Last two post have nothing to do with Abbot. F.s get on topic
I think his days as Lib leader are numbered as the big one, Oaks, has pointed the bone.
Explod, if you're going to quote Oaks as having pointed the bone, couldn't you at least provide a link to such a claim?
If the venerable Mr Oaks has indeed made such a prophesy I'm interested to know whom he (and you) are suggesting should replace Tony Abbott.
Actually the reports I have seen said Abbotts speech was better than Gillards the issue was he failed to keep domestic partisan politics out of an official occasion that just happen to be hosting the most powerful leader in the world.
In other words there were bigger issues at stake than Abbotts ambitious bid to be PM
Shows a complete lack of depth as a leader to me.
Cross the line of good manners and common sense you reap the bad head lines simple.
BTW Ian Macfarlane gave an excellent account of being across the issues on the Insiders today far and away better than the rest of the Coalition front bench.
As usual you are spot on Ifocus there were bigger issues at stake.
Like Latham said once a congo line of AR$e kissers, yep Julia and Bob were at the front.LOL LOL LOL
Don't you just love how the Laborphiles like to forget their own SHEEt slinging.LOL
This is a good point. The recent rise in Ms Gillard's popularity as PM can probably be attributed to her waltzing around on the world stage patting every notable politician in as many places as physically possible in the process. Since they've all been blokes, they've apparently thought this was just OK, baby.Think(Abbott did not have the exposure to Obama that Gillard had.)
joea
The solution is clear. At a bare minimum, what Abbott needs to do – and do very quickly – is to reshuffle.
He needs to make Malcolm Turnbull his shadow treasurer, and tell the world he will be treasurer in government. He also needs to bring former Howard chief of staff and respected bureaucrat Arthur Sinodinos into his front line and make him shadow minister for finance.
Why now? The answer is simple: Abbott needs to build economic credibility to avoid the increasingly obvious own goals from his current players. Economic credibility cannot be switched on and off with a flick of the wrist: it is earned over time, with slog.
Turnbull is widely respected in the business and wider community for his economic nous, his experience and acumen.
Sure, but with Hockey and Robb in their present positions, the Coalition, imo at least, lacks credibility.The Spectator is broadly correct, but it's not a perfect solution. Doubts remain over Turnbull as a team player, and you can imagine the internal furore if Hockey and Robb are asked to stand aside.
Do you think that his personal battles with his mind are affecting his capacity to perform on the front bench? Would it have made a difference if he didn't reveal them? If he didn't, would anyone have noticed his hesitant, inarticulate and confused manner????I can never understand why Andrew Robb is even on the front bench. He always seems hesitant, inarticulate and confused. Absolutely does not inspire confidence.
One thing that worries me about Abbott is his desparation. It is widely acknowledged that his 'me too' paid maternity leave policy is designed to hang onto the female vote. Surely his shallowness will sooner or later be seen as risky to the fortunes of the coalition?I don't put it past Labor to change their leader before the next election, be it for Bill Shorten or someone else. So yes the Libs do need to plan for their own changes, I can't deny that.
It's a very reasonable question. And one to which we cannot know the answer.Do you think that his personal battles with his mind are affecting his capacity to perform on the front bench? Would it have made a difference if he didn't reveal them? If he didn't, would anyone have noticed his hesitant, inarticulate and confused manner????
Loath that policy, can't for the life of me see why he clings to it. As for winning votes by it, I think Australian women have analytical powers, don't see it changing too many votes. The executive gets the 6mths leave at executive wages - that's going to go down real well on the factory floor.One thing that worries me about Abbott is his desparation. It is widely acknowledged that his 'me too' paid maternity leave policy is designed to hang onto the female vote. Surely his shallowness will sooner or later be seen as risky to the fortunes of the coalition?
I feel for the guy I really do, but the dynamic between him and Joe Hockey approaches dysfunctionality. Ultimately the party comes first....The taxpayer funds your existence to get on with the job not wallow in some personal soap opera.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...federal-alp-20120327-1vwi1.html#ixzz1qN9NG3cm
...Labor once saw its purpose as supporting skilled and unskilled workers to raise their living standards. But today its historic mission seems to be to stop Tony Abbott. On his first day as Senator, Bob Carr thought the most important statement to make to the press was a line he had rehearsed about Abbott as a "cheapskate hypnotist". Carr may not understand about sanctions on PNG or the family situation of the recent Taser victim in NSW but he sure understands his main mission in Canberra! He urged his colleagues to "dwell a bit more on the horror of an Abbott-led government" and led off by claiming it would be ''unpredictable'', ''erratic'' and ''vicious''.
The government does not claim it is making life better for average Australians. It does not claim it is keeping down costs of living, improving services or cutting taxes. It claims it is in office to keep Abbott out. Sometimes there is an attack on a billionaire or two to spice things up but it's still not much of an electoral program.
- Peter Costello
The Coalition invited attention again this week with Mr Robb defending mortgage rate increases and Mr Hockey unable to support his speech on the culture of entitlement with any plans. All this while what could be the nation's economic dream team of Malcolm Turnbull and Arthur Sinodinos busy themselves with less important tasks. There is no entitlement to power: the opposition needs to put its best team in place in order to win government.
That would be a good thing I would have thought?Hockey has been banging on about entitlement. Certainly he has no entitlement to the job he is in. By retaining Hockey and Robb in their jobs Abbott is only providing the Abbott haters with more ammunition.
In to meantime Turnbull's expertise is wasted in a job opposing Stephen Conroy, probably labor's weakest performer
(from The Australian editorial)
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