I was a little stunned to hear a friend of mine this morning express support for Jacqui Lambie because of her stance on pay for the armed forces.

I have no time for Lambie, not least because she went to Clive Palmer when she was in trouble, took $600K from him for her campaign, and then abandoned his party when she was barely in the parliament.

It seemed ungrateful, to say the least. Not that I'm a Clive supporter, and it's easy to see what he's like, but she should have known that before she signed-up.

She certainly didn't get elected because she was Jacqui Lambie, so it's not just Clive she's abandoned, but the Tasmanians who voted for her because she was the PUP candidate.

But my friend's position made me wonder how others viewed Lambie.

I don't care much for Ms Lambies childish tantrums and silly tactics when she doesn't get her own way, and I am embarrassed that someone like her was actually voted in to our parliament, but I certainly don't feel sorry for Clive.

If she was stupid enough to hitch her wagon to a strange character like Clive in order to get into parliament, then she deserves everything she gets.

She could easily play most of us off a break and come out on top. Clive and his myriad of expensive advisers were solidly outclassed by animal cunning.

Hate to say it, but the 'system' is made for the 'Lambies' to take advantage of. She will fit in well in the Senate. Fortunately for the taxpayers she thinks small beer and so far has not cost us (taxpayers) as much as some.

Think of the savings if the Australian Senate was towed to the continental shelf off NSW and sunk. It would need that depth so none of them could still have a hand out after.

I think the ones that need towing out to sea are the prescent federal govt.
Someone like Lambie show more strength than Clive palmer, who is there for what he can get.

The Chinese claim Big Clive took them for $12 mill to get elected, and now Jacqui's taken Big Clive to the cleaners for $600k. The burning question. Where is the other $11,400,000? Clive could spend a bit of it on Jenny Craig and a new suit, that one he's wearing looks like something he borrowed from the undertaker.
All being well, Jacqui's landed herself a well paying job for six years, all being well that is. Clive only got 3, bad deal Clive, 56 votes is a very thin margin indeed. I remember Senator Albert Field, and he didn't even get a vote, except one from Joh.

Lambie is the proof the electoral system is seriously flawed. Only 6.6% Tasmanians voted for her.