Lexi let us not be silly about this.
And hopefully let us not see our friend ship crack on the rock of reality.
I see your comment above as a personal insult to me.
But too, evidence why you still think some miracle can save us.
Are you aware less people are members of the ALP, any party for that matter than in *ALMOST ANY SEAT*
And Lexi is it me? or those thinking as I do? who bought the party to this?
Close your eyes and pray, to your God, to silence me and every one *who knows our fate!*
It will change nothing.
Fixed Liberals/Nationals/Greens/Labor voters , will play no roll! not a bit! in our coming defeat.
Defeat it will be.
I am proud, very much so, to not hide like a coward from reality, but to demand what *every one will post election*
The cowards in my party stay silent, but will use my words and thoughts freely after your hopeless dreams are shattered.
That at least, the inquiry in to our near death, will bring about the most productive result for Labor in 80 years.
prax greens are not ALP clones in fact they by doing little, sponsor the Abbott years ahead, and history will find it hard not to laugh at them.

Dear SM,

Again, the same mantra, the same rhetoric.
It's always others who tell porkies.
No mention of any slush funds, Ashbygate,
Slippergate, Thomson - not to mention
Utegate, Tampa, Goodwin Gretch, and pending
litigation. Its always
others who quote from suspect sources. While
you on the other hand are above reproach.
"We will stop the boats." "We will scrap the tax."
"Julia Gillard lied". We've heard it all from you,
over and over again. You twist, and turn,
and manipulate. You're the one who's always
spruiking "the truth."

You keep on repeating the
same old Party rhetoric and expect people to be
impressed. And because I'm not impressed - you assign
various labels to me. But then, that's all you've got.
Regressive ideas, reducing complex issues to
inane slogans and negative rhetoric.
No surprises there.

Historically Julia Gillard's Prime Ministership will
be seen as an unusually active and reforming period
in Australian Public Policy, her legislative
achievements will be seen favourably.

If contemporary Australians are to live at ease with
ourselves we need more education, less fear mongering,
and at least greater honesty...

However as has been said,
"Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to
eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened
or fertilised by eudcation; they grow ther, firm as weeds
among stones."
(Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre).

It's no wonder the Libs don 't support the government's
education reforms.

Belly

For what its worth, I'm probably more concerned about the impending demise of the ALP than you are. Sure I despise the red-headed witch nearly as much as I despise RAbbott, but even one as cynical about politics as I am realize our ostensibly 'democratic' system requires at least a halfway viable opposition. Whether or not the ALP & the LNP fulfil such a role is a question for another day. Tell me if you can, why FFS can't people like the red-headed witch & the dying duck see whats staring them in the face ??

Dear Belly,

My apologies if I've caused you offence.
I was merely stating a sentiment that has
been expressed recently by both Kevin Rudd
and Wayne Swan and it's one I thought was
wise. (Even birds don't poop in their own
nests).

See you on another thread. I made the mistake
of sending a post that belongs to Shadow Minister's
thread, here to yours. Again, my apologies.
I've just had a tooth extracted and feel rather
whoozy.

Take care.

Lexi - Historically Julia Gillard's Prime Ministership will be seen as an unusually active and reforming period in Australian Public Policy

I'll agree to disagree on that stuff :) Surely her abysmally poor approval rating constitutes a strong argument that she has missed the boat ?? Is this the crux of the situation into which the ALP has descended ?? I mean if they are totally convinced that their policies are the most wonderful anyone could hope to imagine despite pretty convincing evidence that the sheeple haven't bought it, where can they go at this stage ?? I've always thought that until / unless one has taken ownership of a situation, one can't hope to find a remedy.

'Historically Julia Gillard's Prime Ministership will
be seen as an unusually active and reforming period
in Australian Public Policy, her legislative
achievements will be seen favourably. '

Hysterical Lexi. I love it. NO doubt the feminist and leftist have already written the glowing reports for the history books. Then again their are still those defending Gough who also managed to send us broke.