Belly,
I am only responding to you to gauge the mentality of the likes of you.
So, a redneck eh ? I always thought a redneck was someone who disregarded others. It's a real eye-opener to learn that caring about the goings-on in our society is actually redneck stuff. One could be forgiven to think that you're one of those lucky people who have gone through life without much input yet enjoying a comfortable life. You have obviously never been subjected to the hate, the conniving & cowardice of ALP crony Public Service managers towards people who care. I hope you're proud of them.

Indy thanks, for adding evidence to my claims about you.
truth is if most of us though as you do, my way or no way we would not have the great country we have.
I vote ALWAYS for what I see as the party that best meets my needs.
No party can fill them all.
Indy here and now I say no way I will work for or vote for the NSW ALP.
we deserve better and only total destruction can level level ground to re build on.
I doubt you could ever think enough of your side to say that.

that best meets my needs.
Belly,
therein lies the difference. I favour the party that best suits us all. The Coalition has proven to be better in that than Labor. I know that Labor is good for Public Servants & academics but what about the rest of us.

Right on Indy,

Anything Labor can the Libs can do better. Take Julie Bishop (please)

Julie Bishop, deputy opposition leader, is childless.

Divorced from property developer Neil Gillion after 5 years marriage.

Currently unmarried and living with her current partner Peter Nattrass, Lord Mayor of Perth.

And she wants us all to work until we die

" We've got to get away from the paradigm of working years being between 17 and 65. There will be no upper limit."

Slavechoices all over again.

And yet the media conveniently ignores this truth about the other Jules.

Johnny Rotten,
Thanks for enlightening us on this. I for one didn't know that. As true as this may be please don't divert attention from the important & more relevant facts. Are you inferring that these two sheilahs are on par ? Well, that'll certainly make our choice easier to vote for a bloke with his head screwed on rather than two sheilahs who shy away from one of the most basic responsibilities i.e. a marriage & children :-)

He heh, Indy

I imagine the reason a bloke has his head screwed on and able to govern is because of the sheila he has at home taking care of the kiddies.

I just wanted to make the point that there's not much between Labor and the Libs. Besides, there have been other PM's unmarried and childless such as Ben Chifley, James Scullin, Andrew Fisher and Stanley Bruce. No one has made an issue about them "shying away from their responsibilities" only when it is women does all this crap become an issue.

I want someone who's mind is focused on the job - in this case that of leading our country, apart from the fact that the mad monk is as mad as he ever was (his faceless men have held him in check) Julie Bishop is PM in waiting, seems to me to be hypocritical to condemn Gillard for being the same as many other pollies, unmarried no kids.

So my vote will be going to another pollie who's unmarried, no kids, called Bob Brown. Unlike you I am concerned about this country and not big business. Speaking of BB, did ya see John Elliot on Q & A - not exactly a fine upstanding example of corporate Australia is he? I understand he is married with kids, just goes to show that makes no improvement to anyone.