The ghost of Little John Howard walks the vacant corridors of Abbott's mind. Next winter could be very cold indeed for the homeless and those on disability pensions.

Janette never wanted LJH at home and that is the problem. Curse those Indians who thought that the president-elect of the ICC should have known how to bowl before he criticised one of their greatest bowlers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o8by05rtMY

Following LJH's lead as he must (it's a compulsion, re-read para 1), the Crazy Abbott recently fumbled a footy much to the amusement of Essendon players while his minders gasped in horror. Thank God (er Cardinal George Pell) that he didn't attempt to kick it.

However Julie hasn't been allowed near balls and that was wiser still. Better leave that alone, 'nuff said.

Just once I would like to see all of the hopefuls, Julie, Tony and Bob (Where am I?) Brown lined up for a photo in miner's safety helmets, because either way the big miners will continue to have a big influence on government policy in the years ahead. Queensland's Anna Bligh has her personal helmet with her name on it in case she forgets who she is.

It is a funny election, no doubt about that.

Cornflower

Champagne comedy indeed.

So many feet in mouths in the following, no-one is left standing:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/04/2973419.htm?WT.mc_id=newsmail

Comrade stern, had me wondering there for a while thought you may be Shadow Ministers shadow.
Now we know what you thought of the old lady Marg Thatcher seems you reserve your spite for us reds under your bed types, anyone left of Hitler.
Abbott? stoops very low when he is being himself the race is not yet over believe me.

Severin

I nearly choked on that, priceless.

However I am confident that Alexander Downer would do a better job of cross-dressing than Alannah Hill. He would show his legs too with thigh boots, Liberals are known for that sort of thing.

How much would Tony Abbott pay for that photo of himself? It is the equivalent of several face lifts (and ear tucks) by one of Hollywood's top cosmetic surgeons. Nice browning too. All of that through a bit of software, very clever. While on that subject, Shane Warne is looking less worn too, through 'skin tone adjustment' of a more intrusive kind.
See here:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/shane-warne-launches-underwear-range-but-what-happened-to-his-face/story-e6freq7o-1225833958490

For myself, I prefer Tony Abbott as his God intended him and Nicholson captures his body and spirit the best (as well as several others):

http://www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au/cartoon_7165.html

I am wondering if the rear of Tony's Speedos might gather some weight and sag if he doesn't do as well as expected in the big poll.

Dear Cornflower,

As I wrote previously, Tony Abbott
should not wear his budgie smugglers
anymore. Not when his favourite hymn
is, "Holy, Holy, Holy!"

Dear Col Stern,

We're really over
reading the same-old- tired-arguments.
Especially the Dame Thatcher quotes.
They're not that great!

Belly “Now we know what you thought of the old lady Marg Thatcher seems you reserve your spite for us reds under your bed types, anyone left of Hitler’

I must say your English is lacking in lucidity Belly – try better please, I don’t need the unnecessary challenge of interpreting your posts

Regarding “spite for reds under the bed?”

Drivel, the deflections of someone who knows they are losing and lost

“Anyone left of Hitler”

More drivel…. More attempts at faux bravado when you know your ship is sinking under you.

RE “Abbott? stoops very low when he is being himself the race is not yet over believe me.”

Ah more grammatic torture but when it comes to stooping low, Julia seems to be lost in a fog of vilification when we see the union bosses adverts every evening, paid for with money extorted from their membership to buy government at any price.

I wonder what reinvention of a soulless lawyer will Julia conjure up next, I hope she is up to date with her books… politics does not seem to be her forte and return to the dusty realm of conveyancing and traffic fine evasion beckons.

Ah fractelle, “As for claiming to be libertarian, pull the other one; true libertarians are not sexual prudes. What say you on same sex marriage Col Stern”

Denying same sex marriages the same rights as real, hetro-sexual marriages, is not prudish at all and in no way implies an anti-libertarian value.

I recognize that “abnormality” is not and should not be held up as “normal” or equal with heterosexual relationships (in fact Fractelle, I could probably get you to squeal in anticipation at some of the tales of libertine excesses I have enjoyed with adventurous partners of the opposite sex but enough or you will accuse me of bragging)

My libertarian values extend to toleration the abnormal but not encouraging it or extending it “equality” with the normal.

Foxy, what you are "over" is of no interest to me

I can quote Lenin… too

“the goal of socialism is communism”