If National wins ...

[fungus pudding]

Along with ACT. Even with Seymour in the house they are history. Given the number of posts denigrating the left the right leaning posters are running scared of the possibilty of a left coalition, or even National with NZF It must be a nightmare result for them.

westerly

It most certainly is.

[jonu]

Very interesting Herald article this afternoon that notes Shane Jones hasn't attended any of the meetings with Labour, but has attended all the meetings with National. Also that the Nats have had more meetings than Labour.

I'll be very surprised if a sweetheart deal in Northland for Shane isn't part of a Nats deal, even if NZ First sits on the cross benches.

I had a business meeting last week with an acquaintance of both Shane and Winston. He told me Shane said after his valedictory in parliament, when the Labour people came up to shake his hand, they were muttering in his ear "good riddance" and other such stuff. If Shane Jones is the future of NZ First post Winnie, there is only one way they can go.

[craic]

The way the Greens are being treated as irrelevant by the parties leaves me with the view that Winnie is leaning right and expects the Greens to be on the wrong side anyway. As a National supporter, most of the time, I would rather see Winnie on the other side where he would do more harm than a bull in a china shop.

[fungus pudding]

The way the Greens are being treated as irrelevant by the parties leaves me with the view that Winnie is leaning right and expects the Greens to be on the wrong side anyway. As a National supporter, most of the time, I would rather see Winnie on the other side where he would do more harm than a bull in a china shop.

I'm a swinging voter too but definitely national over the current Labour. That leaves me in a dilemma. I'd rather see Labour torn to bits than national. But at the same time I think Labour will allow more damage to NZ, more moving back to the past, than National will tolerate. So I'll have to witness either NZ punished or National.

[minimoke]

In my ideal world I would like to see a NZ First / Labour / Green coalition.

And I'll get ready for an election in 18 months

[fungus pudding]

In my ideal world I would like to see a NZ First / Labour / Green coalition.

And I'll get ready for an election in 18 months

That's probably the best possible outcome, and highly likely 'cos I think that's the way he has decided to go.
We'll Know within a week or two.

[craic]

Amazing the ideas that run through my mind as I sit here with a skinful of alcohol and "Waiting for God" playing on the TV ( for my wife) My son and grandson arrive from London in a few days .in case they miss my demise but I haven't even seen the Heart specialist yet and have wait till November..

[elZorro]

Amazing the ideas that run through my mind as I sit here with a skinful of alcohol and "Waiting for God" playing on the TV ( for my wife) My son and grandson arrive from London in a few days .in case they miss my demise but I haven't even seen the Heart specialist yet and have wait till November..

You can't be too bad then, Craic. I wouldn't have thought your latest home brew was ready yet, though.

[craic]

I bottled five dozen beers in the past few days and I have a brew of wash for the still almost ready. Tomorrow, the big event is a trip to town for a haircut. In spite of my age I have a lot of hair and though it doesn't bother me, it bothers my wife. The race meeting at tauherinikau has been abandoned tomorrow, so it's a rather dull day for me. Maybe a lunch at Ankor Wat will help - nothing like a good pie and a doughnut to raise the spirits.

[Joshuatree]

i know of someone who set out to make a couple of dozens bottles of fruit bubbly for his wake. he even designed the labels which said "WAKE UP", a reminder to those of us still here to make good use of our time.