Nice one Bruce .. for once I agree with you.

I do need to comment on this one though "The kowtowing to vested interests, failure to wrest control, plan and implement proper water planning on a national scale has seen communities and agricultural enterprises collapse." Absolutely agree, it's a fundamental plank of civilisation.

We NEED DAMS, whatever the green/eco lobby thinks, and I agree with you that it is the DUTY of government to supply me with as much water as I need, regardless of other factors, particularly putting green preferences ahead of people's welfare. I cannot believe people allow the ALP in State and Federal arenas to get away with that.

I agree with you on the need to watch the suburbs as well Bruce, the stupid green tendencies of local councils, planning organizations, water authorities etc are pitting people against each other in the suburbs and cities as well as country.

We need governments who will make hard choices for the people and not for their own self election or more glorious goals of UN membership.

Being in government used to be seen as an opportunity to do some good for the country, not vested interest groups and your mates.

When we vote the ALP out, it wil be for a very long time!

LRAM Grocerywatch went ahead, was a useless exercise which cost us $20M and was canceled, just as Choice organisation was about to make it more functional (it was no longer newsworthy, thus of no importance to PM Rudd) - it didn't have to go to parliamentary approval, same as fuelwatch - useless political fluff.

You must be one of the few happy with the current government, everyone else (Canberra Press Gallery excluded of course) seems to be waking up to their incompetence. Thank goodness someone is happy with them.

LRAM,

If you're saying things are better for you, well, fair enough. I think I'm seeing what Bruce is seeing which is the lowering of trust and standards in the political domain. Of course, one man's meat is another's poison, so there will always be others like yourself that will see things the exact opposite way.

Slobodan,

>>Rudd has disingenuously confused cause and effect.<<

You're right, there's still something hidden away from view that he dare not expose. I think Rudd's is a false-bottom-in-the-suitcase type argument. Spend a lot of time on peripheral issues, tire out the interviewers and lead them away from the defenceless cubs secreted in the lair.

Hou...q,

>>Are you sure that's not John Clarke and Bryan Dawe?

Maybe Yes Minister?<<

Nah, Hollowmen. There's a reason it's on TV now.

Bruce 56.5 to 43.5: loss of trust? Spin? Get real!

Kevin Rudd is a Con Man of the finest order , no Conscience no Ethics and no Heart .

He has so disappointed the people of Australia that the People are temporally Paralyzed .

The bitterness in many peoples hearts from both sides of politics are hurting such is their distress .

The ALP should kick Rudd out of Office , we need a Human as our Leader not a Babbling Automaton .

LRAM
I just shows the arrogance of the labor party and unions

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So we have an incompetent government and out of iterest I am a independent.

How do you like the tax dollars to be spent.
properly or just good money after bad.

Dear o dear what a joke, this bloke did this on the Drum the other day and from the looks of it the usual right wing idiots followed him over.
The article like most of the responses is crap, and a large pile of it as well,some of you people will be lost when Abbott goes down at the next election,but then maybe you can move to a real right wing country like the US, and spend your time kissing Murdocks bum,just the usual stupidity from the usual RWDBs