Pretty much saw it the same as you. Love the blood and guts.
To whoever bagged The Insiders. The Insiders is about as good as we get editorial here in Australia. Yeah, Barry is an old Labor staffer, but has some excellent guests and has had something to say about each side equally, in my opinion, when deserved.
Any show that puts Akerman and Marr together deserves kudos (even though both are elitist, out-of-touch geese).
As usual, when it comes to politics, the truth is somewhere in the middle!
