How the worm turns to...

It is amazing to discover how the blue worm has turned - in the space of a few short weeks.

Even two weeks ago the *numbnuts* in the blue team were vehemently denying that climate change existed.

Nothing to worry about Tony said - when we get back into government we will "get rid of this crazy climate change superstition" he said.

It's all a "left wing plot" designed to "deindustrialise" the western world - said Nick Minchin. And other blah, blah and blah.

That was before the *numbnuts* discovered that the most recent decade was the warmest in history. And before they saw (and heard about) the absolute devastation caused by the bushfire events across Australia over the past couple of weeks.

As I travel around the nation over the holidays - all I hear is commentary about the recent *bushfires* or about how people are concerned for the future and how they will organise themselves to deal with a permanently hot tomorrow.

Summer in Australia this year has escalated the issue. The risk of devastation by fire has suddenly become the key. Perhaps even issue number 1.

No longer do the Joes and Julies on the ground doubt "climate Change". They know it is happening - what they are looking for is a credible response from their political leaders.

Actually most of these people are natural supporters of the *blue* team - they distrust Labor and are mostly small business people - the big problem is they now know that they have been lied to by their political friends! Oops.

Meanwhile back in the *blue* bunker we find Tony Abbot, Nick Minchin, Cory Bernardi and about 30 other Liberal "skeptics" wondering what the next plan is. Because the last one turned to sh*it real quick.

That's the problem with a "lightweight" political strategy. If you don't choose wisely then you end up looking like the *numbnut* that you surely are.