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With a booming economy and government surpluses, voters wanted a slice of the nation's prosperity, he said.

"They are saying, 'How come I'm doing it tough? I'm out here in the 'burbs and it's still hard. Both of us have to work really hard to make ends meet'."

Voters wanting the Government to do more to help the environment was not surprising.

"Al Gore and Tim Flannery have scared the bejesus out of the public and they want someone to fix it," Mr Chalke said.

With the excitement of Halloween over, many families are beginning to turn their thoughts now to preparations for December and its special holidays. An excellent place to begin is the Adshead Holiday Craft Sale in Pleasant Hill. This annual event, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. will take place in the Blue Barn on Lake Road. The sale's special attraction is that everything on sale is made from scratch — a wonderful grand array of gifts for home and family, decorations and, yes, food, too.Sponsored by the Wharton Association, the crafters meet each Monday morning year round to work together on their specialties: hand-knit afghans and blankets, dolls and doll clothes, outfits for toddlers, clothing for adults, jewelry, ornaments for tree or mantel, jams and jellies from summer gardens. More>>