It's a catchy phrase, but let's just look at what they have said no to.

The carbon tax. Gee, the rest of the developed world has also said no.

The mining tax. They may have said no to this tax, but they are not opposed to Australians getting a better deal from our resources,, as they have suggested a common sense approach, that being increasing royalties.

The Malisian solution. They have said no, simply because of the way this country treats it's people.

So in essence, yes, they are the No-alitiom, and thank god for that.

Despite all the public posturing, the LNP still allow most of those previously and publicly contentious bills to get through virtually unchallenged.

Remember the first big Abbott scare challenge when he took over from Turnbull - the ALP Maternity Leave plan that was going to bankrupt the nation?

When the Bill came up for debate - silence. It passed virtually unchallenged while they looked around for the next subject of public media outrage.

In parliament they only pursue those subjects that have been pre-primed by their media spin cronies and would generate the most public fear.

It's just spin and fluff for the media. Like Keating's description of Andrew Peacock when he was Opposition Leader - "all feathers and no meat".

When the public debate turns to real policy instead of spin, the tide will go out and they'll be seen to be swimming naked.

Rechtub good morning bloke, I truly, wish you, for that matter every single poster and our hosts a great Christmas.
I will not get my Aussie one, the one I have dreamed of all my life.
Being the eldest/host stifles my plans.
Mine would be Gum leaves around the house.
Sea food on the table, maybe more than one bar b q sausage and onion sandwiches.
Oh the beer will be there 4x gold, and just about every popular drink.
I hope Santa brings you what you want, and if it was possible my gift would be with one of those beers and sausage sangers, a parcel of understanding.

Just a glimpse, out from under mate that potato sack you have over your head.
Have a great one this year every one.
Santa brings Gillard the Axe in 2012 Abbott gets a chance to watch some one else in his job.
We live in interesting times.

when no
means KNOW*

know what your getting into
it sounds too much like know

its all in the know
for those in ther know

[heck readers are few and far inbetween
when they hear no...then the spin is KNOW*

now ya know
the backroom thugs are numb as well as dumb
al-being sleazy..thunk of that one

lol
the poor deluded ol dude
he thinks he is in the know
yet dont no what he cant know

civility
not slowgains
knowing why we say no

Oug, how can anyone take you seriously when you continue to post in riddles.

Dear Rehctub,

I understand every creative word.

Dear Lexi, understanding is not the issue.

I can't believe there is no activity on this thread.

Perhaps those who don't like the LNP have no argument about the topic as they to know why the LNP opposes many of labor bills.

tubman
the post cant get beyond the concepts you quoted

you say no
i say turn that into know

once people get the joke
just watch what tonies reply is the next time its used

his no means i know
and i still say no

the know issue was rebutted by ol barnaby
but many missed seeing the joke..especially albeneasy

[the bigger joke...the pot calling the kettle sleezy]
a no nuthin yes man pointing to one in the know

any joke he starts begins and ends with him
i just dont like him..

just like i could never 'get into'...that former foreign minester..that loves to wear womans apparal

some you begin to like..the more you know of them
others the more KNOW*..we chose to turn off

tonies no's..willl get the voter attention
just as kim beastlies yes's..failed to

the no has a long way to go
but his yes will win special points..
when he gets a special point...to make

he said we wanted him to oppose
yet did he say yes..to taxing smokers
even if re the brandname thing he did say know

time will reveal he often says know
when the sleepers only hear no

its not the juliar i hate
its the policies...and the alp
got just got to many police-sees

Dear rehctub,

I think that understanding is the key issue.

People don't often think things through.
Most tend to pick and choose what they read in
the papers according to their political affiliations.
They then tend to sing from the same hymn sheet.
We also have a communication problem between the
parties who implicitly or explicitly perceive things in
different ways. Finger-pointing has become an
occupational hazard - and most people are simply getting
fed up with it. The attitude that prevails among
some that - "The worst conservative isn't as useless
as the best ALP candidate," doesn't help matters either.
It encourages retaliation - and of course then the
entire communicaton process is lost.

Whatever happened to the days when politicians talked
to each other - and voted on good reforms - regardless
of who suggested them. We need trades training centres that
teach our kids a trade, apprenticeship training programs.
Yet Mr Abbott's relentless No, No, No, threatens every
good Labor reform to help working Australians and their
families. I won't go into further details here - suffice
to say - that the reason people are not responding to the
thread could well be - they're sick of the way pollies
are behaving in general - and if they don't stop -
they may be ignored altogether.