Wednesday, September 14, 2016

TURNBULL LURCHES TO RIGHT , JONES EXITS LEFT IN HERBERT

The  Liberal  National  Party will not  lodge an  appeal in the Court of  Disputed Returns   over  the  37 vote  win  by  Cathy O'Toole (ALP ) over  Ewen  Jones in the  Queensland  House of Representatives  seat of  Herbert. Jones, captured   cavorting in Canberra  early one morning  by  Fairfax Media , was  reported  lamenting  the  fact   that  One Nation  preferences had assisted  O'Toole , instead of  himself , and added that he  regretted  leaving  Malcolm Turnbull in the lurch  by not  being re-elected . He  would , he added, be knocking on  many doors  , looking for a  job , perhaps  getting involved in   the  government's " cities  deal " or  the  proposed  $1.2 billion  Singapore  defence spend in the region .  Being one of "the beneficiaries" of  these  projects  would be  "fantastic ".  After  the  Dastyari  affair, Jones  wants to  be careful that  this is not interpreted   as   a   request for  a  Singapore  Sling , warns  Canberra  political  pundit Argus Tuft , who recently fell  asleep  in a dark corner of  the parliament house non members' bar  and  was  locked  in  (again)  at  closing  time, found curled up in the fetal position , snoring  stentoriously  on  the  carpet  by  a  nervous  security  guard , stun gun at the ready,  checking  the   premises just  before  the  heart-starter  stampede  by  thirsty , glassy-eyed  scribes on the never ending  24 hour news cycle , just   before   dawn .