[iranu]

BRILLIANT! I am loving every minute of this, well done G4Z. This serves the MP right. He has 23 years experience and if he responds to a letter that is no more than strong worded and critical (even if he feels it's a personal attack) then he gets all he deserves regardless of whether it's spun or manipulated by the media. Labour has been spinning for 11 years, now they can swallow some of their own medicine.

The fact of the matter is he could have simply said, "Thanks, your points are noted", and that would have been the end of it most likely, but he acted like a 5 year old in a play ground spat. If he's that ungracious over such a matter I wonder how vindictive he is when up against much better worded debate. People in public life should expect the odd bit of vitriol thrown their way just as coppers expect to encounter bad language in their job, it's part and parcel. I'm tempted to write a spoof letter with lots of invective and no point just to see the reaction!

It goes to show the poor calibre of people that we have in parliament. He could easily have put forward an argument without resorting to the "your letter was rude and abusive so stick your vote" nonsense and would most likely have come out of it with some grudging respect from G4Z. His attitude is appalling and what's worse is his arrogance is leading him to spout falsities.

However, isn't it great, the internet, forums and the age of the blog has enabled us mere plebs a far faster, efficient way of distributing information and that discussion can be picked up very quickly and make mainstream news. Policticos take note.