Foxy,

Yes, it's sad really. Shadow Minister must have had such high hopes.

Look what we got.

And it's reflected in the polls week after week.

This govt's antics are just a series of faux pas wrapped in cruelty.

Let's hope our democracy recovers fast from this blight.

Dear Poirot,

I've asked this question previously.

Why has it taken only 10 months for the
Coalition to go from electoral triumph to internal
discontent?

Clearly, tha catalyst is the budget, based on a
stream of broken promises and Coalition foot
soldiers, particularly those in marginal seats know
that the electorate is disillusioned.

This is the foundation of the discontent rumbling
through the party. First we had the Turnbull sideshow
(a diversion engineered predmoninantly through the
Murdoch Press to deflect attention from the failed
budget). And now we're getting Joe Hockey's book
"Not your average Joe."

What's next - Cory Bernardi as Communications Minister?

Do you people (Foxy & Poirot) actually believe Labour is a good alternative? Granted the coalition isn't showing the compassionate qualities Labour pretends to represent, but have you forgotten or just closed your eyes and covered your ears to the past six years of Labour in Government? You both seem to be intelligent people, surely you must know in your hearts the Labour years were a disaster.

ConservativeHippie,

"You both seem to be intelligent people"

Yes...and we're so intelligent we know that they are called "Labor" in Oz.

Regarding the last six years....the ones where labor delivered one of the best post GFC economies in the world...Yes?

Smok'n Joe accidentally slipped up and told the truth in New Zealand:

"Australian economy is not in trouble, Joe Hockey tells NZ"

http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/australian-economy-is-not-in-trouble-joe-hockey-tells-nz-20140726-zx6ie.html

The "crisis" was obviously for domestic consumption - not so handy when you're trying to lure foreign investment.

""There's no crisis at all in the Australian economy," the treasurer said."

Lol!

Why has it taken only 10 months for the
Coalition to go from electoral triumph to internal
discontent?
Foxy,
You don't think incessant sabotage, incessant unwarranted criticism, incessant destabilising the LNP & its Government has no hand in all this ?
May I suggest learning this to Lefties foreign word ?

integrity |ɪnˈtɛgrɪti|
noun [ mass noun ]
1 the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles: a gentleman of complete integrity.
2 the state of being whole and undivided: upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
• the condition of being unified or sound in construction: the structural integrity of the novel.
• internal consistency or lack of corruption in electronic data: [ as modifier ] : integrity checking.
ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2): from French intégrité or Latin integritas, from integer ‘intact’ (see integer). Compare with entirety,integral, and integrate.

You know chaps, you could avoid all these corrupt sleaze bags in the LIBERAL and LABOR Parties. Its all so simple, come out my friends, don't be sad, political happiness is at hand. All you have to do is VOTE GREEN the only party with honesty and integrity. VOTE GREEN.