Green with envy or just plain stupid
The Age reports that the Labor party are planning another "assault" on the Greens, with the aid of Dr Evil and Mini Me billboards and a website. The campaign is apparently to be based around the fact that the Greens have occasionally voted with the Liberal party opposition in Victorian parliament. No doubt the billboards will not allude to the fact that Greens voted with the opposition when "the issue at stake was the transparency of the Bracks Government."
Assuming that the report is true, the planned campaign seems nothing short of idiotic. Labor would do better to devote their energies to displacing the Liberal party from power, rather than fighting a party on its own side of political spectrum. One can also wonder why anyone would think that voters would respond positively to Austin Powers allusions or slogans such as "Gottcha" or "Why are the Greens being 'Mini Me' to the Dr Evils in the Liberal Party?".
Unfortunately, Labor's apparent fixation with fighting the Greens can be much more damaging than a few silly billboards. Recall the 2004 election when Labor allocated their preferences to the ultra-conservative Family First party, giving them the balance of power in the Senate. Whether that fiasco has taught Labor to be more responsible in directing their preferences remains to be seen, but the proposed "campaign" suggests we shouldn't get our hopes too high.
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