Craig

Spot on post! Thanks mate.

Cheers
Kay

Gayle "In the name of goodwill this time I'll give you an example."If this is not an arrogant statement from some aloof public servant,then I'm gobsmacked.Public servant speak is all about disinformation.It is the art of confusion,double speak and deception.It seeks to relegate the individual to subserviance, in the name of some illogical politically correct statement.Public Servant speak is not the language of courage and clarity,it is all about authority without reason or accountability and covering their own incompetent backsides when the inevitable stuff ups occur.

Gayle,Quote "...lack of leadership from our first Priminister in our history totally ignores such responsibilities for transparent and accountable decision making."

I presume you meant Edmond Barton and not John Howard.Has Edmond Barton corrupted John Howard all preceeding leaders?Really ,a very long bow.

Sorry Gayle ,your example lacks clarity,courage and perception.

Hi all,

A quick look at my previous post should clear up the confusion generated by Arjay's misquote and resulting reference to Barton.

Apologies to anyone who felt I was unclear, arrogant or disrespectful as that certainly were not my intention.

I am, however, perceptive enough to know that any further posts on my part will likely evoke yet another unnecessarily personal and bizarre response from Arjay and given I’ve written what I wanted to, there seems no logical reason to continue.

It’s all been terribly amusing though. I’ve never been accused of lacking courage before - nor have I ever been mistaken for an arrogant, unclear, innuendo-driven, defender of Greg Barns whilst actually BEING Greg Barns in drag.

Thank goodness the Public Service is an equal opportunity employer!

Cheers and I hope you all have a wonder filled 2006.

Gayle.

PS: For anyone genuinely wanting to actively participate in a grass-roots driven revival of the ALP, there is much that can be done.
May I recommend www.laborfirst.com.au/ as a starting place.

Gayle, Don't apologize, Your posts were as transparent and clear as they should be. And not everyone that posts here are the full quid.
I'll let you work out the rest. Cheers

Ranier.. and not everyone expresses "soon you will be dead haha" kind of sentiments.. you have quite a long road to rehabilitation after that effort friend ! so please try not to be so cocky.

Gayle.. please don't cut and run... if you have public service experience, your continued input would be valued. Don't worry about a few verbal 'punches' just roll with them and come back a-fightin :)

I was hoping you would fill in some blanks about what you were alluding to in terms of how policies etc are made..and how parties work.

CRAIG.. yes, as Kay said.."Spot on"

I think the sedition laws should be extended to cover such disgraceful social treachery as the likes of Barnes and Kell have demonstrated. That was not 'free speech' it was the deliberate and malicious undermining of this country !

David Boaz, You might think of yourself as OLO's self elected moral watchdog for your Judeo Christian God but I and others have very different opinions about "what you are". For the record I apologised for making a statement about a posters illness. His possible death is not in my hands.