Rudd negotiate?

His style is to issue "final" edicts, and is surprised when all hell breaks loose, and he is forced to back down.

The only example of his following a consultative route was with the labour legislation, and it is the only example where he did not get a pounding.

Even blind Freddy could learn from this. Is Rudd too stupid or too arrogant?

Wobbles, when I see statements like:

"Despite not wanting to hear about it, the fact remains that the economic stimulus package worked." I despair of your naivety.

Brungle school got a library for free under the BER. No one can deny that.

That it was smaller than the one they were quoted for $75 000, and the state paid $250 000 is more the point.

The stimulus package was roughly the same. For the questions:
Did we need that much stimulus? the answer is NO and:
Could we have got the same effect with a fraction of the $42 billion, the answer is YES.

Considering that Rudd promised to continue the fiscally responsible, his economic record is an abysmal failure.

Reg Little's excoriating article on our unclothed PM, is a timely reminder that even one time Messiah's, have their use-by date. Remarkably, his very own Labor back benchers have pulled a Brutus soiree, and without much subterfuge and conniving, elevated buxom, accident prone Gillard as likely contender for the Lodge.

Notwithstanding the innumerable gaffes, and debacles e.g. Ponzi stimulus, ETS, Copenhagen,insulation fiasco etc. A litany of reckless profligacy which knows no bounds, and unlucky for us - will hasten our demise as : " the banana Republic of the Antipodes."

Pompous Kevin ( VIND ) vain,introverted,narcissistic, duplicitous, is never short of reminding the electorate he is in total command. Paraphrasing JW Bush: " the buck stops here ." Lot's of hollow eructive jargon and hubris - all fluff and puff !

By extension, the GFC, ETS, Hospital & Health milieu, Miner's conundrum etc just happened on his watch, and arguably his responsibility. Even though you will never know it.

The surreal absurdities emanating from Canberra, under the auspiciou guise of " creating jobs ", is mind boggling. Money seems to be no option, when it comes to featherbedding the ten's of thousands of youths who prefer to go surfing, play the pinball machines, etc rather then complete their Education, seek an Apprenticeship or produce an honest day's work. This statistical slight-of-hand is ultimately reflected in the Aust Bureau Statistics, which invariably conceal the growing legions of youth employment. Anyone on Youth Allowance is classified as employed !

The Bulletin recently revealed figures relating to the latest batch of Asylum seekers, residing in 5 Star Hotels, in Brisbane, and a mammoth Housing development complex being completed in Dalby, specifically for them. Of over 70 chartered aircraft at $ 134,000 each to ferry them here, to ease the congestion on Christmas Island ?

Just when hundreds of homeless men and women sleep in parks, sidewalks, and alleyways, because there is no where to go, and no one will have them. The social disparity is a bloody disgrace.

Over the weekend, two Chartered Qantas flights, flew 2000 klms

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into the Indian Ocean, to seek out teenager yachting hopeful, Abby Sunderland, and pinpoint her location. The people, presumably SES personnel could render no assistance whatsoever. It was purely a "gwack" PR taxpayer exercise. The Aircraft carried over 30 working individuals who were on duty and drawing overtime rates.Subsequently, the RAAF sent out two Orion's to reconnoiter the scene. All at Govt expense. Can we recoup the cost from the Sunderland family ? Hardly think so.

The irony is not lost, when not even the assiduous RAN, and dozens of Maritime surveillance a/c cannot identify, nor intercept boatloads of Sri Lankan / Afghan boat smugglers broaching our Northern shoreline ?
Paradoxically, it's our Aboriginal Coast-watchers, who fulfill the onerous role.

The latest fiasco emanating from Treasury apparatchik Ken Henry's 138 Tax reform proposals, including the MST ( Miners Super Tax ) may tellingly be Kevin's apocalyptic Waterloo. Significant changes in the fine print appears to have been lost in the translation ? How else can we explain Henry's mathematical Modeling ( requiring 15 years of Applied Science ) gone so horribly askew ?

Overall, there is another agenda unbeknown to all and sundry, which beggars belief ? Why else would you gamble $ 38 B unless one is hopeful of deriving substantial returns ? How do we recoup the frivolous expenditure ?

The dynamic, disingenuous amateurish Marx Brothers : Ruddy, Swanny and Tanny have through obfuscation, weasel words, and shyster's chicanery mounted a blitzkrieg of disinformation, and half-truths to advance a lost cause.

Why would you outlay $38 B on TV commercials and Ads, that you could ill afford, if you believed you were on a Winner ? There is little justification for this type of largess when there are so many disfranchised Australian bleeders trying desperately to make ends meet,and relying on Charities. This shenanigan could well have been avoided, had they done their sums, dialogued, and negotiated with the Industry's NGO's and Reps.

Abbott rightfully denounced Rudd's profligacy, as an act of desperation. Like a drunken sailor !

Imagine what this could do providing suitable Public Housing,

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for those unfortunates, and a decent standard of living for the battlers and destitute. Many, too proud to beg on the streets.

At the end of the Day, and in a Real World scenario, despite the grandstanding rhetoric, spin and bluster, everyone, including the Superannuation Industry, ASX, Insurance cartel, and 600,000 BHP Shareholders, Rio Tinto, and other Miner's shareholders, would be any the WORST off.

Inexorably, they will pass off the MST, and any other tax impost as just another Capitol Expenditure, which is Tax deductible. As for those denuded patriots, who believe Swan's spin, that they own the Mines, it should patently be obvious, not even the avaricious stock-holders can stake a claim. Ownership titles belong to the State's; not the Commonwealth. The Miner's are only prospecting on leasehold's held by their respective State Authority.

If one is prepared to work the lease, and many have with dire negligible returns. By all means, GO FOR BROKE.