Australian Elections in August

[aj.lec]

Unfortunately getting that farcical feeling

None of the parties have decent leaders

-Labour has the droll ,untrustworthy ,backstabbing ,policy regergitator without a good plan for the future , just more taxes

-Liberal has the Budgie smuggler ,who seems to put both feet in his mouth every time he opens it .No revolutionary policies or plans. Also regergitating policies

-Greens have a slimy ,arrogant git that reminds me too much of Keating

-Nationals .. well you just never hear of them

Overall . I think we may be in a spot of bother

[Barry Churcher]

Rick,if you changed the names it would be Ontario.
Barry

[Hanno Spoelstra]

It is the same everywhere it seems. So much for democracy, eh?

I think we should have a serious look at other politcal systems. As a famous Chinese leader once said: "Elections? In China we have elections evely day!" That sounds like it works. . . .

H.

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

Rick,if you changed the names it would be Ontario.
Barry

Barry,
Are you sure that Ontario has a monopoly on "all the same - so why waste my time voting" poiticians for Canada? On the other hand, my view is that if individuals can't be bothered to vote for whoever they view as the least bad of the lot they don't have a right to complain about the outcome.
The last party I remeber that was much different than the others was the Rhinoceros party and I'm not sure I would have wanted them to govern although they would have made things a bit more interesting/lively..... Some of their promises can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Party_of_Canada I wonder how they would have done under the more recent suggestion of proportional representation?

[aj.lec]

Was sent an email entitled
"This is what happens to naughty boys"

Not really appropriate for political discussion but was funny at the time

[aj.lec]

Got me started now
Another example of the "quality" of some of our "politicians" are (especially bad ex "pop" singers)should have stuck with that

TRUE STORY
The Australian Government and the NSW Forestry Service were presenting an alternative to NSW sheep farmers for controlling the dingo population.
It seems that after years of the sheep farmers using the tried and true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predators, the Labor Government (Peter Garrett - Environmental Minister), the NSW Forestry Service and the Greens tree-huggers had a ‘more humane’ solution.
What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the males would then be castrated and let loose again. Therefore the population would be controlled.
This was ACTUALLY proposed to the NSW Sheep farmers Association and Farming Association by the Federal Government and the NSW Forestry Service.
All of the sheep farmers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally, one of the old boys in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said, ‘Mr Garrett, son, I don’t think you understand our problem.
Those dingo’s ain’t ****en our sheep - they’re eatin’ ‘em.’
You should have been there to hear the roar of laughter as Mr Peter Garrett and the members of the NSW Forestry Service , the Greens and the other “tree huggers” left the meeting very “sheepishly”.

[Keith Webb]

Voting is compulsory in Australia unlike most other parts of the world. They say we get the government we deserve but this time there is a definite lack of inspiration on either side. We deserve better than that.

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

Barry,
Are you sure that Ontario has a monopoly on "all the same - so why waste my time voting" poiticians for Canada? On the other hand, my view is that if individuals can't be bothered to vote for whoever they view as the least bad of the lot they don't have a right to complain about the outcome.
The last party I remeber that was much different than the others was the Rhinoceros party and I'm not sure I would have wanted them to govern although they would have made things a bit more interesting/lively..... Some of their promises can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Party_of_Canada I wonder how they would have done under the more recent suggestion of proportional representation?