Abbott pisses away his moment of goodwill

Phew.  Crisis averted:  federal pollies have resumed their usual positions.

Only three days after an ugly protest in Canberra, during which the Prime Minister and the opposition leader shared personal protection, a car and a few moments of mutual concern, the level of politics in this country has plummeted back down to the eleventh level of hell.

It only took Tony a couple of days to go back to being feral, blowing any chance that he could spin his moment of goodwill into a year of positivity.  It need not be this way, but we all know Tony:  exactly like Homer Simpson, he always has to ruin everything by going too far.  And so he has. Again.

Julia Gillard says she is absolutely furious at Tony Abbott's insinuation that she was behind the violent protests that broke out at the Lobby restaurant in Canberra. 

 

“For it to be insinuated that I played some role to detract attention from the Australians who had performed miracles during natural disasters makes me furious. It's absolutely typical of his negativity and tendency to go too far,” Ms Gillard said in a statement.

Gillard furious at Tone ... again; all back to normal 

Meanwhile, duelling petitions have been established online:

- one to abolish the Aboriginal tent embassy 

- the other to abolish the petition to abolish the Aboriginal tent embassy.

May the best petition win.