Aw c'mon, a poll is taken a day or so after we have "lived" the CT? All C-Day offered was another opportunity to spout the BNT mantra and completely ignore the compensatory offsets.

It may appear that, for the time being at least, the coalition playing the electorate for imbeciles is working. However, I think it is just a normal reaction to change (of the tax system in this case) and soon enough the tax will be comfortably embedded into national life.

Funny to see the funeral parlour trying to grossly embed the tax into death too! What's that about death and taxes? And, if you can't afford Brumbies bread while you're alive, try eating cake.

LF,

Given the juvenile nature of your posts, I assume that you are presently or recently a student. The voters want good policy and honest leaders. Cash does not compensate for bad policy. Voters are generally slow to make up their minds on a policy and even slower to change them. Even if Labor shows that it is not too bad, the voters will still feel that it is bad policy based on a lie, and Abbott is going to remind them every day for the next year.

Juliar is scrambling for time. Once it was clear that she had lied to the electorate, labor's approval went into free fall. "Don't worry" she said to the caucus, "as soon as the voters see the details and compensation things will improve." Labor's polls fell further.

"As soon as the voters receive their compensation, things will improve." the splash of cash made no difference.

The carbon tax is as popular as work choices. The voters waited 4 years to punish QSW labor and are happy to wait just over a year to punish federal Labor. The polls have hardly changed in 16 months, what is going to change the voters's minds in the next 13?

As for who is treating the public as imbeciles, Who was Emmerson trying to appeal to with his silly song and dance?

In politics stupidity is not a handicap
as any Coalition party member knows every
time their leader speaks.
Mr Abbott is living proof that intellectual
activity is a danger to the building of character.

Luciferase when you have Shadow Minister on the ropes, and you have.
He resorts to rude barbs and changes the subject.
He when angry, changes his verbal tennis racket, picking up one with no strings.
In fact things are going very well for the ALP.
Gillard it can be seen is never going to get traction.
After Slipper is cleared, of any crime, after our Watergate scandal is uncovered.
Gillard will be replaced.
Rising polling will for Muppet man Doctor No out too.
Watch this space.

Lexi,

If you have nothing to contribute and want a mud slinging match, you are supporting a team that is having the sh1t kicked out of it. The battle of wits sees the Labor party at a disadvantage.

Belly,

"In fact things are going very well for the ALP." Really? Perhaps you see something that the rest of us are missing?

Abbott is hated by the left, but very popular among liberals who are happy with the seats he has delivered and will deliver.

Yeah, Belly, poor ol' SM is off his oats today. For goodness sake, don't mention the truth when he's like this. You watch out too, Lexi, shameful woman!