That's the worst that can be said of him?
P.
Prior to Howard's election as PM, one of the often repeated arguments was that Howard "would be a Prime Minister we can respect", a reference to the antics of former PM Paul Keating. I'm no fan of Howard, but I'd argue that he certainly didn't cause the level of embarassment that Keating did.Maybe, but degrading from what standard? His immediate predecessor? (I would beg to disagree with that conclusion). Or some other higher better standard in the past, or theoretical?
From time to time I wander should we be better off with honest dictator, who above all would concentrate on what is best for our Country, not on popularity contest to scrape through the next election.
I am watching Rudd on Insiders this morning.
He looks rattled, will not answer a question directly (as ever) and even has Barrie Cassidy a left wing commentator unable to save him from himself.
He's doing a comprehensive "Peter Beattie" impersonation, but not as convincingly.
Julia, Greg, John, Joe, Stephen Major, Stephen Minor, and Mar'n will be doing the numbers today and in to the coming weeks.
Rudd is gorne.
gg
From time to time I wander should we be better off with honest dictator, who above all would concentrate on what is best for our Country, not on popularity contest to scrape through the next election.
Rudd is gorne.
gg
This is the perception that Labor is trumpeting. "Look at us, look at us". Once again it took a teenager on Q&A to silence Lindsay Tanner on this issue. He was boasting of Australia's financial standing compared against the rest of the Western World leading to how well Labor has handled the crisis.
The question/comment from the audience: "Mr Tanner, Australia was best placed financially before the GFC - you have done nothing but maintain that position. It would be a bigger story if Australia WASN'T well placed compared to others".
Swan would do well to remember that also.
Duckman
Lucky that Howard didn't win the election with his over the top ambitious spending plans.
So_Cynical said:The Liberal national party coalition has no chance in hell of winning this election
Of course they do. Even if we assume those estimates are accurate, which I doubt they are, they have a 25% chance of winning. Thinking it is no chance in hell is something I'd expect from a footy commentator.
Assuming prices in betting shops reflect true probabilities is as flawed as assuming it in the financial markets.
Yes, instead we were graced with Mr Rudd's spending spree.
I'm getting a bit fed up with Rudd bashing in this forum.
"Rudd degrading the office of PM" What unspeakable act, gross studipity, corruption or whatever justifies such a statement . ([I Of course I'm sure one of our resident rudd bashers can find some excuse to warrant the slur.[/I])
I think Kevin Rudd can be fairly criticized and if he doesn't have a good rethink about how effective the public service needs to be he deserves to get a boot up the bum. I suspect it might come from his own side however.
But when I think of people who "degrade the office of PM" I keep remembering Howard deliberately vilifying boat people( "Children overboard") to split the Labour party and fire up some good old fashioned hate and fear politics.
I remember the decision to support the war in Iraq when there was plenty of evidence that it was totally dishonest ie there were no weapons of mass destruction, Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11.
I suggest Rudd has a long way to go before he reaches those levels of duplicity.
Can we tone down the hate mail ?
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