pete - don't break my heart!

i don't know what to think. for so much of my life peter garrett has been a voice of uncompromising reason. he's been passionate about his beliefs. he's been the champion of the environment, of aboriginal issues and of the fight against the spread of nuclear weapons. he was a man who knew what was right and was prepared to put his balls on the line to stand up for it. when he joined the ALP and people accused him of selling out i defended him, strong in my belief that he was only joining in order to help effect change from the inside rather than battering ineffectively on the walls from outside the establishment. in short, he's been someone i've looked up to as a man of unquestionable integrity and morals...


...until last night that is! to watch him on the news, choking on his words as he gave ALP support to the building of the pulp mill in the tamar valley in tasmania was something inconceivable to me. the peter garrett of old would have stood his ground and fought against this. he would have left the ALP as a matter of principle. i never thought i'd see the day when peter garrett would sell his soul but it seems that that day may finally be here. there's no point having him neutered in the ALP when it's clear he's not able to stop developments as immoral and irresponsible as this. we need him back in a position where he can stand and lead the fight. as much as little johnny howard is a puppet of the bush administration, garrett has become a puppet of the federal parliamentary process.

pete - it's time to declare your allegiance. either stay in the ALP and be their ineffectual token greenie or reclaim your soul and leave if they don't oppose this pulp mill.