Morrison, Dons version of Platos Philosopher King. All very Labor/Green.
But as reality of current politics dictates, Technocrats are rising with the scum on the stew of climate change, (believe in it or not).

There is little hope anybody soon, is capable of closing that particular back door to power; but I have to hand it to Morrison, he’s having a crack at it.

Dan

Not much better than Turnbull. Given the new threat from China, written about in the above article, the very mention of Scott Morrison makes me shudder.

Don, I'm very surprised by your sycophantic endorsement! Perhaps you shared that highly informative, Hawian Holiday?

Yes, he has improved his visible perception/facade? But this is what they want us to see!

Whereas, the Hawian Holiday revealed, at least in part, the true Mr Morrison, I believe.

I'm withholding judgment unit an election is called. Then decide if I agree with your judgement.
Alan B.

The best we can say about him is that he is a better alternative to that clown Dutton.

David

I think Morrison is not the gilded lily painted by Don Aiken; the veneer peeled off early in the piece when he 'was missing in inaction" on his Hawaii holiday while Australia burnt. Failure 1.
The pandemic exposed his second flaw: Leaving the aged care homes issue to an incompetent Minister, who should have been sacked. Failure 2. Opportunity to build a better Australian economy: Here was the golden opportunity to plan for the future of our country by not building more houses for investors, but rather, new industries, including those which would meld with the renewable energy sector; plan to phase out Old King Coal. Hit Failure 3. Lastly, the China Syndrome: Learn some diplomacy, Scomo; (a) you are no diplomat, so use someone's skills in that field; (b) take some initiatives from Joe Biden and other American Presidents, especially Theodore Roosevelt- "speak softly and carry a big stick".
"Scomo" has a lot to learn, and Aiken could well have suggested that his pupil would have been better spending his time in learning the rudiments of politics, and less time on the Bible, as the former teaches one more about the worst aspects of human beings, while the latter searches for goodness in human beings- a very rare quality.

David,

Isn't it strange how different people see other people differently? I thought that Dutton was just the hard man we needed; and we would have had him if it were not for the dirty dealings of Turnbull before he left. With the help of the wet lefties who now infest the Liberal party of course.

I think that there is a lot to be said for the people electing the PM. And, given the hysteria and shemozzle about climate change and the China virus, it's also time to review our version of the Westminster system and Federation.

VK3AUU,
No, the best that can be said about him is that he's a much much much much much better leader than that traitor Abbott (who let his hatred of the ABC stop us from broadcasting into China, and who did immense damage to the economy in pursuit of short term budgetary targets that brought us no advantage whatsoever).

Go Scomo! My kinda leader. May your 2020 Christmas in Hawaii be unencumbered with burning desires back home.

The lack of polarisation in Australia makes us zer superior to the US of A.

Natürlich! My only beef with Don's epistle is where Don claims Scomo "adheres much more closely to the Old Testament than he does to the GOEBBELS."

By which Don means http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels

Yes, I vouchsafe, Scomo was in advertising and Goebbels was in propaganda, but zie similarity zer ge-endeth, I dink.

Zis Goebbels was not funny! http://youtu.be/7xnNhzgcWTk?t=4m

Za Var was not funny!

I think the Morrison govt is doing a good job.

For those who want a harder rightist govt, it aint going to happen.

Any understanding of politics tells you why; public concern about global warming, especially in most important NSW and Victoria, makes any success minded govt wary of rocking the boat as the more right wing are inclined wish to.

Same is true of a decent welfare system.

So when the righters have a go at the Coalition leaders, you are really having a go at the public which forces a party's hand, at least one in the business of winning and implementing pragmatic change.

Sorry guys

Very true Chris Lewis

OLO is "graced" with an inordinate number of rightwingers who look fondly at how Trump has traumatised and polarised the US further towards the right.

Most Americans and Australians, by their vote, don't want the right.

Yours is an important point that Scomo remains moderated by the good sense of the electorate.

Cheers

Pete

I just saw Trump has awarded Scott Morrison with one of America's highest military honours.

Must have been for the Battle of Cobargo where Morrison led the charge from the Holiday Gardens Hotel in Hawaii and everybody in Cobargo except him was too tired to shake hands after fighting the bushfires.