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Christopher Pyne ........Liberal's weak link.

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Benny's opening post was just a re-hash of his own bad dream the night b4... it was not a discussion piece :) he was not quite awake when his fingers drifted to they keyboard of his drug of choice.
Posted by ALGOREisRICH, Saturday, 17 July 2010 2:24:30 PM
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Dear Benq,

I have to agree with you I started to
watch Lateline that evening but after
a while, I simply changed channels.
I couldn't stand the evasiveness and
the usual finger-pointing, while simply
brushing over their own Party's blunders.

As election time draws nearer, I'm getting
more and more disheartened at the available
choices. Politics is very limited in choices
at present!
Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 17 July 2010 2:31:22 PM
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That's correct Foxy. When points were made about Liberal policy in the interview/debate, Christopher Pyne retaliated with his well rehearsed rhetoric, slogans and generalised whining. He was an absolute embarrassment. At least Tony Bourke argued the topics in a mature manner.

The Liberal party needs politicians on TV who are capable of arguing the "issues" ....... merely mouthing slogans and rhetoric (a skill that Christopher Pyne has mastered) will be the Liberals undoing.

Ludwig, come on mate, you can't see "Pyney" as a weak link? Tell me, have you seen his woeful "performances" as Manager for Opposition Business? He's soooooo incredibly immature in that role, a "true" drama queen who chucks his verbal tantrums (the methodology being to consistently talk over and ignore the Speaker of the House as much as possible while making spurious points of order to disrupt answers ......... yes most politicians disrespect the Speaker to a certain degree, by Mr Pyne is a true "master drama queen" of the art). He's simply immature. And that's a damn shame. We need a STRONG Liberal opposition, NOT the current bunch of whingers who's main talent is mouthing rhetoric, slogans and personal attack. Labor will win the election because we have a very WEAK opposition who will focus on personal attack, slogans and rehtoric.

Australia needs better than that!

Has anyone here seen Christopher Pyne's "drama queen" antics in the House of Reps? It's agonising to watch.
Posted by benq, Saturday, 17 July 2010 3:39:32 PM
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Pyne is very much as our author says, but far from the only weak link.
I face 5 weeks of boredom and hard work.
Then a long day, polling, followed by a night and few days of counting that bring me great joy.
By the end of August conservatives will have 3 more years of crying wolf and that too is fun.
Abbott by years end must watch his back he is in the exit lane.
Posted by Belly, Saturday, 17 July 2010 5:33:49 PM
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Benq
Pyne is certainly one of the Opposition's weakest links and a robust democracy requires a robust Opposition, not a parrotting slogan mannequin as you aptly describe. Not an original thought to be seen in the Libs or Labs at the moment.

Pyne is in a marginal electorate - we will know after August 21 whether he will retain his seat. I would not be at all surprised if he lost it given Julia's links with Adelaide and the changing demographic.

Question Time is like watching a bunch of rabbits trying to work their way out of a wet paper bag. Or a group of kids in a sandpit fighting over who gets to use the shiniest spade.
Posted by pelican, Saturday, 17 July 2010 5:47:10 PM
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Foxy - Politics is very limited in choices at present!

I agree Foxy

The Liberals are a bit right of centre

And the socialists play this mee-too game where they pretend to have the same policies.

I can understand how this would be disheartening for anyone

If it comforts you, I am similarly disheartened

Disheartened that we do not have a party with strong policies and chainsaws prepared to deal with cutting back on the burgeoning ranks of pointless regulations, waste-of-space bureaucrats and profligate money wasters who are intent on paying their way into the history books with the tax payers scarce funds

And also disheartened at the way government squanders money on funding the usual losers who cannot run a business on free-market principles, where cashflow is recognized as the product of prudent business practices and not as alms from some arm of the state

Disheartened that the indolent see themselves entitled to handouts

Disheartened that the governments primary reward of personal innovation and excellence remains the right to be more heavily taxed.
Posted by Stern, Saturday, 17 July 2010 6:11:21 PM
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