An Addendum on Platforms

After reading news reports pertaining to both the CPC platform and the news conference used to launch it, I admit defeat and resign myself to agreeing with Sir Ingham's esteemed political wisdom.  Once again, cock-up beats conspiracy.

The platform (and the launch) has all the feel of a late-night, last-minute term paper.  It's only 44 pages?  And it's in a large font?  With lots of pictures?  Those sound suspiciously like techniques used to make a sparse document appear more substantial.

On a further note: threatening to abolish the Senate if they get in your way?  Regardless of what one thinks about Senate reform, is it really a good idea to suggest a potential Constitutional crisis this late in the game?  Didn't the current Prime Minister have some less than kind words to say about a previous Prime Minister who decided to spring Constitutional reform on the electorate mid-campaign?