Pauliar,

The green's MP is the one in handcuffs while lecturing everyone on morality.

Hi Foxy,

Over the past 50 years I have met many politicians from all parties, from PM's, Premiers and MP's to local councillors, and many who would be if they could be, but lost the race, and gave up. And of course the party faithful who turn out time and again to support their convictions, never aspiring to office, but trying to get someone else elected. Many of us talk a lot, but only a very small percentage are willing to actually do something active, and say "I want to make a difference", such people are from all sides of the political divide, Liberal thinking, Greens, Labor people, and others. In all my years I can say I have met very few "nutters" on the job, and the vast majority of political people are ordinary folk. I briefly met Billy McMahon, nice chap, I told him my politics, opposite his, he said "stick with what you believe in son, etc etc" he could have been my uncle Billy. Bob Hawke the least favorited of the 4 PM's I've met, GW and MF being the other two. Hawke I found to be overbearing and abrasive. the other two week okay blokes.

Dear Paul,

I've also met a few politicians from both
sides of politics. I found Kevin Andrews rather
odd. He's always surrounded by carers and seems
scared of his constituents. Hard man to approach.
Yet, Josh Frydenberg 's a sweetie,
very easy-going. And he actually listens.
Kelly O'Dwyer - was lovely.

Jeff Kennett had not done his homework
when he came to the Lithuanian Club in Melbourne. People
were insulted by his speech. He was totally unprepared.
And out of his depth. Perhaps he was having a bad day.

I guess personal contacts do make a difference.
Impressions are important after all.

cont'd ...

My husband worked with Ted Baillieu on some
architectural projects - nice guy.
I met Mark Dreyfus - intelligent guy.
And Bill Shorten - socially amicable and easy
to talk to.

Victorian MP, Tim Smith, has rightly accused the Victorian government of using inflammatory language” to terrify people about the WuFlu as they continue bungling and extending their pointless lockdown.

However, what Smith’s Liberals in Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland have to come to terms with is that, as oppositions they have been hopeless: AWOL; dead losses because of their gutlessness through their inability to take the fight to the three governments. Prissy cowards is the only way to describe them.

It is worrying in Victorian that the number of cases
of Covid keep increasing. Not sure where all this
will end.