The Gillard Government

[Julia]

Yeah, how much did Bill's mother-in-law give to those African countries in foreign aid?

A lot more than the $25,000,000 Labor talks about.

Are you actually seriously suggesting the Governor-General decides to which country and at what level Australia's foreign aid budget is determined?

 

[noco]

Are you actually seriously suggesting the Governor-General decides to which country and at what level Australia's foreign aid budget is determined?

Julia don't you remember Quintin Bryce personally visiting 7 or 8 African countries last year and gave them heaps of cash just to gain their vote for a seat on the UN?

 

[Julia]

She was simply doing it on behalf of the government. Not her personal decision re how much and to whom to give the funds. Probably nicer for the African countries to have her as a guest than our Kev.

 

[sptrawler]

I think the Liberals will have to raise taxes if they form a government at the next election too - but that might be just me. The backdrop of falling taxation revenues and ballooning costs in this country almost gaurantees it.

Well at last I agree with you. I think people are in for a shock, the first one is coming next month.
However it won't be the last IMO, the premature ejecolati-- sorry the premature splurge of spending. Is coming home to roost.

 

[McLovin]

Maybe, but the only reason we remain in Afghanistan is because Obama wants us there, and Gillard can't say no to Obama. If you can think of any other reason why we should continue such an idiotic stance, I would like to hear it. As Cynical so crudely indicates we are geared to Obama's policies on withdrawal strategy.

What a whimsical view of the world.

 

[Calliope]

What a whimsical view of the world.

Whimsical? No...realistic. Take a look - she's all over him like a rash. In your own whimsical way can you imagine her behaving like this with Romney?

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...iQeIxoGQCg&sqi=2&ved=0CEcQsAQ&biw=910&bih=446

And this has been the result!

 

[bunyip]

The ACT election result will put frowns of consternation of the faces of Gillard and the Greens. The Greens in particular copped a thumping, while the Libs well and truly exceeded expectations. Hopefully this is the shape of things to come in next years federal election.

 

[Logique]

I agree with Robert Manne here,
for the life of me, I can't understand why Rudd didn't just let them sack him from Foreign Affairs. The piece is a reasonable summary of why Labor is in such trouble.

http://www.themonthly.com.au/blog-long-goodbye-explaining-gillard-s-collapse-robert-manne-4815

..rather than waiting to be dismissed as Minister for Foreign Affairs and acquiring thereby a second halo of popular martyrdom, Rudd hastily resigned. Flushed out by the Gillard loyalists, Rudd’s challenge had come far too early..

 

[McLovin]

Whimsical? No...realistic. Take a look - she's all over him like a rash. In your own whimsical way can you imagine her behaving like this with Romney?

We're joined at the hip to America, we'd still be in Afghanistan whoever was in the White House.

 

[Ves]

We're joined at the hip to America, we'd still be in Afghanistan whoever was in the White House.

Exactly - it's no where near a recent development that Australia's foreign policy has been to get into bed with the larger Western economic powerhouses.

 

[Calliope]

We're joined at the hip to America, we'd still be in Afghanistan whoever was in the White House.

Yeah, maybe, but I can't imagine Abbott feeling Romney's ar$e.:bad:

 

[wayneL]

Yeah, maybe, but I can't imagine Abbott feeling Romney's ar$e.:bad:

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Chunder-worthy that is.

I just hate the false and pretentious 'warmness' of these clowns. :frown:

 

[noco]

She was simply doing it on behalf of the government. Not her personal decision re how much and to whom to give the funds. Probably nicer for the African countries to have her as a guest than our Kev.

I well aware it would not be her decision, but she is the Governor General after all and would have been sent there to impress those African countries with lots of incentuive just to get the UN vote.

Many well spent???????????????

 

[sptrawler]

Well this gives us anti Gillard, goon show, haters a morsel.
Maxine McKew, who was parachuted in as a high profile scud, to beat Howard and then quit politics(what a claim to fame)
At least now she has come honest and said it as it is.
Apparently she has written a book and lays bare the Rudd overthrow, she reckons Gillard is a control freak and plotted all along to cause Rudds downfall.
Well duh, we've being going on about "Gillard I'm not hearing you" for a long time.
It is just a shame Maxine was drawn into the slime, to oust one of our better politicians.
On a persoal note, she should have done what Garrett, another member of the parachute squadren did.
Tell them "Sod off I'm not going quietly untill I get a pension".
Unfortunatelly for Maxine, she probably has a mirror in the house and has a moral compass.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...ted-against-rudd/story-fn59niix-1226500131611

I see Bill Shorten has been slapped into a TOJ as usual.
T.O.J - Three letter abreviation for Tower of Jelly. LOL,LOL,LOL

The country is spiralling back and now even their own are starting to realise, we will reach a piont of no return.

Maybe the government should be running free Greek, Itallian, Spanish and Portugese lessons.

 

[Julia]

Well this gives us anti Gillard, goon show, haters a morsel.
Maxine McKew, who was parachuted in as a high profile scud, to beat Howard and then quit politics(what a claim to fame)

Um, sptrawler, she lost her seat at the last election. Not exactly her choice to 'quit politics'.

I'd be interested to read her book, and applaud anything which will encourage Labor's women to fight amongst themselves rather than direct their venom at the Libs, but I'll never forget her triumphant claim of superiority when she ousted John Howard from his seat.

Just another ABC broadcaster, Labor hack, who is now pissed off enough to want to hit back at the machine.

 

[Miss Hale]

So Gillard is now being accused of sexism by Rudd and McKew. She calls it when she sees it so I hope she gives herself a slap down in parliament next week

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...ed-up-kevin-rudd/story-e6freuy9-1226499866236

 

[sptrawler]

Um, sptrawler, she lost her seat at the last election. Not exactly her choice to 'quit politics'.

I'd be interested to read her book, and applaud anything which will encourage Labor's women to fight amongst themselves rather than direct their venom at the Libs, but I'll never forget her triumphant claim of superiority when she ousted John Howard from his seat.

Just another ABC broadcaster, Labor hack, who is now pissed off enough to want to hit back at the machine.

Well In my opinion if you have strengh of conviction ( if you toppled the current popular prime minister) you would put yourself up for another tilt.

Maybe reading her first book "Brutish politics" on the Howard government. Would be a precursor to reading the new book.

 

[sptrawler]

So Gillard is now being accused of sexism by Rudd and McKew. She calls it when she sees it so I hope she gives herself a slap down in parliament next week

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...ed-up-kevin-rudd/story-e6freuy9-1226499866236

Nothing as nasty as a cat when it is cornered.
Shorten, Albanese, Swan and Bowen, will be pi$$ing their pants waiting for the spanking that will be coming, when she gets home.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Gillard better PM than Rudd

While personally believing that Tony Abbott will be the Menzies of our times, I do believe that Gillard is making a better job of being PM than ping pong balls Rudd ever did.

gg

 

[cynic]

Re: Gillard better PM than Rudd

GG, I agree that Julia has proven to be superior to Rudd in the PM stakes. (I actually regret the fact that she's been so successful in her endeavours given that her intentions for Australia are significantly variant to my own.)

As for Abbott, I simply cannot agree with your comparison. I think he's an okay politician just not leadership material. I haven't witnessed anything even closely resembling leadership/PM material within the LNP since Peacock vacated the role during the last millenium.

I personally wish that the LNP would realise the strategic importance of leadership/representation, especially given the number of Australians (including many voters) whom rely largely upon the content of media broadcasts in the formation of their opinions.