It sure looks like big Clive is revealing his true agenda, adopting the strategy of bums on seats as his way of gaining power.

In his latest deal, the lady he elevated to the position of heading the NT party, can't even tell us why she came across, but, considering she has gone from pillar to post so far as her political career goes, perhaps this is just another case of she got bored.

Sure smells of money, doesn't it!

Ahhh, Rehctub's feeling threatened. Hmmm.

Actually, PUP was my number two preference at the election, so I was quite happy to see him get the results he did. My concern now is that he has a hidden agenda and is using his wealth to get what he wants.

If this is the case, then yes, I do feel threatened, or somewhat betrayed at least as this is not how democracy is meant to work.

Umm, you haven't heard that Palmer is now suing the Queensland Premier for defamation for saying similar things?

Clive Palmer said, "Mr Newman will have the opportunity to present all the evidence he has of such matters before the courts - the Supreme Court of Queensland".

He also said, "There'll be no settlement, no negotiations, the matter will go to trial".

If a conviction is delivered against Newman, will he have to resign? I'm not sure about that. I think the answer may be yes.

Here's some partial quotes of what Newman said, "He has gone on a rampage around Australia, trying to buy other people". And, "I ask, what inducements were offered to these 3 MPs? What cash? What jobs? What financial support for elections? What offers were made for them to jump ship?".

Here's some partial quotes of what Palmer said -

"To make it clear we offered them nothing".

"There's been no inducements offered to them. I got a telephone call on Friday night, it said they wanted to meet with me. They came to Queensland, they asked us about our party. We offered them nothing".

Ms Anderson, one of the 3 MPs, also confirmed she made the first contact with Palmer and that she was NOT paid to join the PUP.

Methinks Newman is now shaking in his boots.

Dear rehctub,

I wouldn't write Clive off just yet.

Just when we think we've got him figured out -
he surprises us. I remember watching "Q and A,"
a while back when one of the panelists was
the PUP MP from Tassie. Sure, she was a
"rough diamond," inexperienced. But she won over
the audience easily (and me, I have to admit).
She was quite resreshing in that she said what
she thought - no party rhetoric or spin.
And the current government will have quite a
force to deal with PUP and the Greens in the
Senate - they just may make the government change
their strategy - and not take things for granted.
Which surely can't be a bad thing.