howard and c oonan knew full well, page-6

likewise watso - same thinking as milesg, and dust. actually, watso always votes for all the minor parties, but in the end, has to decide where the preferences go. all of watso's preferences in the end, used to go to labor - but that was a long time ago, and when it was time for keating to go, watso's preference went to the libs. trouble is, watso is not all that keen on labor, but like milesg, beazley is looking a bit better - but gosh, that does not mean much. the rat should have given way to costello. time for watso to seriously think about labor, as the rat needs to go