Zombie John Curtin ate my BRAIN!

The focus this week has been firmly on the Prime Minister and, more specifically, her career prospects which at the moment do not look so good. Record low polling to the point that Fiji's military dictator is more popular than Gillard (hope that doesn't give her any ideas...), the continuation of the Thomson Affair, and, of course, the asylum debate were all in the news, none of it favourable for Gillard and Co. For the government things are just getting worse and worse, which shows that this is a government which hasn't just lost its way, but fallen entirely off the grid!

What made me laugh the most this week was Bob Brown's little rant on 7:30 where he outlined the Greens' policy. Without going into too much detail Bob basically stated that he wanted to open the boarders to any Tom, Dick or Mohammad who could jump on a leaky boat and point it in Christmas Island's direction. What I found the most shocking was, according to Bob, the majority of Australia's actually support this move! I don't know who Bob's chatting with but everyone I speak to on the matter thinks we need to reinstate the Howard Pacific Solution, quick smart! We have all seen what has happened in Europe, most notably the UK; is that really the path we want to go down? I suggest that most logical, sensible people in the community (i.e. those who don't talk to Brown...) would disagree with your suggestion that yours is the popular viewpoint, Bob... Brown, nevertheless, continued on further stating that "we [the Greens] are simply setting policy for Australia"; I think that pretty much sums up the relationship between Brown and Deputy-PM Gillard... don't you think?


Far out man... stop harshing my mellow...

Here's some stats that Senator Brown might like to consider before opening his mouth again:
2002 - 2007: 288 people come to Australia by boat
Post 2007: 11,600 people come by boat
Yea, scrapping the Pacific Solution was a brilliant idea! Thanks Rudd, dismantling Howard's effective boarder security policy is obviously what the majority of Australians wanted; I know it is what the people smugglers were hoping for...

This has been a long, busy, drawn out week and now, finally - FINALLY! - it is Friday, so it is time for a little light hearted silliness... The results from this week's Right Side Poll are in, and it looks as though the Faceless Men should be turning to the ALP Witch Doctors (not to be confused with their Spin Doctors...) to reanimate Australia's war time Prime Minister. Our 14th PM polled the highest, with 67% of the vote going to Zombie John Curtin. Simon Crean was the only other suggestion to receive any votes, with 33%. This is not difficult to believe, after all a zombie would still have more personality than Crean... There was a lot of discussion when Julia got the top job around whether Australia was 'ready' for a female leader. The question now is are we ready for a zombie in the top job? Read the full story...

For this week's Right Side Poll I am interest to know what you think about Industrial Relations; should Tony Abbott and the Coalition being looking to roll back the ALP's FairWork Australia and return to individual contracts? Let me know what you think... Of course, it's Friday, and where would we be without some laughs and perhaps a drink or two (just remember not to overdo it...)? I have included below a clip which, I imagine, is probably what Bob Brown dreams of at night... Oh, and just a warning, there is course language; it is incredibly funny though...

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