That is exactly what Windsor et al did. Banded together and got things done and they are being criticised for exactly that here.
Yep, you're spot on correct. The things we got done thanks to Windsor supporting Gillard were the Carbon Tax, School Halls, unmanageable deficit, Wayne Swan, winding back ABCC, rampant Union corruption, the (now repealed) legislation that would have sent owner driver truckies to the wall, Gillian Trigg, continuation of Rudd's self selecting country shoppers etc. The list goes on and on.....