09-10-2013, 02:58 PM
Quote: Crash wrote: I see this as actually being a positive for the next term of government. I think Labor will be wanting to rebuild and I don't see them blocking everything they can in the senate. It will only continue to give the LNP a free kick in tarnishing their already suffering image. If they are smart, they will regroup and try to be seen as a party that is keen to rebuild on a positive note and smart policy, whether that be bi-partisan or not. The other good side is that the LNP are still a bit of an unknown quantity, so free reign of parliament and the senate is probably not in anyone's best interest at the moment, we need them to work for their keep in the first term and prove they deserve a second.
That's the ideal situation, if it pans out the way you wish. Hope it does.
I miss having a multi-party (or even dual party) political system that allows itself and the country to benefit from the diversity.
Hoping that we can get back to that in the near future here in the US; a Capitol Hill that isn't rife with representatives consumed with one-upping their political opponents at the expense of working towards the good of the people (even though many of them are driven by their perceptions of how their decisions will affect their public images in any case).
So, Prime Ministers Cameron and Key seem overjoyed by Abbott's win.
I'm seeing lots of press comparing Abbott to George W. Bush (in a positive way, which I find interesting).
Some of the comments by Australian Labor Party members make me laugh. Like this one.
"Oz has elected a bigoted air-head to drag them backwards into mean prejudice and vainglorious chauvinism," wrote MP Paul Flynn.
Hey, tell us how you really feel, Mr. Flynn.
