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Gillard for PM?

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IFocus said:
Apology trainspotter on refection didn't mean to be so personal after all its only politics
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No apology required IFocus. I respect your right to your opinion. Please respect my opinion to differ from yours. Politically that is.
 
Julia said:
Why do you care what gender she is? I'm also female and I simply want the best person for the job, regardless of gender. I don't believe she will attract the votes of too many women just on the basis that she's female.
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I think it is fantastic that we have our first Australian female PM. A historic moment that will only be matched when we have our first non Anglo Saxon PM. It shows that we are maturing as a nation and as the father of a young daughter, it increases my confidence that she will be competing on a level playing field.

Symbolism aside, she now has to come up with the goods. Her cancellation of the the advertising campaign against the miners is a step in the right direction.

Lets see where she sits in terms of:
1. tax grabs;
2. government spending and accountability;
3. ETS etc.

The role of the 'faceless' party power brokers is of strucutural concern for the Labour party and the link with the union movement is plain to see. To deny this is to put your head firmly in the sand.

It is a 'Labour' party so why deny the strong links to the labour movement?
 
I think we have only seen the tip of the iceberg with the turmoil in the Labor Party.
I would not be surprised to see more Labor MPs leave the sinking ship before the next election, starting with Tanner. There will be some very discontented Rudd supporters after the events of the past day even with Peter Garrett possibly defecting to the GREENS.
The "water melon man" must be rubbing his hands together with the prospects of Garrett defecting.
Interesting days ahead to see Gillards reshuffle of cabinet: who will stay and who will go and how long the honeymoon will last!!!!!!!!!!!
 

I'll see your Raventhorpe and Hot Briquettes, and raise you to Insulation Deaths and ETS backflip.
Give me BHP anyday.
 
Well done Julia Gillard. You have learned to run with the hounds. To topple a PM in less than 24 hours is a masterstroke of politics. Bill Shorten must be very proud of his handiwork. Not to mention they way those big naughty mining companies assisted in Mr Rudds demise. Beautiful to watch the sagacity of the Labor Party in full flight. Congratulations Prime Minister Julia Gillard. May she reign for a full three terms and bless all those who sail in her.
 
trainspotter said:
. May she reign for a full three terms and bless all those who sail in her.
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The length of her reign depends on how long she keeps Swan around. He stabbed Beasley in the back. He stabbed Rudd in the back.

In the first coup he was rewarded with the Treasury. This time he gets to be Deputy PM as well as Treasurer. Why should he sheath his stiletto now?
 
Mark Latham wades into the fray now!

FORMER Labor leader Mark Latham is predicting Julia Gillard will eventually be "the next one for the knife" because key ALP figures hate her.

“(Deputy Prime Minister) Wayne Swan is no fan of hers,” Mr Latham told Sky News today, a day after Ms Gillard toppled Kevin Rudd.

“Gillard has, for reasons I never quite understood, enormous animosity from people like (Anthony) Albanese and (Lindsay) Tanner and (Jenny) Macklin.”

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/pol...-gillards-future/story-e6frgczf-1225884175890

Apparently when you join any political party these days you get a free t-shirt like the one below.
 

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Bushman said:
I think it is fantastic that we have our first Australian female PM. A historic moment that will only be matched when we have our first non Anglo Saxon PM.
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Gillard is actually Celtic, and she is not the first PM to be of Celtic origin.
 

You can put number three (ETS) into your number one.
 
It is all interesting in labour party and Australian politics.

Gillard will make the women more engaged in politics. Considering we have our first lady GG and now PM. It is a good sign. Changes are happening in World politics. The first American African to become US President. Next will be probably Hillary Clinton or Sarah P !

The bad signal will be if Gillard performs poorly, encourages the union factionalism and hence paves the way for Tony Abott. I have nothing against Liberal but prefers to see Costello replacing Howard than Abott who dwindles between north and south and has the inept supporting Joe Hockey.

Consistency will be the back biting and deal making in labour party : Hawk and Keating Deal, Latham saga, Kevin challenging Beasley, Kevin conceeding to Gillard.

Good part will be Rudd can sharpen his oratory, Mandarin and fat salary still by becoming Foreign Minister.

Bad is to see Wayne Swan to be the Deputy Leader. A joke for us to see him there - can't think, can't stand up, can't make a good policy, can't stand up.

Consistency is however seeing no improvement in share market or the financial situation of the country even Gillard coming to chair.
 
trainspotter said:
Apparently when you join any political party these days you get a free t-shirt like the one below.
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Ah yes. I have seen this play out in the workplaces I have been to over many years. What they call human nature I think. To me this side is a game for cowards and they of the yellow streaked back, but in the wise words from an unknown source ....

"My father taught me many things here — he taught me in this room. He taught me — keep your friends close but your enemies closer."
 
trainspotter said:
Well done Julia Gillard. You have learned to run with the hounds. To topple a PM in less than 24 hours is a masterstroke of politics. Bill Shorten must be very proud of his handiwork.
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She could have had the leadership earlier if she challenged Rudd. She was loyal to him until his paranoia got the better of him.
I'd imagine Shorten is in line for a promotion.
 
Whilst I'm not prejudiced against a female Prime Minister, I do wonder whether she has the stamina to face the rigourous routine of her position.
She recently collapsed at a function for what reason I am not sure.
She has taken on a job where at times she may get little sleep and that may just tell a tale on her at some stage.
 
Apparently Queenslanders don't like her. This is a poll in The Brisbane Courier-Mail;

Results: Today's poll
Thanks for voting!

Will Julia Gillard make a good prime minister?
Yes
28.58% (1936 votes)
No
71.42% (4837 votes)
Total votes: 6773
 
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