Ship sinking after loss?

As mentioned here, here and discussed here at WhaleOil, the rats who have been propping up this corrupt government are looking for some straw to grasp.

Both the bauble keeper and the tree huggers have mentioned in the last 24 hours that they could work with National. What they really mean is if it came to the crunch, they would hold National to ransom over petty policies.

Some reckon the recent loss will not affect the government, the fickle sideline players know otherwise and are bailing while Dear Leader endures jet lag, keeping their options open. No negotiation is the answer.