SM,

Kindly provide us with evidence otherwise you're
simply partaking in turdification that posters
who suffer from coccydynia are prone to do.

cont'd ...

BTW: Didn't the Abbott offer the Independents anything
they wanted just to put the Abbott into the Abbey?
And how many of the frontbenchers have their snouts
in the Abbott trough simply to keep their jobs?
Pot - kettle - black!

I see SM.

Caught out, so now you pretend about your offence towards Jenkins eh?

I hardly think the pay rate for the role of Speaker is decided by the person in it, do you?

The job has conditions, and whoever sits in that role gets that.

It might be 'too much', or 'just right' or 'not enough' but I doubt anyone who has ever done that job has done it for either money or glory.

Who knows of previous Speakers?

Lost in history's bin along with the vast majority of politicians reputations and achievments, good, bad or indifferent.

I hold no brief for the Speaker, nor the criminals amongst any parliament, and I am just as happy to denigrate any politician as anyone else here, but really, having a go at the role of Speaker, and particularly the previous one, is not only 'slim' but also stupid.

Adding him into the creep who buys prostitutes (allegedly) on his members money is pathetic and unwarranted, and should be denounced though.

TBC,

I see I need to use small words with you.

Perhaps you could use your skills in the English language to point out where I defamed Jenkins, or admit that it is a figment of your delusion.

The job of speaker with perks is worth nearly twice that of a back bench MP's package. The point I was making, for those with literacy issues, is that the position of speaker is normally awarded to a respected senior statesman, here it has been used as the proverbial 30 pieces of silver.

Craig Thomson lived the high life the traditional way by embezzling union dues.

The tories get their noses out of joint when they should be pleased.

Imitation is the finest form of flattery.

The slip is a play straight out of Howard's Ministerial Code of Conduct handbook.

That the socialists pulled it off should have them beaming with pride. But no, only they are allowed to be mean and tricky. Spoilt brats deprived of their birthright.

To pot, kettle and black I would add skillet, wok and tar.

There are lots of interesting people in politics.
And it definitely isn't cheap to have all these
politicians. They get paid for domestic and overseas
travel, chauffeur-driven and self-drive vehicles,
electorate allowances and staff. The bill for this
in 2010 was no less than $373 million and if you divide
that by 226 Federal politicians - that works out at approx.
$1.6 million each.

But they do manage to keep Australia fairly democratic.