As the ABC telecast of Malcolm Turnbull’s address in reply faded from the screen , most of his colleagues - but not that grimacing backbencher, that Phantom of the Opera , Peter Costell0 – were seen to applaud . Then Costello bolted from the building, pushing in front of pollies lined up for a free limo.
Was his haste due to an intention to launch an immediate leadership challenge or a desire to check the positions vacant in the banana republic of Kiribas where there is a grave shortage of legal wigs ? Ambitious Bronwyn Bishop, with a memory as strong as a wounded pachyderm , also expressed criticism of Malcolm’s tax on fags.
Throughout Malcolm’s flowery speech it seemed that fellow sitting behind him to his right , a pained haemorrhoid induced expression on his face, needed to visit a private hospital as soon as possible to ease the agony. ODD NOTE : Readers will recall how we said Paul Keating had described Treasurer Costello as having been hit in the a**e by a rainbow during the mining boom. Well, the bean bag Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has just said the Rudd government was hit by a rainbow when it came into office and there was a surplus. The point of impact was not defined .
Was his haste due to an intention to launch an immediate leadership challenge or a desire to check the positions vacant in the banana republic of Kiribas where there is a grave shortage of legal wigs ? Ambitious Bronwyn Bishop, with a memory as strong as a wounded pachyderm , also expressed criticism of Malcolm’s tax on fags.
Throughout Malcolm’s flowery speech it seemed that fellow sitting behind him to his right , a pained haemorrhoid induced expression on his face, needed to visit a private hospital as soon as possible to ease the agony. ODD NOTE : Readers will recall how we said Paul Keating had described Treasurer Costello as having been hit in the a**e by a rainbow during the mining boom. Well, the bean bag Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has just said the Rudd government was hit by a rainbow when it came into office and there was a surplus. The point of impact was not defined .
