Chilli Afterglow
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- Dec 1, 2000
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Up until a few weeks ago, when a previously unimportant Norwegian freighter ship stopped to pick up some stranded boat people, John Howard and the Liberals didn't have a snowflakes chance of hell of winning the next election.
Fast forward 8 weeks and it now appears that Little Johnny will pull of the most improbable of victories.
What was the telling factor in all of this?
What it Howards apparent / Beazleys apparent lack of leadership on the boat people issue?
Was it that the impact of the GST was not as bad as really thought? Or that Labor's lukewarm solution to it didn't really endear them to anyone?
Was Beazley just an unfortunate victim of timing with world events and turmoil ultimately conspiring against him? That our inherent conservitism as a nation meant that neither Howard or Beasley had any true influence over what the result would be?
I feel the answer really is a combination of all the above, but was most influenced by the last point. We really are a conservative lot - just look at how many referendums have gotten up - and really didn't want a change of government whilst the world is intent of blowing the ***** out of itself.
Fast forward 8 weeks and it now appears that Little Johnny will pull of the most improbable of victories.
What was the telling factor in all of this?
What it Howards apparent / Beazleys apparent lack of leadership on the boat people issue?
Was it that the impact of the GST was not as bad as really thought? Or that Labor's lukewarm solution to it didn't really endear them to anyone?
Was Beazley just an unfortunate victim of timing with world events and turmoil ultimately conspiring against him? That our inherent conservitism as a nation meant that neither Howard or Beasley had any true influence over what the result would be?
I feel the answer really is a combination of all the above, but was most influenced by the last point. We really are a conservative lot - just look at how many referendums have gotten up - and really didn't want a change of government whilst the world is intent of blowing the ***** out of itself.