Abbott is good bloke who gets on with his shepherd Pell well.

I've been too apoplectic to write anything about this cowboy and his outfit since the first round of outrages following their election.

Thankyou for articulating my feelings in this article. We're treated as moronic mushrooms but sadly, it appears, much of the electorate doesn't mind it.

Yawn,

Another polemic by yet another washed up left whinger.

The real reason the left whingers are so apoplectic is because in a few months he brought KRudd crashing down, and made Juliar as popular as a dose of clap. Then even worse he stopped the boats, ditch the world's biggest carbon tax and the useless mining tax and delivered 3 FTA achieving more in 1 yr than Labor did in 6.

Finally to top it off, he has exposed the unions' and their ex bosses' rampant corruption.

I look forward to Abbott's second term.

The important thing is that Abbott, when in red speedos, is kind to the Big End of town.

How can Syd say that Abbott is focussed "entirely on winning the next election"yet, at the same time, saying that Abbott is getting it all wrong? Funny way to win an election if Syd is right.

Much has been written about Mr Abbott, about his team,
about the controversial Speaker of the House, about the
Treasurer.
Much has been written about both sides of politics.
There has been much criticism, vitriol, and wrechage,
from all sides. Sadly, I guess that's the way the
game appears to be played. It reminds me of a football
game. It's who wins that seems to matter.

I guess history will ultimately be the judge.
I'm not sure that it will be kind to either side of the political
divide. What a pity that we can't have our parliamentarians
coming together and doing what's best for the country -
rather than putting their personal agendas first and foremost.
Perhaps we should question the reasons they go into politics
in the first place.

If the country was run like a corporation with best
and the brightest running the show then it would be good
for all. However that doesn't seem to be the way the
game is played in theis country. Today - incompetence,
mediocrity, and worst of all - secrecy is the norm.
And is rewarded - not matter what the cost to the people
and the nation.