Just as one swallow doesn't make a spring, one poll doesn't give an answer.

The latest Queensland poll shows exactly the opposite result. If a federal election had been held today, it would have been a swan song, for Swanny & KRuddy.

It will be interesting to see what the next couple of major national polls have to say.

Dear Joe (Loudmouth),

Thank You. That means a lot to me.

Dear Hasbeen,

We can't pay too much attention to polls.
They can quickly change as you know and any
protracted slide in poll ratings will see
a nervous party move to dump their leader.
That applies to most political parties.
Especially when their leaders are not all that
popular. As you said - it shall be interesting
to see what happens prior to the next election.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/where-is-labors-prior-conviction-20120519-1yxez.html
I like the link.
Not its content.
But its truth.
I see in it a truth that will not change,without change.
A cabinet intent on refusing to even consider the views of its rank and file.
One convinced we are on a string, will march when told to, forget the work choices campaign, its victory.
And the turning of our party to a heap of? best not say, by a few just a few,behind Gillard.
We have, or is it them? the *owners*
of the Modern ALP, too only few, forgotten the middle, forgotten how we promised so much.
We sit contemplating a truth,Abbott, his team, are worse, and not ready to rule a country dunny.
Yet we refuse to see, even to consider, Gillard is last months road kill, and we are trying to sell her as?
No second coming for her but some convince them selves they know better than those annoying foot soldiers.
We should stay in our boxes, wait till called,to man the booths/titanic walk the letter box crawl, knock on the doors selling our unwanted road kill.
It will be alright,there is always reform! easier after our numbers are about a third of todays!

Belly,
You often use the word truth and you use it in the same sentence as claiming Abbott will be worse than Gillard. The truth is you do not know, as Abbott has not been tried.

In my opinion the only worse situation than present is if the Greens got government.

Labor not only has to replace Gillard, but ditch the Carbon tax and all the stupid green schemes and stop the illegal boat people from coming. So face the truth!

Dear Banjo,

We all have our own version of "The Truth."
Mr Abbott believes that he should be the PM.
He will "Scrap the tax," "Stop the boats,"
and cut infrastructure, health, education,
roads, transport, and all other things that
make our life liveable. But hey - the rich will
get richer - and who cares about the rest of us.
"Welfare is bad for business." You either sink or
swim, and if you sink - well that's too bad.

Some people fear the carbon tax just as
they did the GST simply because they don't
want to understand it. Once it has been implemented
and functioning, those people may realise that it's
not the catastrophe that they were led to believe
that it would be. As for "all those Green schemes"
that you're referring to? Not sure which ones
you mean that you're so dead set against. As for stopping
asylum seekers from coming to Australia? That is an
issue that's been perplexing governments for decades -
and will continue to do so as long as conflicts exist
worldwide. More arrive by plane than by boat and Temporary
Protection Visas actually encouraged people smugglers and
asylum seekers to come to Australia.

It's all very well to sling off at the government - but it
is a minority government and no matter who's in charge -
the problems remain. Of course having to deal with a
toxic political environment and an obstructive Coalition
only adds to the difficulties. All things considered
the government is at least getting on with its job of
governing. I certainly don't envy the PM the
job she has had to do.

But you go on pointing out the failings of the government -
and ignore the failings of the Opposition. You just might yet
end
up with the government

cont'd ...

oops - I meant to say - and you just might end up with
the government that you so rightly deserve - while the
rest of us will have to wait another three years to fix things.