The secretive Catholic sect Opus Dei, a favourite scapegoat of Brown's, is now part of the twisted plot leading up to the resignation and self-harm of former NSW Liberal leader, John Brogden. According to Alex Mitchell in the Sun-Herald:
"[Brogden's] public execution was conducted by a coalition of powerful interests from the hard right of the Liberal Party and Catholic right-wingers aligned to the Opus Dei network to sections of the media."
And while it seemed that O'Farrell was counting his chickens before they hatched, it was the religious right that swooped in to make a meal of the deal.
Peter Debnam's succession will, no doubt, come at a cost to the NSW Liberal Party, whose members must now be in a state of fervent back-watching. Add to this climate a growing desire to ruthlessly gather intel on colleagues and opponents and it could fuel a messy backlash against the religious fundy-cons.
The NSW Liberals could be headed for nuclear meltdown if Debnam's leadership is not allowed to cool party divisions and temper the fundy-cons bolemic-like hunger for power.
Not that I'm supporting anyone in the Liberal Party, but there's no sense in hiding the fact that I would enjoy seeing the religious right be the cause of their own downfall. And Victoria seems to be heading in a similar direction.
The champagne is on ice ... the popcorn is on the shopping list ... and the Theocracy Alert is raised to orange once again :-)
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