Heck I never realised how deeply the Govt was despised in New South Wales, just read this from the Telegraph, and News.com is often criticised for being pro Labor, but this is remarkable:
SIXTEEN years of brutal reign ends today - the empire will finally fall. And oh, how the people will rejoice.
Conquered not by a courageous foe but by an unstoppable public revolt, our widely despised Labor Government will tonight be tossed on the scrapheap - its rulers put to the sword, its legacy trampled to dust, its once ruthless army cut down to a mere troupe.
The force that arguably brought NSW to its knees will itself be laid low by the masses, a stark reminder of the consequences of failed governance.
The future of this once potent Labor empire is unthinkably grim. Such is the backlash expected from voters that the party could very well be cast into electoral oblivion for an entire generation.
Election boffins believe it could be at least three terms before Labor can effectively rise from the ashes and once again challenge for the right to govern this state.
Despite its spirited beginnings under the stewardship of Bob Carr, its early successes in project delivery and its sheer dominance over its divided rivals, the history books will not be kind to NSW Labor Government 1995-2011.
It's all about how one finishes the race. The best obituaries are written about those who rise from nothing and finish strong, not those who start heroically before spiralling deep into decay. There will be no commiserations or sympathies uttered at the death of this regime.
This is a government that peaked too early, rising to the apex of accomplishment just as a caped Cathy Freeman scorched the Sydney Olympic track to win gold and capture the nation.
SIXTEEN years of brutal reign ends today - the empire will finally fall. And oh, how the people will rejoice.
Conquered not by a courageous foe but by an unstoppable public revolt, our widely despised Labor Government will tonight be tossed on the scrapheap - its rulers put to the sword, its legacy trampled to dust, its once ruthless army cut down to a mere troupe.
The force that arguably brought NSW to its knees will itself be laid low by the masses, a stark reminder of the consequences of failed governance.
The future of this once potent Labor empire is unthinkably grim. Such is the backlash expected from voters that the party could very well be cast into electoral oblivion for an entire generation.
Election boffins believe it could be at least three terms before Labor can effectively rise from the ashes and once again challenge for the right to govern this state.
Despite its spirited beginnings under the stewardship of Bob Carr, its early successes in project delivery and its sheer dominance over its divided rivals, the history books will not be kind to NSW Labor Government 1995-2011.
It's all about how one finishes the race. The best obituaries are written about those who rise from nothing and finish strong, not those who start heroically before spiralling deep into decay. There will be no commiserations or sympathies uttered at the death of this regime.
This is a government that peaked too early, rising to the apex of accomplishment just as a caped Cathy Freeman scorched the Sydney Olympic track to win gold and capture the nation.
