'Pop goes the weasal' indeed.

Labor thought they were so smart in appointing Slipper and it has backfired on them badly. Another public humiliation and another stuff up to add to the ever growing list. They have had many grand 'pie in the sky' schemes but have shown they cannot manage a pub raffle.

The sooner Labor goes, the sooner they can try to rebuild with some new blood.

History has shown Labor is far more effective in opposition than they are in government. This mob graphicly illustrates the point, they simply are not worthy to govern.

Poirot,

For anyone with even a tentative grasp of English would understand that the phrase "died of shame" is not vile, it is the context in which it is used, as are the words mussel, clam, etc.

If there is a scorecard of who came out better yesterday, Juliar came out with egg on her face, looking sleazy and bitter.

SM,

Reaallly!.....are you honestly trying to tell me that in the "very recent wake" (and furure) of Jones' "died of shame" comments, that you consider it was laudable and wise for Abbott to reprise them in parliamentary debate?

I'm beginning to think that you're as silly as Abbott is.

I was going to add Francis bacon's words that:

"Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise."

...but Abbott isn't even cunning. He's still trying to get past "opportunistic".

Just before the 2010 election, with a lump still in my throat from Gillards rise, Rudd,s fall,.
I spoke about the great Australian attitude to elections.
Oh we blow our tops, shout in indignation about both sides, quite often from a position of not understanding what we are talking about.
Not now, it is gone, like it or not I an ALP activist, know Howard was a statesman compared to Abbott and his front bench.
Kim Beazly, indeed Kevin Rudd, too opposed to Gillard and those who put her there.
Hung Parliament? no not only that.
A willingness to utter lies, to use untruth, to prop up a man like Abbott.
Slipper had to go, Labor in not excepting another turn coat filling the position did the right thing.
Some one MUST return to CIVILITY in politics.
SM you stand out side the yellow arches, trying to sell rotting fish, at double the price, and wounder why you are getting knocked over in the rush to pass you by.
Julia Gillard yesterday won a great victory, for every woman in Australia.
And she put the skids under Tiny Tony, he fate is sealed.
Welcome Mr Turnbull, if I must see my government fall let it be to a coming STATESMAN.
We could return to Rudd, dig a great big hole and bury the past deep return to politics with respect.

Poirot,

I was unaware that Abbott had claimed that Juliar's father had died of shame. The link is weak and is at best an oblique stab at Juliar.

In the end this says it best

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/neil-mitchell-blog/in-the-end-it-was-slipper-who-was-decent-and-gillard-who-was-not/20121010-27c3k.html

"The ‘super sleaze’ Speaker, Peter Slipper, in the end acted decently and properly. He resigned to save the parliament embarrassment.

He know he had to go, he knew it was the right thing.

But while the super sleaze did the right thing, that defender of women, that attacker of sexism and that crusader for decency, Julia Gillard, did not. This is extraordinary hypocrisy

It was indecent and in the end, the super sleaze understood that. Julia Gillard did not."

after watching parliament numerous times with tony turning his back to the Prime Minister and referring to her as she I thought only weasel in the parliament was tony Abbot