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Julia says she ain't going nowhere and that she's the best person for the job of PM. It's a sad commentary on the quality of her front bench...but she's right.
 
Calliope said:
Julia says she ain't going nowhere and that she's the best person for the job of PM. It's a sad commentary on the quality of her front bench...but she's right.
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Pay peanuts you get monkeys or in Julia's case uranga.
The brains of this country would be working for companies that pay the bucks.
Maybe the PMs salary should be increased to attract persons with some brains.
In the end it might save us billions!!!
 
jancha said:
Pay peanuts you get monkeys or in Julia's case uranga.
The brains of this country would be working for companies that pay the bucks.
Maybe the PMs salary should be increased to attract persons with some brains.
In the end it might save us billions!!!
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Well, I have been saying for a long time now, our Prime Minister has a very low IQ. and the results are confirming it.
 
jancha said:
Pay peanuts you get monkeys or in Julia's case uranga.
The brains of this country would be working for companies that pay the bucks.
Maybe the PMs salary should be increased to attract persons with some brains.
In the end it might save us billions!!!
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A CEO ON MILLIONS EMPLOYED BY A BIG COMPANY CAN BE REMOVED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS IF THEY fAIL.

We have a PM who is incompetent, cannot run the country, cannot come up with a policy that can be sensibly administerated and the people of Australia appear not to be able to do one thing about it.

Thats the sad part.

joea
 
moXJO said:
Labor must be doing it real tough when there is talk of a Rudd revival. I thought he was worse, but everyone loved him because he threw free (or so they thought) money at them
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He was absolutely worse and would be even more ghastly if he were restored to PM.
Can't you just imagine the expansion of his already inflated ego if they begged him to come back and save them!!!

Julia Gillard has failed miserably but if Rudd had persisted with the same policies that she has, I doubt his popularity would be any better than hers. They have both totally failed to relate in any genuine fashion to the electorate.

My abiding mental picture that totally summed up Rudd's superficiality was during last summer's floods in Qld where he alerted a TV crew to the fact that he was going to be out there wading through the noxious waters, holding some poor bugger's suitcase aloft, and declaring he just wanted to be doing his bit.
If it were really the case, he'd have just gone out there and joined with all the other volunteers, instead of instructing the TV crew to be in attendance.

And, at the risk of being somewhat off topic, I will go nuts if I see any more politicians in hard hats and reflective vests.:banghead:
 
Julia said:
He was absolutely worse and would be even more ghastly if he were restored to PM.
Can't you just imagine the expansion of his already inflated ego if they begged him to come back and save them!!!

Julia Gillard has failed miserably but if Rudd had persisted with the same policies that she has, I doubt his popularity would be any better than hers. They have both totally failed to relate in any genuine fashion to the electorate.

My abiding mental picture that totally summed up Rudd's superficiality was during last summer's floods in Qld where he alerted a TV crew to the fact that he was going to be out there wading through the noxious waters, holding some poor bugger's suitcase aloft, and declaring he just wanted to be doing his bit.
If it were really the case, he'd have just gone out there and joined with all the other volunteers, instead of instructing the TV crew to be in attendance.

And, at the risk of being somewhat off topic, I will go nuts if I see any more politicians in hard hats and reflective vests.:banghead:
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+1 absolutely spot on.
 
sptrawler said:
+1 absolutely spot on.
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And I agree with Julia too.

What's the point of bringing Rudd back in as leader when he and Gillard cooked up these messes between them. It was their idea to get rid of the Pacific Solution and Rudd was hell bent on an ETS.

I think his high polling has been more to show the woefulness of Gillard and a bit of sympathy. I would think most believing he's had his chance and would not have given the thought of Rudd really returning as leader much thought. If new polls were taken with any serious threat of Rudd becoming PM again, I doubt very much that he would do so well.

And, won't it look rather silly to keep popping the same leaders in and out? That would look very much like child's play.

I think labor need a leader who will put any sort of pricing carbon off until the next election and revert to the pacific solution asap if they have any hope of salvaging anything at this stage. However, I'm not sure that anyone in the labor party could do make any sort of sensible decision anymore. Maybe Smith or Crean.

Otherwise, our only hope is that Wilke will do a dummy spit over his poker machines and at least do the honourable thing for the liberal voters who catapulted him to power or Thomson will be forced to step down.

Not unless any other labor MP is willing to become a national hero and save Australia from this mess...:rolleyes:
 
IFocus said:
Might be a speed hump for Abbott.

LNP MP Peter Slipper threatens revolt as win looms for Mal Brough ...
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Maybe Slipper would have been better as a labor MP - this is more in keeping with labor nonsense, imo. Seems he will put himself before his country and hopefully LNP will find someone else to run in his seat at the next election. LNP doesn't need selfish people like this. Crooke is another one who has questionable loyalties, imo.

However, Abbott's speed humps are very tiny compared to the volcanoes Gillard is creating...:D
 
IFocus said:
Might be a speed hump for Abbott.

LNP MP Peter Slipper threatens revolt as win looms for Mal Brough
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I live in his electorate. I hope he does go to the cross benches. The party will be well rid of this lazy, opportunist travel rorter, who survives by doing nothing in a safe seat. He is not called "Slippery Pete" for nothing.
 
Calliope said:
I live in his electorate. I hope he does go to the cross benches. The party will be well rid of this lazy, opportunist travel rorter, who survives by doing nothing in a safe seat. He is not called "Slippery Pete" for nothing.
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What's the background here, Calliope? I just caught the very end of a news item about it where Slipper denied that he had any intention of rocking the boat.

I'd very much like to see Mal Brough back where his common sense and decisiveness can be used to good effect. If it were a case of out with Slipper and in with Brough, that would be great imo, but I expect it's not that simple?
 
IFocus said:
Might be a speed hump for Abbott.

LNP MP Peter Slipper threatens revolt as win looms for Mal Brough





http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...s-for-mal-brough/story-e6frgczx-1226128495557
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Don't know much about Peter Slipper, but if he wants to jump to the "good ship Gillard" more fool him. He deserves anything he gets, obviously not very bright and maybe should change stables.LOL:D:D:D:D
Actualy it is probably a good time for all members to show their allegiances, at least the electorate will know who they are voting for.
The last election certainly shows flaws in the preference system
 
The Sunday Mail today carries a front page article to the effect that fathers will be given a handout equivalent to two weeks' minimum wage to, um, change nappies etc.
as long as they earn under $150,000 p.a.

Didn't the government announce a maternity/paternity leave scheme a few months ago where either partner could take paid leave for a much longer period than two weeks?

What am I missing here? (Apart from the stupidity of what appears to be yet another bit of middle class welfare when they're claiming to be determined to get the budget back into surplus.)

http://www.couriermail.com.au/money...oost-for-fathers/story-fn3hskur-1226128934548
 
I have never understood why I have to contribute to the life choices of other people via tax, medicare, levies et cetera.
 
Julia said:
What am I missing here? (Apart from the stupidity of what appears to be yet another bit of middle class welfare when they're claiming to be determined to get the budget back into surplus.)
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But there's more;

"Dads and same-sex couples to receive two weeks' parental leave from January 2013." I suppose this is to appease Penny Wong.
 
Calliope said:
I live in his electorate. I hope he does go to the cross benches. The party will be well rid of this lazy, opportunist travel rorter, who survives by doing nothing in a safe seat. He is not called "Slippery Pete" for nothing.
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Mal Brough certainly would be a better member and contributor to Australian politics.
 

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