WHEN THE GLOAT COMES IN

Three years ago it was Peter Reith to palmistry pollster Garry Morgan -- "Just admit it Gary, you got it wrong. Go on, admit it. Just admit it".

This year the winner of the AGB's highly prestigious National Gloat Race was the Coalition's very own Awesome Onesome, Michael Kroger.

Kroger spent, at my count, two hours "slapping" virtually everyone in the Labor Party boat. Right from a rung-out Cap'n Mark all the way down to the smirking shoulder stalker standing behind the Blubber from Bass in the bilge.

Heave ho, way to go.