The Cuckoo's Nest

Monday, June 11, 2007

The somnambulists

As I may have said already, watching the ALP/commentariat in the last few federal elections has been like watching a sleepwalker who gets up in the middle of the night, walks over to the window, falls out of it, and wakes up in the garden below, picking twigs out of his hair and wondering how he got there - and the next night does the same thing all over again.

This sleepwalking is a matter of picking issues dear to themselves, but to which the larger electorate are indifferent or even hostile, and deciding that these are the key election issues. Today's example: the Age runs a front page article informing us that evil big business is scheming to neutralise what would otherwise be - and I quote - a "major federal election issue". Any guesses? It's the advertising of 'junk' food to children. If I needed a sign that Howard is going to romp it in in November, this would be it.

I'm almost sorry that the David Hicks issue has so completely and suddenly disappeared. I was really counting on this being yet another tripwire for the sleepwalkers. (Julian! Are you there? Feel free to stop by!)

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