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In the Nick of Time
For major political parties seeking to form a government these days it seems to be either a case of Nick Clegg, Nick McKim or Nick Off.
Coming Full Circle
Jessica Watson spent seven months ending up back where she started. Unfortunately it seems to be taking Kevin a lot longer.
Economic Minefield
Financial commentators believe that Wayne’s budget will have roughly the same effect on the mining industry as the global financial crisis.
Ain’t That The Truth
If Tony Abbott says he’s going to re-introduce WorkChoices the Labor Party and the unions will believe him. If he says he’s not going to re-introduce WorkChoices they won’t believe him. So it really doesn’t matter whether he tells the truth or not.
Mining Your Own Business
Iron ore miners are very concerned that Kevin has gone into the steal business.
Barry Hall for Prime Minister
Julia Gillard claims she’s got more chance of becoming a full forward at the Western Bulldogs than prime minister. That’s what they used to say about Kevin and he was hopeless at sport as well.
Shouldn’t be Sniffed at
Personal hygiene experts have warned it will take more than a deodorant to solve Kevin’s pits problem.
The Gold Crush
If the mining industry is the goose that lays the golden egg will Wayne be the Swan that cracks it?
Own Goal
The game of Hockey was a loss for the Opposition because they hadn’t budgeted for it.
Tags: Barry Hall, global financial crisis, Jessica Watson, Joe Hockey, Kevin Rudd, Nick Clegg, Nick McKim, super profits tax, Tony Abbott, Wayne Swan, Western Bulldogs, WorkChoices
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The Eyes Have It
Winning the cricket world cup in the West Indies requires 20/20 vision.
The Inside Story
The media is describing Kevin as a hollow man. Its being a political time bomb that makes him tick.
Low Expectations
The worst rationale for Kevin’s tanking poll numbers comes from Lindsay Tanner who said ‘it’s only natural that polls go down sometimes’.
Disproportional Representation
It pays to come third in UK and Tasmanian elections. You get to choose the government.
A Miner Detail
If Kevin digs many more holes for himself he’ll soon have to start paying super profits tax.
Strategic Operations
Kevin has recently visited forty-five hospitals in a campaign to change policy on elective surgery. He wants polling day operations to be strictly reserved for Liberal voters.
Wagging
Julia says she’s learning as she goes about the BER programme. She’s obviously spending too much time in parliament and not enough in schools.
Short of Breath
Kevin’s image is badly in need of oxygen. His current performance is two lungs short of breathtaking.
Tags: BER, cricket world cup, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Lindsay Tanner, Newspoll, super profits tax, Tasmanian Election, UK election, West Indies
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Storm Warning
Kevin would be the ideal choice as coach of the Melbourne Storm. He’s shown an outstanding ability to achieve pointless results.
Copping a Packet
Proposed new slogans to go on cigarette packets are ‘Kevin can be harmful to your health’ and ‘Smoking can cause an ETS’.
Penny Spent
There are indications from Canberra that Penny Wong has been capped and traded.
Oil and Water Do Mix
Experts have been warning for some time that oil reserves are running out but thanks to a BP initiative just off Louisiana we shall soon all be swimming in it.

To Pits
Kevin’s new taxation policy has been shown to have miner flaws but government sources deny he’s just digging another big hole for himself.
Giving Him a Plug
Obama was called in to see whether he could plug the BP oil leak but unfortunately he wasn’t wide enough.
Melting Moments
Penny Wong says she isn’t giving up on global warming. Sources predict she’ll soon be off to Antarctica to try and set some glaciers on fire.
Waxing Wayne
It’s so considerate of Kevin to bring Wayne out of summer hibernation just in time to take all the blame for the budget and the super profits tax.
Tags: Antarctica, Barack Obama, BP oil leak, cigarette packaging, ETS, global warming, health warnings, Henry Tax Review, Kevin Rudd, Melbourne Storm, Penny Wong, Roger Pugh, super profits tax, tax reform, Wayne Swan
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Unholier Than Thou
The Pope is planning a mission to revive Christianity in Europe. He should start with catholic priests.
Coming but not Going
Airline passengers to Europe now know what its like to travel on NSW trains.
They’ve Blown It
The Melbourne Storm could soon become just weather.
Premier Power Broking
There is speculation that Joe Tripodi and Eddie Obeid advised David Gallop on the sanctions he applied to the Melbourne Storm. They have considerable experience of taking away premierships.
Wish You Were Here
First the good news, Kevin’s in Tasmania. Now the bad news, Greg Combet’s called a media conference.
Labor’s Love Lost
Being on a promise from Kevin is like being on a promise from a professional virgin.
A Passing Storm
Following the dumping of the ETS, Kevin no longer needs Brian Waldron’s services to run a salary cap and trade scheme.
Fat Chance
It’s such a relief to hear that Barry O’Farrell isn’t going to get into a beauty contest with Kristina. That’s by far his wisest policy announcement so far.
State Affairs
The Liberal Government in WA is understandably reluctant to hand over 30% of their GST to Kevin. Green Sex Trysts are hard to come by.
Tags: Barry O’Farrell, Brian Waldron, catholic priests, Christianity, David Gallop, Eddie Obeid, ETS, Greg Combet, Joe Tripodi, Kevin Rudd, Kristina Keneally, Labor Government, Liberal Government, Melbourne Storm, NSW State Rail, Player Salary Cap Rorting, premierships, Roger Pugh, Tasmania, The Pope
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Zero Nero
It is rumoured that the Bushfire Inquiry has discovered why Christine Nixon dined while Victoria burned. She doesn’t know how to play the fiddle.
The End of The Affair
Some commentators believe that Kristina’s honeymoon with the NSW public ended with the F3 motorway debacle. Others believe it was more of a dirty weekend.
A Surgical Strike
Kevin’s hospitals plan is a major operation to give the premiers a bypass and take out their GST.
Sick Leave
Obama brushed Kevin in February because of his healthcare plan and Kevin recently brushed Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit because of his hospitals plan. They seem to have a healthy disregard for one another.
Horseplay
Kevin said wild horses wouldn’t drag more hospital funding out of him but a Brumby did.
Out of Character
Obama claimed Kevin is a humble person just like him. He also claimed that Malcolm Turnbull has an inferiority complex.
The Big Bang Theory
Wouldn’t it be great to catch Kevin, Wayne, Julia, Anna Bligh and Kristina together all wearing hard hats? Then you could bang all their heads together.
Women Who Live in Glasshouses
Business consultants believe that the home insulation scheme will make it more difficult for women to break through glass ceilings.
Tags: Anna Bligh, Barack Obama, Bushfire Inquiry, Christine Nixon, F3 motorway, GST, GST revenue, healthcare plan, home insulation scheme, hospital plan, hospitals, Julia Gillard, Kristina Keneally, Malcolm Turnbull, Nuclear Security Summit, Wayne Swan
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Unconscious Decisions
Doctor’s are delighted that Kevin and Nicola Roxon have become such frequent visitors to hospitals. They have recognised them as the clinically preferred way of sending patients into an induced coma.
Once Bitten
The Apple Isle has appeal on the outside, is quite sweet on the inside but its politics are enough to give you the pip.
Waste Measurement
Responding to criticism that his asylum seeker policy is all at sea, his ETS policy has gone cold, his BER programme has failed the test, his home insulation scheme has burnt out and his hospitals scheme is the wrong medicine, Kevin challenged Tony Abbott to come up with policies which are a better waste of money.
Conservation Consternation
The Greens in Tasmania have taken steps to ensure the Bartlett doesn’t become extinct. Even environmentalists are puzzled as to why they would want to preserve this devious creature as a premier species.
A People Person
Tony Burke has become Australia’s first Population Minister. He will be spending most of his time counting arrivals at maternity wards and Christmas Island. Population growth is simply a matter of course, the people smugglers’ course and intercourse.
Severe Weather Warning
Scientists believe the next global warming disaster will be the re-emergence of Penny Wong with a new ETS.
Afghans Hounded
In a brilliant pre-emptive move Kevin has thwarted the Taliban plan to take over Afghanistan by forcing the rest of the population to migrate to Australia.
Working Themselves to a Standstill
Responding to the news that motorists had been abandoned for up to ten hours in the F3 Motorway traffic foul-up, the NSW Government said it wasn’t their responsibility because you can’t expect the premier or the transport minister to be responsible, the incident proved their theory that by reducing traffic speeds to 1km per hour you improved road safety, their counter-flow system worked brilliantly when it was introduced eight hours after the accident and get stuffed and go by train next time.
Tags: Afghanistan, Apple Isle, asylum seekers, Bartlett, BER, Christmas Island, environmentalists, ETS, global warming, home insulation scheme, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, Nicola Roxon, NSW Government, Penny Wong, people smugglers, Sydney traffic problems, Taliban, the Greens, Tony Abbott, Tony Burke
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A Suitable Case for Treatment
Following Obama’s visit to Afghanistan there’s no word yet on whether the Taliban have agreed to adopt his healthcare plan.
Not Holy Satisfactory
It is fascinating that Tony, who is at least the equal of Kevin in god-bothering, is never photographed outside a catholic church. Perhaps its just that no-one is willing to be photographed outside a catholic church these days except the police.
Drought Relief
Obama walks on water, Tony swims in it and Kevin passes it.
Very New Testament
On Q&A this week Tony expressed the view that we should treat asylum seekers as Jesus would have done but perhaps without the emphasis on going forth and multiplying.
See You Later Navigator
It is reported that the first communication from the crew of the Chinese ship which crashed into the Barrier Reef was ‘Is this Christmas Island?’
Frequent Cyclist
Tony Abbott’s objective on the 9 day Pollie Pedal between Melbourne and Sydney is to try and beat Jetstar’s slowest ever time for the trip.
Not Out of the Woods Yet
The Pope reportedly has no plans to consult Tiger Woods about sex addiction treatment for priests.
Going Round in Ever Increasing Circles
The true meaning of Building the Education Revolution is making the schools stimulus money go round to more people.
Tags: Afghanistan, asylum seekers, Barack Obama, Barrier Reef, Catholic Church, Chinese ship, Christmas Island, drought, education revolution, healthcare, healthcare plan, Jesus, Jetstar, Kevin Rudd, New Testament, sex addiction, Taliban, The Pope, Tiger Woods, Tony Abbott
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An Unfair Slug
Tony’s path to success in the debate against Kevin was littered with worm droppings.
No Excuses
Kristina’s mother told her it was only polite to say ‘excuse me’ before interrupting someone. She should have told her that interrupting a politician is a public service.
Doing the Ironing
Last Sunday Tony swam 3.8 kms, cycled 180 kms and ran 42.2 kms. Kevin was in church praying for a shark, a puncture or for someone to forget the powerade.
Cardboard Cutout
Kevin is now training for a Paperman Event which comprises wading through files, recycling and doing a print run.
Stuff Happens
Countries which give stuff are the US, UK and Australia. Iran, Venezuela and North Korea are countries which don’t give a stuff.
Coming for a Song
Congratulations to Kevin for surpassing John Howard’s record of fourteen asylum seeker boats in a month. Experts believe he could double that number by processing asylum seekers at Opera House matinees. In fact it could be a very long-running production with heavy advance bookings particularly from Indonesia.
Not Wong
Penny Wong told us that if parliament didn’t pass the ETS legislation before Christmas we could expect all manner of disasters. She was right but she didn’t tell us they would be as disastrous as the home insulation scheme and building the education revolution.
Brass band
John Howard was the Man of Steel, Tony Abbott is the Ironman but Kevin is yet to show his mettle.
Tags: asylum seekers, education revolution, ETS, home insulation scheme, Indonesia, Iran, Ironman, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Kristina Keneally, Man of Steel, North Korea, Penny Wong, recycling, Tony Abbott, UK, US, Venezuela
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No longer in their prime
It’s so stimulating when former prime ministers re-enter the political debate.
After a long pregnancy Malcolm Fraser has finally gone into Labor. John Howard is claiming that Tony Abbott is his clone and has sparked an urgent undercover mission to find and destroy the laboratory responsible.
Paul Keating is all bananas and no republic.
Fair and unbalanced
There was a wonderful interlude recently on Lateline. See: http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r533047_3045728.asx
Tony Jones asked Stephen Conroy the Minister for Communications if he knew anyone at the ABC who was prejudiced against climate change sceptics. Incredibly Stephen answered in the negative. They obviously haven’t been introduced.
Canberra confidential
The Federal Government is refusing to release the Henry Tax Review and the National Broadband Network Review. If early indications are anything to go by they’re welcome to keep the Budget to themselves as well.
It’s really the pits
Hillary cancelled, Yudhoyono postponed once and now Obama’s done it twice. Surely it’s time Kevin’s best friend took him aside for some personal advice.
Acting minister
The home insulation scheme tragedy is now into its second act. As Arts Minister Peter Garrett should fund a stage production.
Termination of terminals
The Sydney Metro was Nathan Rees’ conception but Kristina exercised a woman’s choice by opting for a half billion dollar abortion.
There’s no accounting for it
Obama managed to get the healthcare bill passed but paying it could send the US bankrupt.
Worm droppings
In the great hospitals debate it was sad that the worm didn’t find Tony’s crack about Kevin being the parliamentary anaesthetist at all amusing. Furthermore it was most noticeable that from that point the worm went to sleep while Tony was talking.
Tags: ABC, abortion, Barack Obama, healthcare, Henry Tax Review, Hillary Clinton, home insulation scheme, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Kristina Keneally, Lateline, Malcolm Fraser, Nathan Rees, Paul Keating, Peter Garrett, President Obama, Stephen Conroy, Sydney Metro, the Worm, Tony Abbott, Tony Jones, US bankrupt, Yudhoyono
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Street Wear
When he’s out promoting school hall building programmes Kevin wears a hard hat and he wears surgeon’s gear when he’s talking up his hospitals plan. What on earth will he wear to announce his policy for brothels?
Swearing Out Ceremony
There is a move in California to legislate against foul language. This is indicative that the State Treasury is only slightly more bankrupt than Californian English.
Blocker
The Labor Government wheeled out Stephen Conroy, Jennie Macklin, Penny Wong, Lindsay Tanner and Nicola Roxon for a media conference to moan about Tony Abbott blocking things. These are the architects of the disastrous Telstra plan, the laughable Aboriginal Housing Scheme, the ETS, the debt and deficit and the half-baked hospitals plan. Keep up the good work Tony.
Welcome to the Asylum
News that Yudhoyono is going to arrest people smugglers opens up the prospect of a real earner for the federal government. They could offer asylum seekers a cruise from Indonesia to Christmas Island on the Oceanic Viking for only five thousand dollars. This is less than the people smugglers charge, would earn unstinted praise from Amnesty International and could encourage Hyatt Hotels to build a decent pad on Christmas Island.
Travelling by Tube
It was disappointing to hear that Lara’s engagement ring had gone down the toilet especially, as now seems likely, she was wearing it at the time.
Unsuitable Treatment
It turned really frosty in Sydney when Kevin dropped in to talk to Kristina about hospitals. This was obviously another disastrous effect of climate change.
Non-Stop Motoring
Experts advise that you should only engage cruise control on Toyota vehicles if you’re low on petrol and on a long trip down a straight motorway.
Obama Drama
It looks like Obama wont be coming to Australia until his healthcare bill has been passed. He’s blaming Tony Abbott for blocking it in the Senate.
Tags: Aboriginal Housing Scheme, Amnesty International, asylum seekers, Barack Obama, Christmas Island, Climate Change, ETS, Health, healthcare, healthcare bill, hospitals, Hyatt Hotels, Indonesia, Jennie Macklin, Kevin Rudd, Kristina Keneally, KRudd, Labor Government, Labour Party, Lara Bingle, Lindsay Tanner, Nicola Roxon, Oceanic Viking, Penny Wong, people smugglers, Peter Costello, Stephen Conroy, Telstra, Tony Abbott, Toyota, Yudhoyono
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