And why am I constantly at the throat of Greens?
Labor took that long march,away from its early very Left flirtation, because it was and always will be unelectable if its roots stayed there.
Greens took voters from us, but we, if we stand tall against them, *along side the overwhelming majority* of Australians, we will win.
Greens, no less,but more, than small right wing groups gain *only* by black mailing Representatives of bigger party,s.
Should the two QLD gentlemen cry their way in to senate control they, not greens, will do the same.
Majority's governments, *more wanting them to govern*
Should not have to beg to radical fools to govern.
Greens, just watch and see, *wasted every vote they got* will cry at the methods to be used to stop the boats.
Surely only fools do not understand they had the power to get it done and win more migrants too.
It is my view we impose minority's on our selves by thinking they can introduce changes they clearly can not, without over ruling the majority.

Belly - if my party thought enough of its voters, returned Rudd, it would turn hopelessness to hope.

I suggested as much to the dying ducks office yesterday however they are obviously in denial, the clowns still can't believe he and the red-headed witch won't get up again

"And why am I constantly at the throat of Greens?" Because I am an Uncle Tom, who is no more than an arch conservative in Labor clothing.
In my travels I often come across stodgy old rusted on conservative Labor voters/ members, who are as far removed from social justice as are the dead old ladies who once made up the Liberal blue rinse set.
That's not to say there is not some real progressive thinking people in the ALP, Penny Wong is a good example of such a politician in the Labor ranks. Unfortunately there are too few Penny's and too many of the Conroy verity.
Here one for you Belly, the Liberal Party in NSW may help The Greens Cate Faehrmann win the 5th Senate spot, interesting?

Lexi,

It's sad that you have to create a bogey man version of the liberal party to justify voting for the corrupt and incompetent Labor party.

Shadow Minister - It's sad that you have to create a bogey man version of the liberal party

Lexi didn't create anything, bottom-feeding scum like RAbbott / Newman / Seeney did it long ago

Dear Shadow Minister,

Here are the facts Sir, which is something that you
tend to ignore:

There are 960,000 more jobs in Australia than in 2007.

Since 2007 our economy has grown 13 percent, whereas
the US only 2.25 percent and the European has fallen
by 2 percent.

Australia has one of the lowest levels of debt in the
world. The equivalent of a $12,000 mortgage for someone
earning $100,000 per year. That's why we hav a AAA Credit
Rating from the 3 Key Ratings Agencies.

Interest rates have fallen from 6.75 percent to 2.75 percent
since 2007. The lowest rates on record. A family with a
$300,000 mortgage is saving more than $5,000 a year.

The Lieral Party will always have us believe it's a choice
between looking after the economy and looking after the
people who make the economy work. That's not what creates
lasting prosperity and it's not who we are. The Libs
want Australia to go down the path of privatisation and
inequality where government exists to serve Big Business and
ordinary people are left to fend for themselves.

We don't need punishing roads to cuts and austerity.
Thanks - but No Thanks.

Mr Abbott keeps telling us he'll stop the boats.
Oh yeah. He says he'll send them back to Indonesia.
He's a liar. Indonesia has made it quite clear they won't
stand for it - won't have a bar of it. He know he won't
be able to do it. It's just another of his slogans.
Anyone with half a brain wouldn't want to antagonise a
Muslim country with eight times our population that's
sitting on our door-step. What a phoney!

And you've got the cheek to criticise this government.
Fix up your own incompetance first.