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Punters in the Adelaide Hills are shaking their heads as they sing "Hey there Georgie girl"

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A little bit of impersonation by Georgie Downer caught presenting a cheque which protocol says she may not be entitled to and then bowls up a died in the wool liberal operative as an “independent “ anti -Labor wringer all on her Sunday Bloody Sunday.
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I hope my fellow West Ham supporters will forgive me but the Canberra bubble merits a political singalong So.

A song for the Finance Minister Mathias Cormann :Hello World - won't you open up the door and let me in

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Singalong with Scomo as he celebrates a great parliamentary week

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It is good for a politician to have the faith. Scomo in action:

The Coalition like generals fighting the last war?

When you cannot think of anything new to do I guess it's natural to do what you have done before. That's the Liberal-National coalition approach to the 2019 election. Scott Morrison is trying to do a John Howard Tampa fright or a Tony Abbott shotgun style scare campaign. The Prime Minister's National Press Club speech on Monday set the tone. He elaborated on the horrors confronting us all: People smuggling, natural disasters, organised crime, money laundering, biosecurity hazards, cyber security, the evil ice trade, violence against women In the House of Representatives today the PM's target was more specific with boat people the target. Bill Shorten and the Labor Party do not have the mettle, do not have what is required, and do not understand what is necessary to ensure that Australia’s border protection framework … can be managed by the Labor Party. These comments met with applause from the normal pundits on talk radio and Sky News at night. But do these sentim

A light look at the Wilson family franking reviews

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Tony Abbott needs to bring back Peta Credlin

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The most famous surf club in Australia shouldn’t need port-a-loos every time a crowd turns up. pic.twitter.com/NJMm6U9RsJ — Tony Abbott (@TonyAbbottMHR) February 3, 2019 An unusual campaign offering today by Tony Abbott. Budgie smugglers are perhaps not the best look when you are under attack by women candidates. And promising to work hard for extra loos when you have done nothing about it for all the years you have been local member will have many constituents puzzled. The Owl suggests Tony should bring back his old minder to add a little discipline to his efforts to retain his seat. Today's was the kind of stuff-up that Ms Credlin normally kept her boss away from.