Re: Aus Federal Politics thread (VI)

[bodyline]

God help Juliar if S&G find that file

Why? Does he know what's in the file?

Expecting both a federal and state commission into the unions (Qld within the next year)

Sounds expensive given that there are scores of unions.

From the way he reacted I'd say he may know - but I didn't push the matter.

[Mick Sawyer]

Cry me a river, Sanctimonious self righteous pinko.

Seems that you can be a bigger dumb arse.

[Mick Sawyer]

Aye, right up there with Roxon appointing 17 lawyers and blowing $700,000 on the $50K Slipper case, and the Vulture's cronies muscling FWA to waste as much time as possible before making any findings on the Craig Thomson Affair, not to mention the Vulture's own dodgy exploits in the AWU funds theft to buy a unit for Wilson.
Your outrage is noted.

Roxon, Thomson & Gillard will all be judged. There will be consequences.

[Big Dog]

Cry me a river, Sanctimonious self righteous pinko.

Seems that you can be a bigger dumb arse.

[skully]

Seems Kruddy did some nice work in his Foreign Minister role. We've secured a 2 year place on th UN Security Council.

Dunno what that actually means, but well done Krudd. Of course, Bob Carr will claim all the "glory".

[lardbucket]

Oh, goody, the other kids like us more than Finland.

[skully]

And Luxembourg.

[Henry]

The UN Security Council seat was always in the bag. Labor just tried to act like it was on a knife edge, to make it look like more of a triumph when it happened.

[Paul Keating]

Easy to say that in hindsight

Did you say it was in the bag prior to the annoucement?

[skully]

If he did, the Pinkos would've been Trevved.

[Henry]

I'm pretty sure I did. As did several leading commentators.

[skully]

In response to an enquiry regarding the failures of the lame duck pinko Govt, Bolts crew put together the following list

Failures of Current Pinko Govt.:

Insulation scheme
BER
NBN
Carbon Tax
GP Super Clinics
Kevin Rudd's stimulus payments
Set top boxes
Mining Tax
Boatpeople:
- Rising number of boat arrivals
- Malaysian Solution - High Court challenge
- Riots at Villawood/Christmas Island

Live cattle trade suspended
Laptops for students
Peter Slipper scandal
Craig Thomson investigation
Deal with Independents (Oakeshott, Windsor)
Kevin Rudd axed - faceless men/Labor infighting
Greens influence/power
Poker Machine reforms
AWU - Gillard scandal
Tony Hodges - Australia Day riot
Cash for Clunkers
Dental scheme axed
Murray Darling Basin Plan
Selling land to foreign owners
Defence budget cuts
Car industry bailouts
Grocery price watch
Fuel Watch

Nice summary.

[Paul Keating]

Dental scheme

Serious?

All dentists rorted it. The Liberals even admit it is being rorted. It was their scheme.

Labor got rid of it.

[JGK]

In response to an enquiry regarding the failures of the lame duck pinko Govt, Bolts crew put together the following list

Failures of Current Pinko Govt.:

Insulation scheme
BER
NBN
Carbon Tax
GP Super Clinics
Kevin Rudd's stimulus payments
Set top boxes
Mining Tax
Boatpeople:
- Rising number of boat arrivals
- Malaysian Solution - High Court challenge
- Riots at Villawood/Christmas Island

Live cattle trade suspended
Laptops for students
Peter Slipper scandal
Craig Thomson investigation
Deal with Independents (Oakeshott, Windsor)
Kevin Rudd axed - faceless men/Labor infighting
Greens influence/power
Poker Machine reforms
AWU - Gillard scandal
Tony Hodges - Australia Day riot
Cash for Clunkers
Dental scheme axed
Murray Darling Basin Plan
Selling land to foreign owners
Defence budget cuts
Car industry bailouts
Grocery price watch
Fuel Watch

Nice summary.

Errr... what's Bolts' definition of "failure".

[skully]

The list above.

[Mick Sawyer]

The UN Security Council seat was always in the bag. Labor just tried to act like it was on a knife edge, to make it look like more of a triumph when it happened.

Trumpeting certain victory is a sure way way of locking it in.

[JGK]

This is 2GB Bolts right? You know, the station who just got told that they need to attend "Fact Checking 101" classes.

[skully]

Feel free to argue against the list above. And then give me your definition of "success".

[Henry]

The one I don't agree is a bad thing is foreign land ownership. There seems to be some xenophobic undertones there. If no one in Aus is prepared to match what the Chinese are willing to pay, then what's the problem?

And at the end of the day, the Aussie owners don't HAVE to sell to the Chinese. They're choosing to do so.

[G.Wood]

The UN Security Council seat was always in the bag. Labor just tried to act like it was on a knife edge, to make it look like more of a triumph when it happened.

Trumpeting certain victory is a sure way way of locking it in.

There was a big gasp when the Finland vote was read out so the UNians did not think it was a shoo-in

[JGK]

Feel free to argue against the list above. And then give me your definition of "success".

5.4

3.25

1.2

[Henry]

Feel free to argue against the list above. And then give me your definition of "success".

5.4

3.25

1.2

To counter-

61.9 (2008)

80.1 (2009)

93.3 (2010)

110.0 (2011)

Any higher inflation would mean and extinct tourism, retail, and manufacturing industry. As it is, it's getting that way.

[Mick Sawyer]

The UN Security Council seat was always in the bag. Labor just tried to act like it was on a knife edge, to make it look like more of a triumph when it happened.

Trumpeting certain victory is a sure way way of locking it in.

There was a big gasp when the Finland vote was read out so the UNians did not think it was a shoo-in

[skully]

Feel free to argue against the list above. And then give me your definition of "success".

5.4

3.25

1.2

Phurt. Blinkered pig-ignorance.

[Henry]

Feel free to argue against the list above. And then give me your definition of "success".

5.4

3.25

1.2

To counter-

61.9 (2008)

80.1 (2009)

93.3 (2010)

110.0 (2011)

Any higher inflation would mean and extinct tourism, retail, and manufacturing industry. As it is, it's getting that way.

Ah sorry, I thought you were quoting inflation over the last three years, rather than unemployment, interest rates, and inflation.

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