If I were to say, for example, that Deputy Leader of the Opposition Julie Bishop’s allegations against the Prime Minister over the AWU slush fund matter were mendacious, it could simply mean they were false.
But if I were to say Bishop herself were mendacious, it could mean one thing only: that I was calling her a liar.
So I won’t call Julie Bishop mendacious.
In fact, let’s skip all further reference to Bishop, notwithstanding the fact that again on Tuesday, she was allowed to waste every single Question Time opportunity in pursuit of that pointless issue of Julia Gillard and the AWU and things that happened two decades ago. And then she held a media conference, in which the press gallery smashed her up pretty bad.
Well, on Monday Climate Change Minister Greg Combet arranged for himself to be asked a friendly question about this.
In answering he noted that 150 days after the implementation of the carbon-pricing measure, unemployment was still low, business investment still strong, and interest rates still low.
Combet went on to repeat a statistic cited earlier by Trade Minister Craig Emerson, that polling now shows the carbon tax with a higher approval rating than Abbott.
I'm sure Kevin Rudd's still behind her.
I just can't see how far, or what he's holding.
I think Abbott's desperation running the smear campaign will enhance Gillards status and lower his own particularly after the smoking gun shot Bishop in the mouth.......I mean foot.
Certainly some of the most tasteless behaviour by an opposition that I have seen before.
I think Abbott's desperation running the smear campaign will enhance Gillards status and lower his own particularly after the smoking gun shot Bishop in the mouth.......I mean foot.
Certainly some of the most tasteless behaviour by an opposition that I have seen before.
As Parliament sat for the final time this year, Ms Gillard ignored calls for her resignation and pre-empted another barrage of opposition questions over the slush fund saga by suspending question time and daring Mr Abbott to back his claim she had been ''in breach of the law''.
During a 15-minute speech, the Opposition Leader could not,
Abbott fails to produce evidence and make a case what a true coward
What a grubby lot the Liberals are
Abbott baulks as Gillard throws gauntlet
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...ws-gauntlet-20121129-2aise.html#ixzz2DeRASGhw
It's very hard to produce evedence, when people are witholding it to cover their ar$es, hence the call for an enquiry.
It will be interesting when the Libs get in and call a Royal Commission into unions.LOL
"She may have done nothing wrong, but she certainly did nothing right".
Even on that score, opinions will be divided - probably along party lines.
The unholy alliance of Bishop and Abbott has definitely succeeded in no more than slinging mud, hoping that some of it might stick. And going by the large number of hateful comments, it has distracted enough people from more important issues: May she indeed have done something right? And if not, what positive suggestions do her critics offer that could improve perceived or real shortcomings?
Mistakes have arguably been made by governments of every persuasion. Any politician, let alone lawyer, who claims never to have lied, is doing so at the very instant. Get over it, folks!
This being said, Gillard should have dealt with the issue of the letter before Thursday's reports forced her to do so. If she could not remember sending it (and she says she has no copy of the Slater & Gordon transcript that contains the reference) she should have said so. It's obvious Gillard was guilty of poor legal practice in her dealings in the AWU affair. She failed to open a file; she did not consult others in Slater & Gordon; it was screamingly bad to be giving professional advice to someone with whom she had a personal relationship. She was mixing with dubious characters. She cut corners.
Problems will continue to occur on this front as they are deep rooted and I think the Coalition will be quiet happy with a slow burn of the PM.Even in this spray by Michelle, she says "The sharp end of the battle is Gillards time at Slater and Gordon".
Talk about missing the plot, the sharp end of the battle is union corruption and the possible affiliation to the government, funny she should miss that.:1zhelp:
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/gillard-winged-but-still-flying-20121129-2aimg.html
She's done that a lot a PM as well.She cut corners.
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