Tomorrow Peter Reith will call for more reform as the pollies build up to the resumption of Parliament on August 14. Kim Beazley's big chance to save himself is next week at the Hobart national conference. It's a buzz to have a place to debate these issues, with a fairly even split amongst readers.
Commentators talk about left and right as opposites on a spectrum.
It really should be the greedy verses the unselfish. They would be much happier to be able to get away with whatever it is they want to do without any interference. You mention ideals such as democracy. The reason they cannot tell you what they believe in is that they have a different world concept. What they support is making money, having privilege and power, more and better material possessions.