Short version:
A workmate summed this up rather well today, when reading the paper he deadpanned: "John Howard lying? I find that very hard to believe"
Long version:
cvm: Does anybody actually care if it's Howard or Costello? I know it's agreat way to split voters etc away from the Libs but really, a stinkbug byany other name is just as malodourous.
eurovladd: Well, your line was a little more poetic than my "same shit different outfits" but yes, ultimately I agree with you. Altho don't understand how all of this suddenly means Costello should be the one toresign. But yes, frankly, j'don't care. The only thing more annoying thatCostello vs. Howard is the Labor Party trying to look relevant by jumping upand down saying that the Liberal Party can no longer be trusted. Yeah, costhis is the thing that makes the "never-ever" Libs look untrustworthy. Please.
cvm: i think it was Costello's reference to something which happened in the "Past" that disqualified him as a potential front bencher.. i believe theparty line is still to deny existence of said.
History is: Adam and Eve, then James Cook, then yesterday/this morning.
Perhaps the ALP will realise that the public of Australia *know* that none of the political parties are to be trusted.. this is something we became(relaxed and) comfortable with quite a while ago
eurovladd: Yes, good point. Everyone bleats on about trust when we all KNOW that politicans can't be trusted. And for some reason this doesn't actually seem to bother Mr & Mrs Average Suburbanite. Der.
cvm: Trust in mistrust perhaps? And Monsieur Howard says that Postmodernismis irrelevant.. how else can one explain the attitude that elects peopleprecisely because they know exactly how they will mess up the country?
eurovladd: And then there is that moment where you hope that Howard staysleader of the Libs because I think a Liberal party lead by Costello is less likely to lose the next election. Oooh too many negatives. Dizzy.
cvm: I'm still in the "hope they all fall in a well" stage. But yes, agree Howard and another election may fall to voter fatigue. Although Costello does have that awful smirk...
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Tough one to call re who'll win the next election. Here's some Psephology 101 (just because I love the word 'psephology'):
Labor will need a swing of about 5% to comfortably form government. The last times that happened was 1996 when the Libs trounced Keating, then 98 when Labor almost got it back.
I have this feeling in my waters there is no mood, even with the IR wind, for a big anti-Howard swing right now, or at least not one on scale with 96 and 98. At best it will be a close election, where Labor unlike 2004 might actually make ground, but I don't think it will be enough to win it.
I also don't reckon having Howard or Costello in charge come election time will make a difference, even though I'm pretty sure it will still be La Rodente.
I very much hope to be proved wrong.
I hope we are all proved wrong with our misgivings for next election. Is indeed a very hard call to be making.
I guess at the moment the possibility of a Labor win by a very tight margin might have the benefit of making the party work a little bit harder for it, one gets the feeling that after so long with the Libs in power Labor feel like they are mandated to take over. After the scars of so many years of conservative government i want a really really hungry ALP.. (if we must have the ALP at all).
Psephology is indeed rather hott.
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