Lexi, Foxy, whatever,

you are still avoiding my question when you write 'the current government is governing constitutionally'.

My unanswered question remains 'How can you think this (your above statement) when Gillard's own Fair Work Act presumes guilt and the accused then has to prove his/her innocence'.

Or is this untrue?

579,
I expect the Libs are knocking back potential candidates for seats at the next election. The branches will have a big job with pre-selection.

Lib policies? No carbon tax, stop the boats and the disabilties insurance. Good fiscal management goes without saying.

Wait to see Gillard try and buy some votes.

Your statements make me laugh, not with you, but at you.

The preselection has begun with Clive putting his hand up. Infiltration by the top end 1 %
You have been brainwashed by rhetoric, as yet the public do not have anything to compare.
300 pieces of legislation passed, an all-time record.
The public are not stupid.

Austin P.,

I shall be happy to respond to you further -
when you address me by my proper name.

banjo - I expect that you are right - the electorate prefers empty slogans as a substitute for policy the sad reality is that both Labor and Liberal are singing off the same hymn sheet; just in a different key. But neither they, nor the Greens have any policies which addresses the issues we are facing. this is why the Liberals are so keen to focus on Slipper and Thomson - it distracts us from addressing the real questions that we face as a nation and so we see the Liberals as an alternative when they too do not have an idea of how to tackle the challenges that we are facing. (Nor are they alone in this - just look at what is happening in the USA and Europe and you see that politicians from both the right and left are at loss to see what to do about challenges like peak oil, water shortages, decline in phosphate, keeping agricultural productive and climate change. (Regardless of the cause the climate is changing and we have to cope with the consequences). So we are given empty slogans and distractions to create the illusion that some have the answer - but be prepared to be disillusioned: regardless who wins.

OK Lexi

answer my question. No more avoidance. As for 'proper names', why call me 'Austin P' then?