spindoc,

Why are you so against twitter conversation?

It does give an opportunity for "ordinary folk" to have their say and to pass on and have access to information (many links are swapped on twitter) that would otherwise be kept under wraps, as opposed to having the media spin ad nauseam without challenge.

I do agree that I think we've hit rock-bottom as far as political discourse goes in this country. I suspect we'll have to lump it, bump along the base for a while - and hopefully recalibrate our sensibilities sometime not too far in the future.

Foyle, so what's the difference if any business has to fund anything, they all pass the costs on.

My gripe aout the election is that people just won't accept the fac that to every action, there's a reaction.

The action, labors huge debt, the reaction, cut back have to come in order to balance the books.

The real annoying part of this is that labors debt was accumulated during a mining boom, and the pay back, will most likely have to be done without the boom.

Add to this the unfunded policies, who knows where we will end up.

I am annoyed because what I think are the most important issues are glossed over or simply not discussed. Climate change, loss of biodiversity, uncontrolled population growth and the many other factors that affect the future viability of the planet are ignored. Inequities in resources, the struggle for water, the arms trade and other factors which promote conflict and suffering are not discussed.

Instead, secondary issues like the boat people and the personal characteristics of the party leaders are discussed ad nauseam.

david f.,

Interesting case in point.

On twitter these things are not glossed over. They are very much front and centre of discussion and information sharing.

It highlights, however, that MSM is determined not to address these issues, to basically adhere to the script of peripheral garbage pushed by the two majors.

Hay Foyle, just as well Ruddy & Julia understand how money works. If they didn't we might have ended up with a three hundred billion debt, don't you think.

And isn't it great there is no mention of Global warming, david f. It really does prove the greatest con, [oh sorry, moral issue] of our time is dead. All we have to do now is burry it, & the academic con men who have been using the fraud to rip off the public purse.

We can not afford to have dumb, or untrustworthy people in any senior position, & those who promoted global warming are one or the other.

The thing that annoys me most is those dumb lefty journalists who think they are being so clever in subtly pushing Rudd. Fellers & girls you are so obvious, & insulting expecting we can't see straight through you, that you have probably given Abbott a couple of points lift in the polls.

"We can not afford to have dumb, or untrustworthy people in any senior position..."

That's a laugh...have you been following Tony's gaffes lately?

In favour of welfare to rich ladies are we?

Dumb....Yes!