Superbly put, 2cents..although you're battling uphill with this lot : )

Just thought I'd give updated figures on NineMSN's poll question:

"Are you happy to see Tony Abbott become PM?"

Yes - 65,502

No - 719,946

That's nearly three quarters of a million people bothering to register No.

(Apparently the poll has since been taken down - not good for MSM morale since they worked so hard to elect the LNP)

So I'm not the only one who thinks Abbott's elevation stinks - and I'm betting a lot of those No's voted LNP.

2cents,

I was referring to lack of commitment, as ably demonstrated by this fellow who is all things to all persons and apparently has no views of his own,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf4nlIEHfaU

I don't especially mind what a politician's views are as long as s/he is forthright, the views are honestly held and s/he is prepared to be held accountable. Freedom of speech and our inherited system of government and traditions are our protections.

One of my strong objections to the previous government was the dealing behind closed doors.

Chrisgaffe1000 <"No lesbians or gays in this team mate"

Are you sure about that?
Have another look...

No lesbians or gays in this team mate
Posted by chrisgaff1000, Thursday, 19 September 2013 7:53:23 PM

I would suggest there are no real, genuine people on this team (LNP) Mate. Well there are no woman anyway and i love those. But hey i think if there where a few real people in politics and in particular, in the LNP, it might go a long way into ending the narrow phobic differentiation of different kinds of human beings and their worthiness to rights and respect. Our elected leaders need to transcend the old and lead us to something new and better.

To be fair, I doubt that Abbott has much of a say in who is on his front bench.

Like the nomination of individual candidates, the Liberal Party has a lot of powerbrokers that look after that sort of thing. (No different from the ALP. They have Right and Left factions, the Libs have "wets" and "Drys").

The nomination of the failed Greenway candidate Jayme Diaz was made by David Clark - the same man behind the rise of Abbott, Hockey, Bishop (and Howard)- to name just a few.

Bill Heffernan is another behind-the-scenes operator and he's not exactly an example of female-friendly tolerance.

chrisgaff1000,

No lesbians or gays?
I don't think think Chris Pyne (for one) would agree. I expect the pending Ashby case will shed some more light on that particular matter.

....A great many people are already regretting voting these bozos in.

Give me a break Piorot, it's been a week!

One thing most LNP supporters will do, that most labor supporters can't do, is admit if they (LNP) got it wrong.