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In reply to the discussion: How Long Can Labor Survive? [View all]

Matilda

(6,384 posts)
9. Excellent summary of today's proceedings.
Wed May 23, 2012, 04:15 AM
May 2012

It's well worth reading, because the Opposition is getting closer and closer to the sewers, and this summary details the depth to
which Abbott is taking his party.

On Abbott's performance:

This is the man who shut down Question Time at 2.45pm, with over 30 minutes remaining.

This is the man who refused to keep to the rules of debating SSO motions because it was apparently more important to insult the Prime Minister and deliver a soundbite for the evening news than to respect House Practice.

This is the man who led the call for Craig Thomson to ‘explain himself’ to the House by making a statement in Parliament, and got his wish.

This is the man who led the call for that same statement to be referred to the Privileges Committee, because he claimed that Thomson had misled the Parliament.

http://consciencevote.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/whats-good-for-the-goose/

Do read it all - it's great.

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