Word of the day - filibustering

Filibustering:

• defn 1 - the use of long speeches or other tactics in Parliament to delay deliberately a vote or decision - as defined, and observed, by Senator Andrew Bartlett.
  
  
• defn 2 - a desperate government!
  

to quote Andrew Bartlett
[filibustering] led to the absurd situation where we had more Senate debate on some relatively minor higher education and banking legislation than we got on anti-terror or welfare changes

Behold Australia - the senate majority you voted for!