Kevin Rudd

MrBurns said:

Govt under fire for 'appalling' stimulus fire link -

I dont like Keven Rudd and this just cements my feelings, the man is a shifty, grubby little opportunist and I hope the Australian people now see him for what he is -

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/11/2488110.htm

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Julia said:

This irritates me too. As does his general tone which is "I know more than you dumb voters ever will and you are just so lucky to have me here in charge of your lives."

I did, however, give him some brownie points yesterday for his very clear rejection of Mick Dodson's demand for the date of Australia Day to be changed. He seems to have succeeded in putting that person, big black hat and all, back in his box, at least for now.

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Garpal Gumnut said:

Rudd and Swan need to go, and soon.

Gillard and Tanner would make good replacements, either of them would be a better Prime Minister or Treasurer, take your pick, than Rudd and Swan are at present. Ditherers both of them.

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Calliope said:

It is a worry that not one of the Gang of Four has any credentials or experience on fiscal policy, so they have to run everything past Ken Henry. So you could say that the stimulation package has been cobbled together by amateurs but totally endorsed by someone who does not answer to the electorate.

They do have a Minister who has the economic credentials and experience. That is Craig Emerson. But he is not a member of the Gang of Four.

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Bobby said:

When I was very young there were toilets in Sydney's CBD that used to charge 2'P to use , thats 2 pennies pre 1966 .

They had a attendant in charge of taking this fee .
That job would be perfect now for Mr Swan with his present SKILL levels ''

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Calliope said:

I think the time has come for Mr Rudd to swallow his pride and ask his wife for advice on how to get out of the hole he has dug. I see nothing wrong with this. After all Mrs Howard was a power behind the throne.
Ms Reine is the expert in the family on making money. Throughout his bureaucratic life Mr Rudd's expertise has been in spending money. Making the money has been the taxpayers problem not his. His concerns have been more with looking after the non-taxpayer. Their votes decide elections.
I am sure, if she wanted to, Therese could give him sound advice on how to to prevent Australia's slide into bankruptcy.

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MrBurns said:

All he needs to do is stop the handouts and give tax cuts across the board, that will at least encourage the whole economy and may even help employment.
Ahh but with tax cuts KRudd will have less to squander.

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MrBurns said:

All he needs to do is stop the handouts and give tax cuts across the board, that will at least encourage the whole economy and may even help employment.
Ahh but with tax cuts KRudd will have less to squander.

I'm sick of rubbishing KRudd he's such an easy target.

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ALMOST $8 billion has disappeared from the Federal Government's Building Australia Fund which was initially valued at $20 billion.
The admission was made in a Senate estimates committee hearing yesterday by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.

Greens senator Scott Ludlam has called for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to immediately investigate the shortfall.

"Such a major revelation should have been announced by the prime minister instead of just through a casual throwaway line by minister Conroy," Senator Ludlam said.

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Calliope said:

Rudd a 'toxic bore' says Abbott

He got that right

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Toxic assets are not as hard to deal with as toxic bores

February 25, 2009

Article from: The Australian
Tony Abbott tells Sky News that parliamentary democracy is under threat from lethal prime ministerial dullness

THE guy (Kevin Rudd) is a toxic bore in the parliament. Thank god you've got (Julia) Gillard there, who is a fine parliamentarian to liven up the awful performances of the Labor Party.

The Prime Minister confirms Abbott's assertion to Matthew Franklin of The Australian in a press conference:

FRANKLIN: Mr Rudd, are you a toxic bore?

PM: Can I say that anyone, anyone -- you wrote about this today, Matthew. (Inaudible.) If you are dealing with the totality of a global economic crisis, unless we have a restoration of private credit markets and private credit flows across the global economy and normal flows in Australia, then we're never dealing with the full dimensions of the problem. That's what I was saying in the parliament yesterday, that is the reality which every government in the world is wrestling with --

Franklin: So does that mean yes?

PM: That is the reality which every government is wrestling with. Secondly, stimulus along the lines of nation-building plans and what we described before are part of providing near to medium-term support while private credit markets are being restored. I think it's important to be up-front with the Australian public about the dimensions of the problem which are occurring in the global banking system, what's causing that, where the solutions may lie. Secondly, what we in Australia are doing in the near to medium term to support growth and jobs on the way through. That's the right course of action and I'll be sticking to it.

Another journalist: Mr Rudd, Tony Abbott described you this morning as a toxic bore. How would you describe him?

PM: I think when you're dealing with a global economic crisis it's important to be serious about, of course there's a problem and what you can do about it. This Government is in the practical business of trying to fix problems and can I say people losing their jobs isn't funny.

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