MP and billionaire Clive Palmer the Dita Von Teese of politics, says senator Nick Xenophon SOUTH Australia's Nick Xenophon has likened larger-than-life MP Clive Palmer to a burlesque dancer as Mr Palmer in turn declared the independent Senator's hair is so black "you'd think he's an Asian." There are early signs the new Senate will not usher in a new era of constructive policy-making. Mr Palmer is hoping his party will have at least two representatives in the Senate, and he has done a deal with the Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party to try to hold the balance of power. Their votes will be crucial as Prime Minister Tony Abbott tries to repeal the carbon and mining taxes and push through his own reforms. But it is already creating tension. Mr Palmer on Monday declared Senator Xenophon to be "useless" and "the king of the beat-ups" . International style icon Dita Von Teese performs on the stage during the 60th Italian Music Festival in 2010. Senator Xenophon swiftly responded, telling The Advertiser that Mr Palmer - who had pussyfooted around releasing the detail of the deal he had done with the motoring enthusiasts - was "the Dita Von Teese" of politics. Ms Von Teese (whose real name is Heather Sweet) is a famous US burlesque dancer, lingerie designer and self-professed "glamour girl." Senator Xenophon has been bugging Mr Palmer to release the memorandum of understanding he has with the Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party's senator-elect Ricky Muir. More: Nick Xenophon is a 'useless fool', says Palmer Clive Palmer, the federal member for Fairfax, at his Coolum resort. Mr Palmer had promised he would release it as a Christmas present for Senator Xenophon, then released only hard copies last week. At the weekend, he released the full MOU declaring they would "work together and where it is practicable to vote together in the Senate," but that they would not vote for legislation against their policies or their conscience. Senator Xenophon said there was scant detail and that Mr Palmer was "teasing" by releasing a vague document, and hit back at the accusation he was a "beat-up king." "I think that Clive turned this into an issue by being coy and refusing to release the terms," he said. South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon. He's been teasing us for the last three months. He is to politics as Dita Von Teese is to burlesque. He's been teasing us like a burlesque performer. What we end up is like the Peggy Lee song - Is That All There Is? Mr Palmer launched a bizarre attack on Senator Xenophon's hair, saying he forgave him for using Brylcreem. '"He's got the blackest hair, you'd think he's an Asian," Fairfax reported him saying.