Rudd Government failings vs. achievements

[Whiskers]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

No need to throw a hissy fit. You are free to list his achievements. It is a very short list and includes no "courageous decisions".

:holysheep:

hissy fit: A sudden outburst of temper, often used to describe female anger at something trivial. Originally regional from American South. Thought to originate from contraction of "hysterical fit."
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hissy+fit

:silly:

You are also free to indulge your hatred of Howard, if that is your preference.

But as I originally pointed out that's (apparently) against the thread rules. :

 

[Calliope]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

But as I originally pointed out that's (apparently) against the thread rules.

I was suggesting you start your own thread.

 

[Whiskers]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

I was suggesting you start your own thread.

Not interested in starting a critical thread for crititism sake.

In this case I'm not going to bragg about Rudds achievements either cos the failings are starting to weigh a bit too heavily.

so no point in rubbing the salt into the wound... prefer to throw out some positive alternatives when crititism is warranted... cos crititism alone is a futile and depressing exercise.

 

[trainspotter]

Back on track please ....... :horse:

Achievement: The Rudd Government spent more than $49 million of taxpayer money on 418 media advisers (keeping people employed !)

Fail: The Rudd Labor Government has awarded $784 million worth of consultancy contracts since the 2007 election ...... no wait ... could be an achievement?

 

[Calliope]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

so no point in rubbing the salt into the wound... prefer to throw out some positive alternatives when crititism is warranted... cos crititism alone is a futile and depressing exercise.

So start your positive threads, but I don't think they will get much traction.

Back on track please .......

Sorry Trainspotter. I was trying to help another guy who ran off the track.

 

[Whiskers]

Back on track please ....... :horse:

lol, yes I retire.

 

[Julia]

Achievement: offering the government guarantee on retail deposit.
Unnecessary from a banking point of view, but calmed nervous investors.
Presumably also made the government a few bucks in the fees paid by the banks for the privilege.

Achievement: demoted Peter Garrett. Getting rid of him entirely would have been better.

 

[BBand]

Has expanded the English dictionary with wordings that I'm sure many of his followers do not comprehend, but are in awe of - acheivement?

 

[noco]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

I just hope that over the next few months they step up to the plate swinging with policy positions so that they not only present themselves as an opposition but also as an alternative government.

That might also encourage the current government to lift its game as well.

There was old saying during the war," Don't fire 'till you see the whites of their eyes".

So I hope the Coalition do not reveal their policies untill closer to the election, otherwise "ME TOO" is bound to steal them.

Patience dear man, patience is a virtue.

 

[Calliope]

Achievement: Setting an example to his front bench on how to be humble and caring when visiting the sick or "sending thoughts and prayers" to grieving relatives of newsworthy deceased.

Failing: Neglecting to send "thoughts and prayers" to relatives of those killed in the home insulation stuff-ups.

 

[Surly]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

To win the next election the coalition is going to need credible policy alternatives.

Just focusing on the ALP's failings as a government won't be sufficient.

Mr Rudd had many many wonderful policies at the last election. NONE of which have been fulfilled, which is much the point of this topic.

cheers
Surly

 

[moXJO]

Achievement (hopefully)
national school curriculum I think this is a good idea provided they don't dumb students down.

University funding? was money given to the unis before?


Failing
Knowledge summit What the frick did that achieve
Management of policies I like some of the ideas labor has, just the way they implement them sucks really bad

 

[trainspotter]

We have a CLAYTON'S government - the government you have when you don't have a government.

The Rudd Labor Government has awarded over $940 million worth of consultancy contracts since coming to power just 2 years ago. Analysis of the top 40 federal departments and agencies over the last four years shows that the Rudd government is the highest spending Government in Australian history on consultants. Lindsay Tanner claims that Labor ‘has cracked down hard’ on spending. Sorry Mr Tanner – but that just doesn’t add up.

 

[Space Invader101]

It's always the way. You vote Labor and they create massive debt. You vote Liberal and they're left to clean up Labors mess.

Ruddy got rid of work choices for the insecure workers who voted him. Now it's time to get rid of him before we end up like Greece.

 

[wayneL]

Achievements:

Spin

 

[So_Cynical]

Add to list cut and paste into new post

Failings:

ETS
Home insulation
Boat People
Grocery watch
Fuel watch
Internet filter


Achievements:

Achievements: Odds on to win the next election...according to all 5 betting agency's taking bets on this years election....funny cos the right wing of the ASF just cant see what all 5 betting agency's see.


http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2010/04/16/betting-market-friday-10/

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[wayneL]

Achievements: Odds on to win the next election...according to all 5 betting agency's taking bets on this years election....funny cos the right wing of the ASF just cant see what all 5 betting agency's see.


http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2010/04/16/betting-market-friday-10/

Election victory has something to do with achievements?

ROTFL

If that were so, no opposition would ever win and the Libs would still be in power.

 

[drsmith]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

There was old saying during the war," Don't fire 'till you see the whites of their eyes".

So I hope the Coalition do not reveal their policies untill closer to the election, otherwise "ME TOO" is bound to steal them.

Patience dear man, patience is a virtue.

At the same time they don't want to be saving all their ammo for the final battle otherwise by then the war might be lost.

 

[inenigma]

Re: Rudd Government failings vs achievements

To win the next election the coalition is going to need credible policy alternatives.

Just focusing on the ALP's failings as a government won't be sufficient.

Mate....

You've been lost in space for a long, long time...

 

[So_Cynical]

Election victory has something to do with achievements?

ROTFL

Ask any main stream political organisation what there trying to achieve and the answer will be power, and that power comes via the ballot box.

Victory is the only achievement that matters in politics...tell me Wayne, what do you think Maxine McKew greatest political achievement is?