Hi Chuck ... indeed ... the Libs along with their oligarch mates are the rudderless ship in a 'free-market' storm of their own making, desperate to be thrown a lifeline by social-democracy.
Bishop couldn't lay a glove on Swan and in desperation Turnbull has brought in 'the mouth' to do a demolition job on the Govt.
With no policy platform of their own (Hockey blushed and flustered his way thru carbon tax issue ...) the only attack plan is go at anything that will actually help alleviate what is a desperate global situation.
The reason for the venom concerning the $10bn given to pensioners (Dec08) is a throwback from Howardesque 'mean and nasty'... in the same breath, any 'tax-cut' is met with glee 'coz they workin' and all pensioners are bludgers.
