to avoid watching and listening to any coverage via the various media - quite refreshing, really

Dear Thinker 2 and Poirot,

Ditto, from me as well.

I watched the debate on TV last night and my
heart sank. No spark, just fizzle!
And the monotonous droning voices...
My husband ended up walking out of
the room. He simply couldn't take any of it.

I think I'll go back to catching up on my reading,
politics has suddenly become so very mediocre.
What a choice,
from the boring to the ridiculous!

Thinker 2, I’m interested in the federal election this time around more than probably ever before, because the big parties are actually discussing things of real importance to our national future. They are fiiiinally starting to question the merits of continuous rapid growth and consider the importance of a sustainable society.

We’ve never seen anything like this before. It is a milestone in Australian politics.

It is all pretty basic and flawed from both the Libs and Labs. But at least it is a move in the right direction, and not just a little move but a real paradigm shift…….maybe.

Or maybe it is just words designed to appease the now very large section of the Australian populace that have come to share the same sort of concerns that I first became involved with and vocal about in the late 80s.

For the first time in several elections, I am actually considering the possibility of voting for someone, rather than voting for no candidate because I have felt that they were so far off the rails with their fundamental philosophies.

Nice to hear I'm not the only one.

As far as I'm concerned it's like a choice between Hitler and Stalin. Let's hope we choose wisely.

It should also now be more apparent that what we think is a vibrant Democracy is nothing but a Plutarchy with a very limited number of choices put forward by whoever is really in charge of the circus.

Me to but.
Just maybe we should be very much aware of the impacts of this election.
No team offers us a great deal to hope on.
My side is staunchly sticking by the idiotic idea it will take years to make up our minds on ETS, offshore refugees processing and a great deal more.
Remember I am solid ALP ,but while this election will be won on who would be worse I do not think we can look for great outcomes.
Yes willingly give up the next few weeks get it over get the constant two sided waffle over.
This mornings headlines, Labors soft policy's, 90% of refugees given entry is true, every word of it.
But it is just one of many reasons the man who would not hear Kevin Rudd found his way out the door.
A lesson for our new government do what you say you will.