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The Coalition are going to win government later this year. Today was the day I realised this horrible truth.

As I watched Howard, Costello and Hockey wave a leaked Australian union manifesto around in question time I realised they've finally worked out how they're going to win.

Labor: Truly terrifying, Dark Ages union domination + lack of experience at handling a sophisticated, complex economy ("they're just copying our ideas now") = Your financial ruin. Your children's financial ruin. Your grandchildren's financial ruin.

Coalition: Superior economic management ("they're our ideas, remember, and let's be frank, it's about business, Stupid") in uncertain times = Glory days forever, bitches.

The Australian Labor Party would do absolutely anything to win government, so it will be interesting to see what they come up with to counter this. However, Rudd's confidence won't be enough now that Johnny has worked himself up into a confident, excitable lather again.

Ultimately, I don't trust or care for the ALP anymore, but, boy, they've put forward some great stuff lately. It is an awful, awful shame that we won't see them in action. Hooking geo-thermal energy into the grid would have just been groundbreaking and precedent setting at a global level. I don't think anyone realises how big that could have been.

But, Australia, it's all about the money, right? Climate change is bullshit, oil is going to last forever, and, really, all that's important is that you can buy your twelfth DVD player (for the kennel), get fatter on bulk-buy GM pork mince and keep HIV positive, terrorist immigrants away. Awesome.

Whatever. You're buying your kids a front row ticket to the end of the civilized world. Don't think they won't spit on your grave after the show.