[LINK] NYT: Snowden is a whistleblower and should be offered a plea to return home

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 2/01/2014 9:24 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 06:25 PM 2/01/2014, Karl Auer wrote:
>> It's not looking good though, is it?
>>
>> Regards, K.
> What he said. It's going to be a bumpy 3 years. One can only hope
> that the current group is stupid enough or arrogant enough to call a
> double D and they get their heads handed to them on a platter
> (figuratively of course). But I would (almost) put money on it that
> neither current leader of either of the two major parties will last
> the full term. The real powers behind the respective thrones aren't
> that dumb, are they?

The smart money in Canberra is on Abbott being told in 12 months that he 
has 6 months in which to hand over to Hockey, who will retain government 
at the next election.

Of course Abbott could make a real mess of things and it all happens 
earlier and less orderly.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
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