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—– Original Message —– Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 8:35 AM

> > > Your comment has been published: > This was always going to be the one thing that would stop the Liberals > gaining power, even against the worst Government since Whitlam. > If this keeps up the Independents will go from self seeking opportunists > to looking like political geniuses. > > All conservative oppositions start way behind the 8 ball against a biased > media, petty political infighting is simply the kiss of death. > > Before Nixon got involved in watergate one of his team said if I took the > media to a beach in Florida and showed them Nixon walking on water the > headlines the next day would be “Nixon cant swim” > > If these media leaks from short sighted or just plain stupid Liberals keep > up, there will similar headlines day after day, and quite simply the media > will gleefully help the Liberals self destruct. > > It might not be fair but the reality is the Liberals have to be much more > disciplined than Labor who basically get a free ride – lose the > discipline, lose your chance of power. > > This is when a party needs a very strong whip who isnt afraid to use the > same! They must all stay on message, not just for their sake, but the > countries sake. > > Right now astute bookmakers would be lengthening the odds about the > Liberals. > > > > To view your comment online go to: > http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/in-fighting-libs-give-pm-a-free-pass/story-e6frg6zo-1226003955634 > > Please note the Editor may have slightly edited your comment to be > suitable for publishing.