tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post1242004905250078545..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: Accident-prone LiberalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-54912400784680723212009-03-31T20:18:00.000+11:002009-03-31T20:18:00.000+11:00I'm not quite sure what you are jivin' on about th...I'm not quite sure what you are jivin' on about there JC. Policies? What policies? <BR/><BR/>I'm generally in agreement with your comments. But I am fascinated how you came to ejaculate them. <BR/><BR/>I think you just fabricated a point of contention with me, didn't you JC? Come clean, make it easy on yourself son.Sir Henry Casingbrokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-80551653482306099302009-03-29T15:54:00.000+11:002009-03-29T15:54:00.000+11:00Oh, yeah, like which policies, Sir Henry?Like the ...Oh, yeah, like which policies, Sir Henry?<BR/><BR/>Like the policy of raising Federal borrowings to $1 trillion in 5 years time. That one?<BR/><BR/>As for Blair's government, its remnants are now sending the UK to the IMF because the country is quite possibly broke.<BR/><BR/>Yep, they sure are forcing conservatives into a corner... the corner where they want to be.jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-4727616871763980122009-03-29T14:29:00.000+11:002009-03-29T14:29:00.000+11:00The elephant in the room is the fact that lack of ...The elephant in the room is the fact that lack of a credible alternative is what makes the Labor governments so increasingly inept. The issue is that the left/right labels no longer make logical sense for me. The ALP nationwide has taken the leaf out of Tony Blair's book and commandeered the right-wing agenda thus forcing conservatives into a more and more outlandishly rightist territory - an area the electors generally fear to tread.Sir Henry Casingbrokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-59237366542083933982009-03-28T11:16:00.000+11:002009-03-28T11:16:00.000+11:00I think it's a bit silly to draw these kinds of ge...I think it's a bit silly to draw these kinds of generalisations. Sure, the NSW Labor Government is basically in power because of a lack of a decent opposition, but in the case of Victoria, South Australia and even Queensland I think that people are quite satisfied with their State Governments. Sure, no government is perfect and there are problems and issues in all States and would be even if Liberals were in power -But the Howard Government had it's fair share of problems but you wouldn't say that it remained in power because of poor opposition, rather people were generally satisfied with it until it got carried away with industrial relations changes and became inwardly focused. The leadership and quality of opposition is important, but in most cases I don't think it is the dominant factor that keeps governments in power.Krystiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-74343652266665125462009-03-28T10:58:00.000+11:002009-03-28T10:58:00.000+11:00I couldn't agree more. I remember Bob Carr's strat...I couldn't agree more. I remember Bob Carr's strategy was simply to say nothing at all, and the Liberals would simply embarrass themselves to the point where you would comtemplate voting for a stray dog on the street rather than them. Also, whilst the NSW Liberals seem full of wacky religious conservatives (including their younger members), I can't see why the Liberals can't offer some decent alternative in Victoria (although Labor is far better than the NSW equivalent) where they are not infested by such wackies. Lots of people liked Jeff Kennett, and Labor seems to be doing pretty poorly with things now (Myki card, public transport in general, financial crisis, ...) so it seems likely that if they got a decent leader they would have a good chance.conradnoreply@blogger.com