The best liar

[echnidna]

The other day on the radio someone asked a taxi driver who would win the election and he said "the best liar"

In a few hours we will all know who the best liar is!!

[DavidG]

Johnny the ****

[bitingmidge]

Or alternatively, we worked out who he was and didn't vote for him!

Shouldn't that have read best liars? After all we are voting for a swag of different people round the country?

Actually on a non-political (well non-party-political) soapbox is anyone else as peeved as I am that their vote never counts? I have lived in four electorates in my life, spanning three political colours and have always had a dominant sitting member to vote for.

Currently my guy holds something like 54% of the primary vote, so my vote doesn't matter a jot one way or another. (Well it registers the "swing", but that won't help me!)

So while fixing the world, why don't we lobby to get rid of the term and attitude opposition. IF my MHR was on the non-governing side of the house, I didn't vote for him to OPPOSE, I voted for him to represent me in GOVERNMENT!!

Why the non governing party (and I stress of any colour) has to waste all that energy opposing stuff instead of constructively working to get the best result is beyond my simple comprehension.

Ahh that feels better, even if this thread is DOOMED!

Cheers,

P

[ernknot]

It's doomed because you make sense. There is no sense in politics. To explain the reasons why you have no say is because politicians hijacked their authority from the tribes many many years ago. Read a book titled " Guns Germs and Steel" it explains all.

[Ben from Vic.]

At my house we always share a bit of a smile when the two parties agree on something.

Thats all. Can't add any more to what you said Midge except to say that I agree.


Ben.

[Sturdee]

At my house we always share a bit of a smile when the two parties agree on something.

So you smile when the pollies vote to increase their salaries or perks because that is the only time they ever agree. I usually weep when that happens as it costs us even more money to keep them.

BTW Midge I am in the same position as you with our electorate.


Peter.

[journeyman Mick]

Jumped in the car today and the radio came on. It was on an ABC station and people were calling in about the election. Apparently some of the polling booths were very crowded early on and someone had suggested "shopping around" to find quieter ones. A bloke rang up to say that one could shop around and find less crowded ones, but unfortunately they were all selling the same goods! .
Staying at the in-laws at the moment( ) and they spent the better part of the day handing out "how to vote" cards and the rest of the day (and night-still at it) watching the results on TV. Personally I think I'd find watching paint dry morte edifying.

Mick

[vsquizz]

So thats what was going on today, I was having a bugger of a time getting a cricket score.

Cheers

[graemet]

It doesn't matter who you vote for, it's always a politician that gets in!
Graeme

[jow104]

In the British parliament all members get a lucky dip(ha ha) they have a personal chance to put forward a bill (law) because they were choosen by lottery to promote their own wish. It still requires a majority vote of course to succeed in the parliament.
Wouldn't it be good if all electors had the same opportunity, electors would then get issues discussed that the public wanted and not politicans.

[jackiew]

heard some political commentator this morning when they were spouting off about why labour didn't do to well .... the gist of it was " they've put forward the same election policies for 4 elections, it didn't work the 3 previous times so why should it have worked this time".

If you follow this through the Greens in Tasmania should promote logging of old growth forests because it would increase their chance of being elected even though its totally against what the party was formed for.

The goal is seemingly to win at all costs even it means selling out.

Its the first time I've voted here .... the proportional representation system seems a bit clunky but at least whoever gets in in each electorate did have a majority voting for them if not first preference then at least second or third preference. My experience in the uk seemed to be that my member of parliament had been voted for by less than half of their electorate ... the majority of the votes having been split between the opposition parties.

[echnidna]

"Wouldn't it be good if all electors had the same opportunity, electors would then get issues discussed that the public wanted and not politicans."

Then these forums could run the country,

[Zed]

more importantly, I jogged to the school for my turn at voting and I must say I looked wonderful in my spandex pants. Unlike a politician you could believe my bulge - (Ie "what you see is what you get")....

theres nothing like outrunning/leaping over the fence to avoid all those politico flunkies handing out waste paper at the gates.... :mad: :mad: :mad:

When I jogged in some chickie tried to sell me donuts and by mistake I belted into her full tilt, hurt me ankle - who said exercise was good for ya ? :confused:

we should do what the pommies did in ww2 - the opposition and govt got together to run the joint - wouldnt that be a nice thing for a change rather than " he's got a bigger office than I have...."

[HappyHammer]

heard some political commentator this morning when they were spouting off about why labour didn't do to well .... the gist of it was " they've put forward the same election policies for 4 elections, it didn't work the 3 previous times so why should it have worked this time".

If you follow this through the Greens in Tasmania should promote logging of old growth forests because it would increase their chance of being elected even though its totally against what the party was formed for.

The goal is seemingly to win at all costs even it means selling out.

That's exactly what Tony Blair did to get in.

HH.

[barnsey]

All I can say is we should get rid of compulsory vote - It only encourages the mongrels - did you see how many budding parasites were on those pieces of white paper. :eek:

Bet if it was like the local footy club where all positions were voluntary you'd be flat out getting any more than were needed. And for politicians, they should only get paid at the next election if they've actually done anything :mad: