This is all a tad childish is it not?

This is a place for discussing political thought and the party politics of Australia and the wider world.

Not attempting to show up another poster.

I think this is tedious.

Lenin's tomb is a Communist plot...irrelevant on this post?...yes...but so is the post.

Had a chuckle.  Nice work

ALAN: What do you think about this story? A Young Liberal chap has left politics for a career as a specialist. It doesn't say much about young people's faith in politics, does it? It's astounding.

MARIO: I think it's the pay, Alan. They just don't make enough.

ALAN: Politicians? The last I heard, they gave themselves a pay rise. They're constantly giving themselves pay rises. Travel entitlements, rental subsidies, the list goes on and on.

MARIO: Yeah, but specialists get two hundred grand.

ALAN: What about public service? Have we gone mad? Does everything just come down to dollars and cents these days?

MARIO: He might want to cure the sick too, Alan, I'm not sure.

ALAN: Well, that goes without saying, but we still need good people in politics. That's what's gone wrong with this country. Look at this private health insurance issue right now. It's appalling. The socialists have declared an out-and-out class war on middle-income earners. How are we going to put a stop to that sort of nonsense unless we have honest politicians advocating for our entitlements? Surely it can't all be about money. That's certainly not how I was brought up, anyway.

MARIO: Me either, Alan. Now specials this week, we've got a nice bit of fish in -

ALAN: Marvellous. How about the salt and pepper squid? I've tried that, it's wonderful.

MARIO: That's still on the menu, Alan, it's always popular.

ALAN: That's Lavenders. Marvellous cuisine in a peaceful riverside location. Fruit and vegetable produce supplied by Greenhills Fruit and Vegetables. Coffee and tea supplied by Withams Coffee and Tea, Artarmon. Check the website for details.

ADBREAK.

matty wrote on Feb 17^th, 2012 at 1:16pm:


Sell out.

matty wrote on Feb 17^th, 2012 at 1:16pm:


Absolutely not, Matty, and there's still time to reverse your decision. If you remember, Mr Turnbull announced he was leaving politics and was convinced by his supporters to remain in the race.

I think you should give up this harebrained idea of becoming a specialist and put your support behind the Liberal Party. It looks like Alan supports this as well.

Alan would also like to see young, rising talent in the Liberal Party. He would like to see them inserted into safe Liberal seats and erected into electorates all over the country.

I'm sure everyone here will agree, Matty: you can make a lot more in politics than you can as a specialist.

matty wrote on Feb 17^th, 2012 at 2:47pm:


I heard it on the radio this morning.

Matty, the anonymous source said you always get what you want too. You didn't give the journalist a background briefing, did you?