Gawd there are some ding-a-lings on here !
I have been away in Perth for a week and to come back to read this lot
is most depressing.

We have got problems coming that will need real positive thinking to
overcome the very great difficulties we face.

The early count in the WA Senate re-run shows a big swing to THE GREENS and a disaster for both Liberal and Labor, seems Palmer is also doing well.

Yes Paul, it just added evidence to the case that fewer people voted, simply because they don't care.

The irony is a mining state voting green. Wow! Il bet there are some people who didn't vote, who now wish they had.

Also, my tip is the postal/absentee vote will not be as favorable for the greens. I could be wrong.

Butch,

The warning signs are there for Labor, as they have been for some time, they did themselves no favors by putting up a 'wombat' as their lead candidate. Love him or hate him, Scott Ludlam has been a strong performer in the Senate and is an asset to both Australia and The Greens. Palmer spent up big to get his 'mystery candidate' across the line, mostly I suspect from disillusioned conserves and a few old Labor voters. I'm not concerned about PUP, if Big Clive should fall off the perch any time soon, heaven forbid, PUP will flush itself down the proverbial.

WA is the usual by-election result. The Greens market themselves as a protest outfit. They are not credible as an alternate government, ever.

Beach,
I would expect that comment from you, as a supporter of the extreme right wing Australia First Party and the political ideology of its leader Jim Saleam, As you raised the subject one time, I asked you to comment on the pathetic voter support for Saleam in the seat of Cook at the last Federal election, something you have strenuously avoided. As The Greens are not a protest party but a party made up of caring individuals, a party with solid policies supporting justice and fairness in our society. The Greens are the antithesis of a party like Australia First which is a party based onn hate. It is shameful that the word Australia should be included in such a malevolent nonentities name.
Sad news for some, The Greens in NSW are right now mobilizing its members and supporters for an all out assault on the reactionary O'Farrell government at the up coming 2015 state election. Just this weekend, I was surprised and somewhat shocked by the support shown for The Greens from a most unexpected quarter, affluent Liberal voters on the North Shore of Sydney at Beecroft. That is akin to finding communists in Toorak! many did say there have never ever voted Greens but in 2015 they certainly will be.
Beach call this a protest if you like, but people power will win out in the end.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/news/residents-plea-with-premier-to-save-trees-in-beecroft-and-cheltenham/story-fngr8gwi-1226777096942