Comments on: Full house?

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:45:01 +0000

MelbCity, the quota totals after preferences appear to be exactly the same as yesterday:
ALP 1.99
Lib 3.00
Grn 1.01
What are you basing your new assessment on?

By: brian

brian — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:08:07 +0000

If the first duty of oppositions is to oppose the government of the day…amd an Upper House in which the Government of the day lacks a majority surely is the most useful tool in an opposition’s bag of tricks,…then the Victorian Liberals are Prize Chuckleheads,as their first strategy should have been to devise a preferences allocation which would have meant ,that Labor would have been in the minority in the Upper House.
Even if that had meant a Green-Lib-Nat controlled House so be it.
In the lifetime of any government,things arise that they don’t want aired in either House.
A House controlled by parties other the A,L,P may in the future , have suited the Liberals purpose. If they have thrown that chance away and given the Labor Party a majority there,they are more inept and stupid than I gave them credit for,

By: Melb city

Melb city — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:58:25 +0000

SOUTHERN METRO: As of 5:00PM today Thronley has taken the lead over Southwick. It is a neck and neck race to the finish better then the best Melbourne to Hobart Yacht races. Some people like to read about the result at the end of the journey but it much better to watch the race in progress. I will update the Southern Metro count sheet shortly. Any errors please report to my blog.

http://melbcity.topcities.com

By: John

John — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:48:05 +0000

It’d be so much better if we just reverted to the simpler, superior provinical system we used to have for the LC

By: Gary Bruce

Gary Bruce — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:51:55 +0000

For what it’s worth I think Labor and the unions really believe they have to win the next election and will do anything to win. I’m tipping the “dream team” to get up. If not they can kiss the next election goodbye.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:34:00 +0000

The Federal ALP is known for mass stupidity – Mark Latham is a prime example! I expect most of them to reelect Beazley and get hammered again by Howard in 2007.

By: centaur_007

centaur_007 — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:15:54 +0000

Yes I predict Beasley too. Wake up ALP we can win with “the dream team”

By: John

John — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:05:06 +0000

It has probably been written earlier but in any event its worth repeating. If Southwick and Thornley both get in, Thornley will get in on Liberal Party preferences. The ALP as a result will have a majority in the Upper House becuase of the Liberal Party. You couldn’t have scripted that one.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:52:10 +0000

I think while I am in my current employment I have no opinion on that. Ask me on the 24th when I will be gloriously unemployed.

We used to have Evan Walker, he was good value.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:36:03 +0000

Adam, too true!
It’s heaven right now for political watchers all over Australia!
So, who do you all think will win on Monday? I’ll predict Beazley wins by a nose(even though Rudd gets my vote).

Peter: thanks for the explanation! I’m wishing my namesake all the luck in the world: we need at least one Evan in parliament somewhere.