[Kharon]

We always get this brief hiatus between 'the events' and Hansard, which gives us time to watch and study the video.  It always impresses me just how much work goes on behind the scenes, back stage.  From the folk who clean the place up before and after, the 'tea ladies', the hard working Secretariat, camera and sound to the Senators crews and of course the Senators, all working toward a single goal.  Bravo.

We must make mention of our very own P2 (IOS legend and research guru) I am not certain how many hours he has unselfishly spent making the 'clips', posting them and then providing a unique take on events, but I reckon he's missed his golf this week.  Thanks mate, you're a star.

I wonder if that's why I get so cranky; when I have to sit through the double speak, the ducking and weaving of a creature like Dolan.  Both Heff and Sterle called 'bull-pooh' and 'bollocks'; clearly fed up with the performances of people they could cheerfully throttle.  Must wear thin, particularly when they know what the answers are.  What a job.

Hard to pick a man of the match from this estimates – the forwards, Back, Bullock, Gallacher, Heffernan, Sterle, Williams, Xenophon; all, as Jack Gibson would say  "played strong, done good" in the aviation grudge match. 

If you ever want to understand what the Senators are facing just watch Be-a-Cur doing his Uriah Heep act.  The committee know, Beaker knows, the whole ducking world knows; but there sit Beaker, Wilson, Staib and the others, all at it.  Shameless, brazen, protected, using every excuse known to mankind (and some that ain't) to slide around answering the questions.  There have been some classic contests, worthy of mention.  Time to find a comfy corner of the garden, pot of coffee, the steam driven laptop and set to work.

Toot toot.