As if further proof was needed of the impending annihilation of the NSW Labour Government in next month’s state election.
In the large assembly hall of a government building where a crowd of people from all walks of life were watching Channel 7, every time NSW Premier Kristina Keneally appeared in the ad with the drivel about legislating to help struggling families if returned next month, she was greeted with hearty guffaws.
This state Labour Government’s goose is cooked. The only reason that it was not dumped in the last couple of elections was the disarray in the Opposition ranks thanks to the internecine factional warfare in the state Liberal Party. All that Barry O’Farrell and company now have to do is sit tight and do nothing. Their winning election strategy boils down to a single magic word: inaction.
Will NSW voters fare better under O’Farrell? They certainly seem to think so if opinion polls are anything to go by.
Keneally herself is an affable politician who inherited a poisoned chalice and the unflattering tag of 'puppet' of the NSW Labour machine thanks to the parting shot of her predecessor, Nathan Rees. On March 26, she will be the innocent lamb led to the slaughter house to atone for the sins of her party, which has been in power for far too long for its own good.
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