Foxy,

If you poll the readers of the SMH who are predominately left whingers, either labor or green, then you will get a result far from representative of the public.

The SMH commissioned a random poll that showed that just recently JB was tied with TA in the general public, but that TA was far ahead with coalition voters.

Campbelli is just a prissy left whinger that is completely vacuous. He cannot even contribute to the dialogue but just fling his excrement. There is a word for this: Troll.

'Gee, these apologist right whingers are such girly boys. ' Actually Campbelli it is you regressives who confuse gender identity. Just check out the regressive mouth pieces like abc/sbs and you will see every perversion promoted. Do some homework before mouthing off your dubious dogmas.

That's what I thought,

A hissy fit from the prissy left whinger Camp belli.

G'day there HASBEEN...

Whenever I come across any of your 'threads', it gives me optimism. You're one of the few on this Forum who's NOT afraid to say exactly as you think ! Notwithstanding you do cop some flak for it, which seemingly you're indelibly immune !

You and I come from different branches of the armed services, but their respective principles and reasoning in many things, are absolutely identical. They inculcate, commencing with your Recruit Training, those important tenets of self discipline, a work ethic, pride in your uniform, a high standard of behaviour, grooming, an observation of tradition. And many other traits, or belief systems far too many to articulate herein. All of which have stood us both, in good stead, most of our adult life. In fact years after our separation from service life.

It's for this reason, notwithstanding we're of similar age, I honestly believe our particular approach to life, our respective vocations, our families, and our various social interactions, have been shaped in a more conservative mould, than perhaps if we were to come from say, a more progressive, a more modern academic environment ? Whereas they're often taught and encouraged to 'speak out' against the ills of the establishment, the government, society in general, if any of those institutions or conventions displeased them in some way ?

For me at least, I'm glad to have been consigned to a life of 'belief' and obedience, rather than provoking or disputing everything. It's for this reason, I believe Tony ABBOTT will survive, for if he doesn't, this country will be in a lot more trouble. I don't believe Mr SHORTEN is any better equipped to run the country than the incumbent Mr Abbott. Though credit when it's due, he (MR SHORTEN) is in 'lockstep' with the PM, when it comes to the interdiction of these abhorrent terrorist groups !

As I said at the outset, It's good to see your 'moniker' at the foot of each of your threads HASBEEN !

Dear Shadow Minister,

If you poll the extensive Murdoch Commentariat,
plus a host of new right think tanks and of course
the shock jocks - you will also get some very different
results on Mr Abbott's popularity.

Which just goes to show - how difficult it is
to gage the accuracy of election result predictions.
I do know on very good authority that despite what
you're trying to convince us of here on this forum -
Mr Abbott is not popular with many within the Coalition.
And he does appear judging from various news reports
to be considered by man voters as an embarrassment
and a total disaster. He's the butt of jokes globally.

He seems like a man increasingly out of touch with
ordinary, decent, hard-working Australians. Inevitably
they will be the ones who will decide whether they want
him to continue as their leader. The Coalition should
take a closer look at their chance of winning the next
election with Mr Abbott as leader at the helm.
It could be another Titanic if the current indications
are correct.