Oh, I don't know. Malcolm Turnbull would make a great Labor PM ;)

Loved that link Morganzola.

Like where did J Gillard's personality go after her swearing in by the GG?

And this:

"The Government has no vested interest in making tobacco or gambling less profitable - it makes revenue off that profit. But it does have a vested interested in lowering smoking rates, and illnesses, and health costs, because it represents the people. It has a vested interest in reducing problem gambling and social harm, because it represents the people.

It does not have a vested interest in ruining mining, because that sector supports the economy that keeps the Government out of trouble. It does have a vested interest in getting a decent slice of revenue made by selling assets belonging to its people.

Governments, then, have some sort of agenda other than their own enrichment. Companies have an existence entirely predicated on profit. Their arguments to protect that are easily punctured. You can't Glad Wrap a dog sh1t and call it a crème brulee.

But in the PC gentility of the age in which we live, media sources mistake impartiality for timidity. Being impartial doesn't mean sitting quietly while everyone has a say. It means interrogating any point that may need it, regardless of where it comes from. Instead we get 'balance', defined as 50-50 airtime between the nine scientists who back climate change and the one mathematician who doesn't."

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2800654.html

And the likes of Abbott is our alternative PM?

Where did Australia's IQ go?

Maybe we never had much to begin with, maybe we were always just the 'lucky country'.

Gotta go, my chickens are roosting.

It looks as the Labor heavy hitters have abandoned Juliar to sell the toxic tax by herself.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/labor-big-hitters-let-gillard-sell-tax/story-e6freooo-1226097877738

God forbid that they should go down on the Gillard Titanic. Labor backbenchers fearful of losing their seats are refraining from mentioning the tax at all in their electorates.

Juliar herself is fearful of engaging directly with her public after being confronted at a Brisbane Mall and being admonished for lying to the public. She has avoided further mall tours.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/carbon-plan/pm-only-selling-tax-in-alp-seats/story-fn99tjf2-1226097872884

I am actually feeling sorry for her.

"I am actually feeling sorry for her."

Words from the ministeriaLiar - thanks for the laugh Shadow.

@Poirot: Well actually, Antiseptic, you have no right to make so much sense so early in the morning

My thoughts exactly.

I agree with Antiseptic's take on things. It is a sad state of affairs at present - politically. As a leader Julia Gillard developed her own brand of consensus politics which basically entailed letting others run the show. Perhaps this was because her predessor - Kevin Rudd had the reputation for inflexibility and not consulting with anybody else (and look what happened to him). Or perhaps because of the perception of illegitimacy regarding the way she assumed power - she didn't have the authority to assert her views or to be herself.
This left her looking hopelessly out of her depth on the international stage and somewhat spineless on the domestic stage.
However, we'll have to wait and see what develops next. 2013 is a long way off yet - and in politics things can change in a flash.