Memo to the Coalition and the media

"The first cracks have appeared in the Gillard government's alliance with the crossbench MPs, with the Greens signaling they may side with the Coalition on some issues..." says the newspaper.

Funny... what I heard, from the leader of the Greens, from his own lips, was that the Coalition will be judged harshly for being "destructive instead of constructive".

But no... let's have waves of doubt and pessimism and report every little passing conflict because, hey, we're the media and we prefer conflict.

What he was ACTUALLY saying was there is a new "paradigm" where you - the cantankerous conservatives - can initiate legislation and not have it squashed provided you have majority parliamentary support.
Meaning... better "democracy" MORE bi-partisanship - not less.

You're so busy pissing on the Greens out of jaundiced ideological prejudice you can't see they are offering you a measure of 'power'.

And the Coalition have gone from civil to bitter and twisted faster than the Wicked Witch of the West getting in froth about not scoring the red slippers.

Questioning the Gillard government's "legitimacy"?
If you thought you had a leg to stand on with that you'd run with it but you don't - because by every rule of our system Labor has the right of minority government. Gillard got the independents on side. You didn't. Get over it and work towards the next election - which may not be so far away anyhow.