Comments on: I see a bad moon rising…

By: Graham Bell

Graham Bell — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 13:01:31 +0000

Everyone:
I’m truly amazed …. not that so many people voted Liberal – that was inevitable – but that they were so concentrated as to actually get a few Liberals elected despite the abysmaal performance (underperformance perhaps) of the Liberal Party at a state level.

My guesses were wrong.

By: morganzola

morganzola — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:09:39 +0000

In the event, I had to write “NO DAMS” on the bottom half of the ballot paper, as there was no room at the top.

Springborg was returned, as was the Beattie government (with an increased majority).

My informal vote counted exactly as much as if I’d voted for either the Nats or the ALP, but at least I enjoyed the momentary frisson of expressing what I felt – not that anybody would have noted it.

I just love democracy. It’s just so empowering.

By: wpd

wpd — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:26:21 +0000

I saw Stateline last night and thought it was terribly unbalanced. There were two speakers for the Coalition but only one for the ALP. And the time allocation reflected those numbers. Perhaps another example of ABC lefty bias??

By: Bring Back EP

Bring Back EP — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:05:01 +0000

Oppositions are as rarely bad as made out thus people should vote for the Opposition in Queensland today as they should in every state and territory as well as Federally when they vote

By: saint

saint — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:05:38 +0000

I tip the Crows to win today

By: morganzola

morganzola — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:25:40 +0000

Today I’m going to vote informal for the first time ever. This is because in my electorate, there are only two candidates: Lawrence Springborg and an ALP paper candidate nobody.

Since I refuse to vote for either loser, I’m just going to have my name ticked at the polling booth and submit my ballot paper unmarked – except for the legend “NO DAMS” that I shall write across the top.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:54:25 +0000

I noticed the Joan Sheldon and Russell Cooper on the 7.30 Report last night were stressing the need for a strong opposition like crazy.

Springborg put forward the improbable proposition that leadership was not necessary in a political party when the question was Flegg. When the question was his own future he all but justified himself in terms of leadership.

For the record, I think you’ll find that in Gympie Elisa Roberts has changed her mind six times. It must be some kind of a record.

By: Graham Bell

Graham Bell — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:01:28 +0000

Quensland elections always turn up interesting surprises …. but in general I’ll go along with your assessment …. except that if there are any more than two Liberals in the next parliament, the stewards will have to be called in.

Surely the Liberals don’t deserve to retain any seats at all given their decades long proficiency at talent deflection, their personaliity driven party discipline that would have made Mussolini blush, their embracing of one ratbag economic or social policy idea after another – it hasn’t been a proper party since Sir Llew Edwards gave up trying to keep all the monkeys in their cages.