tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839741629478290383.post5020972700769715058..comments2023-09-23T23:46:46.660+10:00Comments on Art Life Chooks: Well, that was a fizzerhughesyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09952271152178706348noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839741629478290383.post-41709759310412560322009-03-24T16:52:00.000+10:002009-03-24T16:52:00.000+10:00Joh and Russ must be squirming big time after a gi...Joh and Russ must be squirming big time after a girly got the job. It ain't gonna be easy for her at all, but at least she made it.Therbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152748667559020695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839741629478290383.post-86886926587587851362009-03-23T22:34:00.000+10:002009-03-23T22:34:00.000+10:00I put it down to John Howard's win over Keating. B...I put it down to John Howard's win over Keating. Basically, Howard saw that the electorate was disenchanted with Keating's work. If you recall that election, you will recall that Howard's policy was simply to not announce any policies. At all. Criticism of Labor policy and track record was Howard's sole and only platform.<BR/><BR/>It worked because he was right - the electorate was disenchanted. And by not giving them something to remind them how much worse Howard and his f_cknoddies were, the electorate followed its own mood.<BR/><BR/>It's a simple tactic. If you're in a winning position already, STFU and let your opponent thrash around. The only people who really need to campaign and expose their position to critical appraisal are those who have to somehow make up ground. <BR/><BR/>The Borg was never looking like winning, so Bligh and her people kept it to platitudes and unfrightening, simple, business-as-usual shite, plus the inevitable abuse of Borgy and his people. <BR/><BR/>Easy.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839741629478290383.post-76040258151924618332009-03-23T19:27:00.000+10:002009-03-23T19:27:00.000+10:00Another Ho Hum event.Another Ho Hum event.Big Bad Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068264174422746226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839741629478290383.post-23888967709826018272009-03-23T17:11:00.000+10:002009-03-23T17:11:00.000+10:00What makes me really ropeable is when in all polit...What makes me really ropeable is when in all politics they have a conscious vote they manage to thoughtful, articulate and representative, but the party machine seems to turn them into some advanced form of zombie, mumbling "working families" as my grey matter leaks slowly from my ears.<BR/><BR/>I'd love it to be different....beesohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876219112305527188noreply@blogger.com