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Sunday, 25 November 2007

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!

Well, what a bloody weekend eh? The Howard regime finally falls, and in the most humiliating way possible. I’m betting there is a very regretful little man in Sydney right now asking himself why he didn’t retire twelve months ago.

For the record, a recap on the main outcomes:

  • Kevin Rudd is in with a 6% swing towards Labor. I refuse to use a certain natural-event related word to describe the victory out of respect to Mike Rann and his 2006 Rannslide.
  • Howard looks very likely to lose his own seat of Bennelong, showing quite clearly that you can never take anything for granted in politics.
  • Costello has won his seat but has announced he will not run for leadership.
  • Malcolm ‘moneybags’ Turnbull has put his hand up to be the next leader of the Liberal party.
  • The greens got a good result in the Senate, although it is not clear if they will have enough seats to hold the balance of power.
No more arrogant little Johnny, smug little Peter, bruising little Tony and rosy-cheeked little Alex. Now we’ve got smarty-pants Kevin and whiney Julia running the show. Will things be any different? Who knows and who cares at this stage, I’m too busy dancing on the grave of the Howard government.

posted by Sam Cox at 20:32

6 Comments:

  • Victory.

    Interesting that Rudd is apparently wasting no time in getting signed up for Kyoto: sure it's symbolic, but that's the point. The US can now stand alone in its denial.

    Also, he's already talked to Bush about our phased withdrawal from Iraq. About bloody time. It would now appear that any mad rush into Iran will be done without the assistance of a token Australian force (a very good thing).

    Perhaps we'll also see an end to the Coalition's ludicrous "intervention" policy in indigenous communities, and off-shore detention of illegal immigrants.

    Welcome back to the human race, Australia. Any more of this, and I'll once again be proud of my country.

    By Blogger Jason, At 26 November 2007 05:51  

  • Don't forget you danced topless on my coffee table as well as on the Rodent's grave

    By Anonymous Don's Party, At 26 November 2007 15:04  

  • Jason:
    My cynical side questions just how different the new government will be, but I think we can count on reasonable change in the areas you mentioned (US, climate change).

    Immigration I'm not so convinced about. Time will tell.

    But yes, the scent of change is in the air. Exciting times.

    By Blogger Sam Cox, At 26 November 2007 19:10  

  • To 'Don's Party':

    I did nothing of the sort, but if you happen to find a pair of blue chequered underpants please be so kind as to return them to PO Box 12367 Brisbane.

    By Blogger Sam Cox, At 26 November 2007 19:13  

  • Sam, I found your pants at the Full Moon Party I attended in Mozambique on election night. Don't ask me how they got there.

    By Anonymous Tom Pantsman, At 27 November 2007 04:50  

  • Thanks Tom, that explains the $3400 off my credit card and the ostrich feather head dress.

    By Blogger Sam Cox, At 27 November 2007 18:58  

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