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Elections in Oz by Robert (Bob) Moore (C) 2016 We’ve got elections coming up, don’t know what to do Cement Block Bill or Malc the Mouth, neither seems true blue both parties full of backstabbers, don’t get the man we choose the backroom boys will do their job, and we’re the ones who lose First we had our Kevin, then Julia came along stabbed him and took over, things already going wrong she complained of sexism, and spent all our dough then before we knew it, Kevin had another go Labor promised everything, from Gonsky to N.I.S paid Gonsky for the first term, no money for the rest all in forward estimates, from selling all our steel bottom fell out of the market, those promises were not real Then Tony Abbott came along, said that he would right the wrong which Labor and the Greens had done but he could not, it was too far gone He stopped the boats, and the Carbon Tax but people didn’t want the facts no money for Gonsky, N.S.I. and other things but Labor had promised them, and Tony felt the sting They did not want to listen, and did not want to know he’d broken promises they said, and so he had to go Malcom had been waiting, just for this very time stabbed Tony in the back, and started his own climb So here we are again, heading for a new election with no one we can trust, when we make our selection Bill or Malcom, no good pick, neither has much voice and polies do not listen, when the people make their choice We need a PM just for once, who will bring it all together and a Cabinet to back him, through good, or stormy weather and after his three years are up, if things have not improved then let the people vote him out, we’ll have him removed

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Date: 7/4/2016 12:05:00 AM
Well written Bob. Even flies for a Kiwi. Thinking of forming my own party here. Hard to find party anywhere that knows what it stands for. They are past use bye date in most cases. You could always go opal digging to get away from it all and you do have a bigger back yard. Our politicians are always in our face. If it gets too rough come across the ditch. We are short on good poets here. Regards David
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Date: 7/4/2016 3:27:00 AM
Thanks for the invite David, I came here in 1960, guess dad could have just as easy gone to NZ but as you say, it is the same everywhere now, politicians just think they are better than the people who elect them, and will not listen ant more (that opal digging souns OK, but I think the Aussies have cleaned it all out by now lol Cheers Bob
Date: 6/30/2016 8:10:00 PM
Backstabbing and politics about the same no matter where you are! Nice write!
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