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Friday, September 4, 2009
I Read The News Today Oh Boy ... The Shooters Single Issue Fanaticism
Let the news keep up the pressure on Labor for its stupidity and for its dubious deals with The Shooters Party. The Daily Telegraph has the honesty to publish an item profiling the Shooters Party as a one-eyed party. It has also published another article that states the obvious: The Shooters are metaphorically holding a gun to the collective head of Labor in the Legislative Council. Nuff said!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Turn the Heat Up on Shooters Party
A great honest post from the North Coast about the ugly politics of The Shooters Party.
Somebody Save Us From The Shooters Party (Please)
The deadlock in the Legislative Council remains as The Shooters Party are playing hard-ball politics: support our demands for firearms amendments or no support for any Labor bills. It appears akin to holding someone for ransom. Labor only has one of its own ministers to blame for ending up in these political cul-de-sac. They let Mr Hatzistergos broker a deal with The Greens to pass a merger bill in June 2009 and in return The Greens forced Labor to withdraw support for the Shooters bill on National Parks. That deal tipped the scales over for The Shooters Party so they withdrew all support last June.
If Labor loathes the situation it is in it needs to come down like a ton of bricks on Hatzistergos' head. Was that extreme lobbying over a merger really essential? What political gain was there to be had from the merger? Now the whole state grinds to a halt because Labor is lacking enough numbers to pass its Bills. Stalemate, stagnation, and stupidity! Time to close the game down. Call an election so the people can get rid of dead-wood parties and to spare NSW from the embalming odor of a Labor Party that lost its usefulness years ago.
If Labor loathes the situation it is in it needs to come down like a ton of bricks on Hatzistergos' head. Was that extreme lobbying over a merger really essential? What political gain was there to be had from the merger? Now the whole state grinds to a halt because Labor is lacking enough numbers to pass its Bills. Stalemate, stagnation, and stupidity! Time to close the game down. Call an election so the people can get rid of dead-wood parties and to spare NSW from the embalming odor of a Labor Party that lost its usefulness years ago.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Labor-Shooters Deals/Counter-Deals
How low can Labor stoop in NSW? Maybe so low that the pollies can play up-ball against the kerbside.
Last June John Hatzistergos' lobbying over the merger of two government agencies lead to a deal with The Greens. The Greens gave support to vote on the NSW Trustee Guardian Act in exchange for killing off the Shooters' bill on national parks.
As the Legislative Council resumes its business today, what will happen? How can Labor govern without at least 3 extra non-Labor votes? It seems that the de facto Premier of NSW Graeme Wedderburn has been working hard to offer The Shooters a consolation prize. All in a day's work, no doubt. It remains to be seen if The Shooters will take the token gesture up. However, it is troubling that sheer pragmatism is the name of the game and principles matter not one bit. If Labor is really earnest it would not renege on its stance against shooting animals in national parks. It would not be seen as doing anything "foul or fair" to get its way. If Labor prostitutes itself with The Shooters on this deal, then the citizens have every right to say "shove off".
How dare Hatzistergos broker a deal with The Greens just to get his way, and then for the same party to do a somersault. That merger deal last June is what got Labor into this mess. Now you guys made your bed so live in it and suffer the consequences!
Last June John Hatzistergos' lobbying over the merger of two government agencies lead to a deal with The Greens. The Greens gave support to vote on the NSW Trustee Guardian Act in exchange for killing off the Shooters' bill on national parks.
As the Legislative Council resumes its business today, what will happen? How can Labor govern without at least 3 extra non-Labor votes? It seems that the de facto Premier of NSW Graeme Wedderburn has been working hard to offer The Shooters a consolation prize. All in a day's work, no doubt. It remains to be seen if The Shooters will take the token gesture up. However, it is troubling that sheer pragmatism is the name of the game and principles matter not one bit. If Labor is really earnest it would not renege on its stance against shooting animals in national parks. It would not be seen as doing anything "foul or fair" to get its way. If Labor prostitutes itself with The Shooters on this deal, then the citizens have every right to say "shove off".
How dare Hatzistergos broker a deal with The Greens just to get his way, and then for the same party to do a somersault. That merger deal last June is what got Labor into this mess. Now you guys made your bed so live in it and suffer the consequences!
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