From cow hides to sinking boats the election groupies are scavenging for bits of information and to be the first to press and to of course get a particular point of view across much reality is being lost or shelved until after the election.
One big debate point, and something the Coalition government is pushing is immigration; they cry we are going to stop the boats - well, they didn't before they just sent them to an island - made the books look better. The Labor government want to do a deal with East Timor which sounds smarter but looks a difficult proposition but at least it isn't the same as the Howard government did before only called something else. The funny thing about immigration at the moment is that it is on the decline because of steps taken already by the Labor government but the Coalition seem to be taking credit, or trying to take credit for it - the data is there and yet Mr Abbott is barely questioned on this p; why is his government promising something the Labor government already has done? Very confusing if you ask all the black ducks waddling about on the grass of political fat cat ville.
So, it is stated the Coalition government looks pretty good but to date, and this is again the weirdness of political reporting, they haven't actually promised to do anything for the people of Australia other than to increase a tax and push up the general cost of living. A palm slap to the forehead brings a mind to wonder, if that is the best they can offer just how are they seen to be as good as what we had in government?
To date every single policy delivered by the Coalition and Mr Tony Abbott has big business written all over it - even the childcare rebate is only effective if you are a wealthy household - the shallow promise. Goodness me, how big was that fish?
It would be easy to take shots at Julia Gillard, with the grating voice but there does need to be some credit given - she is delivering a positive, yet difficult message - she knows things are a tough sell but she isn't beefing up lots of nothing to deliver as a something promise.
Another week begins and the emptiness only grows greater, it is just at this time the emptiness of nothing on offer from the Coaltion is less than the nothing by Labor. The only reason the budget will return to surplus in 3 years is because we didn't sink into a recession - again expensive but smart thinking save our collective backsides. Now the economy is healing itself it appears the Coalition want to take credit for it - remember they tried to block the salvation of the economy. Again, more nothing promised from nothing --
Fair Dinkum was the word of the moment and I must say Tony Abbott said this so often I knew he was pulling a leg or two and true to his claimed form, you really couldn't believe what was coming from his mouth. Fair Dinkum indeed - more like dunkin donuts for pensioners.
As the climate continues to change and global warming has already reached the point of no return - oops, didn't you know that - scientists told us this in the early 90s but politicians said it was a lie - well the problem came, escalated and has now reached proportions we cannot even begin to alter. The Tony Abbotts of th8is world guaranteed we were to be doomed. While there will be 12 months to discuss our plan under Labor, which was why people said not to the ETS remember (no discussion) the Coalition has strengthened its stand on the do nothing side, or the deny global warming exists - the 1990s revisited, only the world is worse shape now.
Still, polls put Mr Abbott up the top and the hermits in their caves decide to stay where they are in the grand hope the idiot get flattened by a flock of penguins in search of ice...
What to do and what to think is up to you but at the moment the Coalition are offering us nothing at all dressed up a possible promise only if they seem the benefit after the election when Tony Abbott will declare - sorry, I forgot to mention workchoices was change to Working Australia... thanks for all the fish.
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