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5. Neither the Coalition or the media will lay off Thomson

because his political demise would suit them fine. Truth or fairness don't even come into play here.

Nobody would give a damn if the numbers weren't so tight, because they've all got their fingers in the cookie jar.

I don't believe Thomson's story, but is there enough to warrant a charge? Probably not. And can we accept the word of a prostitute being paid $60,000 to say she remembers Craig Thomson out of hundreds of clients over the past seven years? I wouldn't, but thousands of the Great Unwashed would, and unfortunately, they vote.

He's set himself up for this, but in reality it's between him and the HSU and over the years, they've never made a move against him – perhaps because they're all tarred with the same brush. It has nothing to do with his status as a politician, unless he faces a criminal charge that carries a jail term, and that's highly unlikely.

But truth doesn't matter when Abbott can see the prize before him …