SM,

"The only person that I have declared guilty of crime is Craig Thomson..."

Well, then - it's obvious that you've given yourself the wrong title...surely it should be Shadow Emperor.

Your Royal Partisaness...I'm not particularly fussed over who is or is not losing/winning. I'm of the opinion that both sides in Aus politics are woeful at present. But watching you disparage one side and excuse the other is truly entertaining.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/abbotts-handling-of-awu-backfires-20121216-2bhmh.html
Having posted the link I will step back in to my theme.
While remain interested in how SM will turn this in to a positive.
Not in the class of grubs I target but Swan appears to be getting old, and seems to have a crush on Gillard.
It may just be the part he played in getting Rudd.
How many of us know the COORDINATOR of the right, the senator who left,to take up a high wages job with James Packer?!
Leaving a spot for Carr, along with center unity, Labors right
Got rid of a reformist Kevin Rudd, not because of polls, they are CONSISTENTLY WORSE WITH GILLARD.
But as hand servants of the mining industry!
Ah who is involved in the Sussex Street Mafia?
ah gee! Fraud and filth involving? MINING!
May I to the power brokers in three states, who using the power membership owned, gave us total defeat in 2013.
No more than 20 maybe less than ten.
Wish you a Christmas gift from me.
May you never again sleep without having a nightmare wake you, re living the week you put self before party.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/icac-seizes-on-australian-waters-link-to-obeid-family-20121216-2bhj2.html
Yes another link.
On the face of it one that best serves the nonLabor party,s.
But it must be seen.
This Christmas, like every one that ever has been some will go without.
Some, whole family, will not even have a roof over their heads.
I was a child from that back ground.
My parents went without,for three days to see me eat.
Army second hand trousers tied with string.
I had my dream, yes often food.
But as I grew it became that dream, the ALP.
It lives still, but is unaware of the down trodden.
In the case of NSW is was these fleas that did the treading on.
IF MY PARTY IS NOT READY FOR REFORM?
Read the link, no hunger in those houses this year

Poirot,

"But watching you disparage one side and excuse the other is truly entertaining."

You absolutely do the same thing. Declaring Thomson "innocent" must require lobotomization of the logical components of your brain.

SE,

It's a quaint habit I picked up...you know the one about people having their day in court....

This guy hasn't even been charged.

Then again, when you're Emperor, trifles like that are hardly worth mentioning.

There is a quaint habit I learnt at school, and that was to use my brain. I learnt the difference between giving someone the benefit of the doubt and deliberately choosing to be ignorant. There has been a 3 1/2 year detailed inquiry into the corruption at HSU, and the report while not 100% complete leaves no room for doubt.

I note your hypocrisy in that you don't apply the same standards in making judgements with regards the actions of the coalition.