Anna Watson, the newly minted ALP preselection candidate for the seat of Shellharbour made a telling remark when commenting on her election. She said she would be " an effective opposition if that's going to be the case ".
Normally politicians extol the certainty of a win before any election and this seeming acceptance of a loss gives some indication of the malaise suffered by the ALP.
Unfortunately, human nature being what it is - there is every chance that a losing government party will dig into it's bag of dirty tricks in the dieing days of holding office.
The Clinton whitehouse left many booby traps for the incoming regime of George W Bush, and we can hardly expect the outgoing regime in New South Wales to bestow benevolent acts.
Watch for hasty, last minute appointments to key public service posts and the announcement of extensions to national parks and other use of public land that may thwart the plans of the new government.
Normally an election is neutral ground because even if the governing party is on the nose, there is always the expectation of a miracle. In the eyes of many ALP people - it would take the intercession of Mary McKilllop to save this government next March.
It is when all hope has gone that politicians lay plans for sabotage - with the hope that future shortfalls will be blamed on their successor. Such is the world of politics !
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