Please understand, it is my considered view not a bias that tells me Greens are not the answer.
I constantly get in to trouble with other on our side of the fence for it, but believe it strongly.
Greens while having some good points are more a danger to left politics than conservatives.
My view is in time, maybe very soon, greens actions,radical ones will keep Labor out of government and conservatives in.
Divide and conquer is very much a truism.
I just can not live with policy's that tell us to cut off our fingers and toes stop mining coal.
and so very much more.

"I just can not live with policy's that tell us to cut off our fingers and toes stop mining coal.
and so very much more."
Belly don't be mislead by Big Mining that The Greens are out to destroy the Australian way of life, on the contrary we want to improve the quality of life for the vast majority of people. The issue of coal mining is not a simplistic one,Big Mining would like you to believe that if you vote The Greens into power today they will shut all the coal mines tomorrow, that is untrue we are not that simplistic. Below is the link to The Greens climate change / energy policy 51 points far more complex than Big Mining and others would have you believe. I don't agree will all policy 100% no one can but overall I agree with most of our policies because they have been extencivly debated and are well thought out.

http://greens.org.au/policies/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-and-energy

Paul I do enjoy talking to you, quite often will share some of your views I however have a request.
Do not devalue my thoughts and ideas as miss informed, not well thought out, or because of the nature of my education.
I think as I write, these are my true thoughts researched learned and indeed harvested by hours of self education.
I get it wrong, quite wrong, so will you.
But it always will be main stream Australia that elects governments.
Not the extremes, right or left, my view on miners are not as yours are but I would not rely on one for advice on if it was raining.
Those who oppose LABOR for being too much like the LIBERALS condemn us to years of conservative government.
Middle Australia has little understanding of politics, even less care, self interest and dreams of a better often not so, life rule how they vote.
May I be honest? I truly doubt I can.
The beast of political correctness will pounce on me,but much of the greens policy's are being forced on us, and I best not say a truth middle Australia thinks, holds dear , because it will label me, wrongly, for just being honest greens are not an answer for me they are no less a problem than Tony Abbott.

Browsing? saw the new post and had a look?
I often think what do we want out of our visits to OLO.
To say what we think,I do that.
To rebut what we believe is wrong? yep that too.
Here we have a chance to be seen to see others view and to learn.
This is far from my only thread purely against my side of politics.
Even in other threads I give merry hell to the stupidity that some times flows from my side of politics.
And always from the very dead NSW team.
About twenty times, maybe more,I have been charged with ALP bias and blindness.
EXTRAORDINARY STUFF.
not true.
today yet again it happened.
What went wrong, a descriptive thread about Labor/Rudd's failure was mine.
Again and again I hammered home this challenge, to conservatives EVERY ONE OF WHOM has so charged me,to put such a thread about the wrongs on their team in o thread no never ever happened.
This biased bloke, me today introduced myself to the NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATE for this coming election,took his hand and shook it.
in my union shirt,yes wear them till they drop off me I bought 30 of them.
At that country market day in front of every one I asked him how he wanted his preferences , he already controlled my vote.
He won it again by saying we are not preference .
This you can bank on, no party ever was or will be so good it never needs correcting, none ever, has been as bad as mine here in NSW.
TO BLINDLY SUPPORT IT SAYS FLOG ME,I WILL TAKE IT,AND LET YOU FLOG ME AGAIN.
Yes I am biased my view does not count, silly thing to say but accountability come first for me.

Any one interested in the NSW election next month may like to know.
My party,HMAS ALP Titanic, is running a truly brilliant campaign, no not being sarcastic it is good.
But insults every voter in NSW stunned into inactivity for 12 months, Ministers closing doors to all but a very few, they want to fatten the pig on market day.
Just weeks ago our leader shut Parliament so we could not see inquiry's in to? her sell out of power.
Now hoping against hope we will forget cost increases over her term in office ,even more before that,she plans to? give a very little of it back.
Steal your wallet then make a big deal of giving some back.
Mean while the invisible man, the one Labor voters intend to put in Big Barry, is doing his best to? drive us in to the arms of the greens, he too is not a campaigner, he has this in the bag, can not let it slip , no need for an election.
So what is he up to? true insulting and threatening the federal government! do it after Barry,, no need to ignore the fact Labor voters are not walking away federally.
Australian politics? gee hope we get better one day.
Do not however be fooled Labor if it was a raffle, if they bought every ticket is gone justly so, but Barry may be a one termer.

Belly,
No need to attack your own party, let us and the Liberals do that for you. Been a very positive week for us with our 'Kick out Keneally Campaign" going strong. We are the only party on the ground in Heffron running a strong 'grass roots' campaign. The response to our door knocking, street stalls and events has been extremely good compared to 2007, plus our budget has doubled since then. Engaging with voters has been particularly well received. 'No coal seam gas' has alienated many Labor voters in our west, Labors 3A legislation is also working well in most other parts. The biggest joke is Keneally claim that her big achievements for the voters of Heffron over the past 8 years as local member are the red metro bus service, totally underutilised, and can't believe this one got container trucks off the local roads, just not true. The Liberal candidate, what can I say missing in action, announced the name about 8 weeks ago and yet to be seen.
Paul.