The more I think about it the more I think Australia is going to end up with the government it deserves. No matter which party the independents support we are still going to have a minority government that is a by election away from collapse. And to be frank, given the overweight, unhealthy status of a few of our federal pollies, it’s not such a big call. Wouldn’t that be an fitting end to this situation.
He’s a character isn’t he? Models himself on JR out of Dallas I think. Wears a big white hat when he goes to town. Does stuff country folk do like threatening to kill other annoying politicians, regularly supporting North Queensland’s succession from we blood sucking bastards down in Brisbane, hating on daylight savings and declaring that country folk are nothing like those two poofs out of Brokeback Mountain. Isn’t it great to know we’re in such safe hands?
I don’t know so much about the other two, from NSW–Tamworth where the country folk go to play music and Coffs Harbour where people go to retire and criminals go to hide out. Have you noticed that? Everytime a wanted person is aprehended it’s in Coffs Harbour. Such a lovely place too.
But when you look at this big picture the fact that three people, wrangling to get the best for their electorate, pretty well sums up the self serving way the election campaign was run, the issues that were presented and the way we voted along the lines of gimme more or payback. When both parties agreed to get rid of the boat people, well that nullified that issue and the fact that they both chose to ignore climate change cancelled out that one.
We were left with parental leave and broadband. Hmm so that’s what we’re about–time off work and spending time on the computer. There’s a connection there I think.
No one took any notice of the budget surplus/deficit stuff. Because to be frank many of our voters wouldn’t know which was which. Many of them are still hoping that the glory days of the stimulus package will return. A man I know who I like to call the election predictor (he’s a bit like Dave the plumber who featured so heavily in the US election campaign) explained it to me. “I’m voting Labor because Kevin Rudd gave me the stimulus package.” “OK, but you know he’s not the leader anymore?” I said. “Didn’t know that but it doesn’t matter, the ranga will give us another one, so I’m voting for her.”
OK, so the bloke’s ill informed, is a real gimme voter, uses ranga to describe the Prime Minister, yet he has accurately predicted the outcome of the last four elections (two state, two federal). He’s like the Paul the Octopus of voting outcomes.
So we got what we thought we wanted–a toned down Tony Abbott, the real Julia and the smug Bob Browne. So what we will end up with is an ALP or Coalition government castrated by the wishes of three men. We have a senate that will be paralysed by the Greens who always say no and Bob Katter on the front of every newspaper. If you think Barnaby Joyce is a loose cannon, wait till Bob gets centre stage. Image
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