Yes Parliament House will have to be swabbed out and gallons of deodorant applied to get rid of the stink and filth after Howard's mob are finished. But from the polls this morning, it doesn't seem to be working the more mud they throw, the more they dig the dirt, the higher little Kevvie's popularity rises. He must have some sort of magic. *g* It might put a brake on the digging when they realise that their activities are totally counter-productive.

In NSW we have fixed date elections - a State election has to be held every four years in March.