i don't know how personally in favour is shortman
however it is quite possible to be in favour and still cynically try to lever it for your personal advantage. nothing contradictory there
i don't trust shortman one iota. sooner labor replace him the better (same with rabbott btw)
FYI there are a number of "romans" in the other party too (and traditionally has always been a stronghold)
as for all your other comments, they are off topic in this thread
go back and read my first post, instead of jumping to conclusions and being too lazy to read the whole thread
this issue doesn't need to become a political football or a cynical move to gain votes at an election
gillard and rudd with penny wong had 6 years to resolve this issue and baulked it. now shortman wants to paint himself as a white knight for a few silver coins (votes)
just a minor pedantic point nut, but where do you get your 70% figure from
unless you mean that recent sample of 1000 people
you'd be happy to pass legislation in government based on 3rd party polls of a handful of people?
now i'm not saying the figure isn't 70% or any other figure over 50% just that the one you quote isn't worth jackshyte and is only suitable for the gullible who read the tabloid press
yep marking and especially kicking were a feature
picking the ball up cleanly off the ground the weakest aspect generally
oh, and some of the tackling was excellent
can't help you the d-l, i'm an atheist
can't abide any of them, whether romans, anglican, islam, hindu, northern stand........you name it
only religion i can abide is aussie rules