Paul,

"SM that's the best I can do tonight." Better to keep your mouth shut if people think you are a fool than open it and confirm their suspicions.

Lexi,

I also know people in the independents electorates, and their view is that the anger against them is palpable. This is confirmed by their precipitous drop in local polling. The indication is that they would be lucky to win the post of local dog catcher.

Paul, not that it is any of my business, it clearly is not,but you can clash with other posters and not be overly rude.
SM not even related to truth your remark to me.
Paul, it may not please you, may annoy you but my words re greens are Representative of how middle Australia thinks of them.
The VW Combi is a well known put down used in my party, it is said those who gave birth to your conglomerate of differing views are North shore ex Labor voters.
Who turned up ready for conflict at every conference in one half full, both the van and the occupants.
Settling in on the foot path to screech save the sexless wombats or some thing.
A thought, before we,all of us, protest at others views, why do we not re view our own last ten posts?
Keep the window down Paul,that yellow wine can be potent.

SM you didn't even get the historical quote right.

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." Abe Lincoln

Later the quote was paraphrased by Mark Twain with:

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

Belly you never answer my questions I feel rejected.

Q1 Is the Long Bay branch the largest ALP branch in Australia?
Q2 How is Milton getting on these days?

Belly, you may speak for "middle Australia" but I speak for the "silent majority".

p/s I have never ever personally attacked you on this site, all though I can not understand why you attack the Greens with such vitriol, we are not your parties natural enemy. I remember a post of yours before the last state election where you were considering voting Green.

I am a supporter and friend of Lee Rhiannon, and I generally back her views on most things. However I was not in agreement on the Wood's matter tended to back Bob on that one. More or less a storm in a (organic) tea cup. The fish wrappers like to beat up these stories if they can.

Dear Shadow Minister,

We shall have to wait and see what happens at the
next election in 2013. If Rob Oakeshott and
Tony Windsor are not re-elected - then it will be
a great loss not only to their electorates but to
Parliament - which badly needs more Independents like them.
MPs of principal and honour - not ones who simply toe the
party line.

Lexi,

As Sir Humphrey Appleby, would put it, it was a rather 'courageous' decision by Windsor and Oakshott to back the Labor Party in forming a minority government in the first place. For both of them the soft option would have been to back Abbott. And if Abbott had 'stuffed up' and he would most certainly have, then they could say "Don't blame me, I just thought he was the natural choice for us conservatives, bla,bla, bla." They would have got away with that line. A new election would see Labor back in power with a majority and the Bobbsey twins would have had no problems holding their seats for another 3 years or more.
p/s When you were referring to independent "MPs of principal and honour" you neglected to include that beacon of Independence, that man of integrity, that saint amongst saints, the man of virtue himself, hold on Paul your getting carried away, Craig (I love hookers) Thomson. Was that an over site? LOL

Dear Paul 1405,

Now I appreciate a sense of humour as much as anyone,
however - I do find it rather poor form to keep
poking at an MP who's the centre of the political
mess that we're all witnessing on the news currently,
and a man who's obviously being pushed to the edge.

Even Mr Abbott has had the grace to take a step back -
from his attacks on the man. We should simply allow
due process to take its course regarding Mr Craig
Thomson.