Poirot, what don't you understand about the fact that a by election CAN'T he held before the Federal election in September? Do you not understand the connection between that and the Craig Thomson affair? Probably not.

Therefore, I can't expect you to comprehend precisely why Juliar set the September election date in January. I can't expect you to understand why Juliar lied (again) to Australia, regarding the reasons why she set that date.

Juliar = a liar.

Dear Poirot,

Thanks for that.

However, our political conversation needs to shift away
from the mass, infantile finger-pointing that
now pervades it.

We need to allow due process to take place.

Accounts in the media are being disputed.
Craig Thomson's lawyer for example, has stated
quite clearly that:

"We were never told that my client was about to
be arrested and we were NOT invited to take him down
to surrender himself."

It seems that the Police Chief was given wrong
information. And of course certain people lap it up.

Oh dear.

Who cares about Thompson or even Slipper. Both parties have duds and perhaps sleazy characters.

Let's get on with deciding who is best to govern.

Sinse when did SM ever have logic. His only logic is to assassinate someone before anyone else can.
Turnbull was supposed to be the one facing an election, not the bumbling Abbott. A week or less is all it will take, for Abbott to blunder himself, he has already made a stupid statement saying his front bench won't change.
Abbott may want Pell on the front bench.

THE Gillard Government is living "under a dreadful ethical pall'' every time it accepts Craig Thomson's vote, federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.
The Coalition is demanding the government refuse to accept Thomson's vote, after the former Labor member turned independent was arrested.
Thomson was arrested on Thursday at his electorate office at Tuggerah, on the NSW central coast, and charged with 149 fraud offences.
One offence listed on the charge sheet alleges he used a credit card to avoid paying a debt of $330 to Sydney escort service Aboutoun Catering for sexual services in February 2003.
Mr Abbott said the Coalition had refused Thomson's vote ever since Fair Work Australia handed down the "very serious'' findings into his alleged misconduct.
He challenged the Gillard Government to refuse Thomson's vote when parliament resumes next week.

Thomson has gone beyond getting a fair trial.

Wow ! the academic hangers on brigade was awoken by Gillard's call for election. We'll see non-stop saturation mindlessness from them for the next 8 months.