OK, so do you guys reckon the fascination that the majors have with always playing the man is because

A) They're all just a bunch of gossipy old women who aren't that bothered about policy?
B) They think voters are more interested in gossip than policy?
C) They're concerned that their policies won't stand up to scrutiny so they try to distract people with gossip?
D) They're sick of always being either the Government or the opposition, so they've decided it's time somebody else had a turn and doing their best to make ensure that it happens?

I reckon it's D.

Dear Toni,

I reckon it's C.

The problem is in part us, we can not get our head around just how hard it must be to try to please everyone, both parties in the end sometimes forget that task and try to please just about half of us, never ever forget doing that hurts them the most, as our host and author has posted this thread about an ALP person, one I think far worse of than he? am I to continue to dig in to my marble bag and select a big one to smash his? or contentedly leave the field of battle in a huff? bad to the bone~! SM! Ms Cash! that most unpleasant woman! took the Cameras on a raid of my Unions office! tried to make union bashing a spectator sport! shame! yes know I should not have done that but if we find mud us pigs will insist on rolling in it!

Foxy,

For all your claims of impartiality, your needle has never wavered from the hard left and as far as BJ is concerned if your news diet consists of the fact-free polemics in New Matilda and IA.

If you actually did any real research you would realise that water affairs fall firmly in the purview of the state government and that the federal government has no real say, but then reality has never been your strong suit.

For interest:

"Former Labor politician Milton Orkopoulos, who supplied teenage boys with heroin and cannabis so he could rape them has lost his third bid for parole."

Shadow Minister,

You really are getting desperate. I haven't read either
New Matilda or IA in ages. If you're reading them perhaps
you can enlighten us.

As for Barnaby Joyce - the man is still a Member of Parliament
and still collecting a massive salary - and that is a disgrace.
Especially since he's doing little to earn it.

Still we have politicians for a reason - they're either a
blessing or a lesson.

Ah the mud is warm this morning Shadow Minister! yes even met that thing that you mentioned, he by the way,keeping your mud bucket full, stood over his office staff! yes he did! and my party, yes true, helped him do it, keep the mud warm it is after all winter, now go back a few years, say Queensland, remember now? a LABOR MINISTER! went to prison for much the same thing, MAGGOT! tell you a truth, see hiding such filth, on both sides, screams that we voters are? STUPID! that they? yours and mine, at such times lack the intestinal fortitude, to remove them without delay, highlight this, YOU defend YOUR side I openly call for the vermin on my side to be exposed then dumped, nice mud bit on the smelly side but warm