SANE,
I am not talking about Rudd's general popularity...I am talking about his appeal to the Christian right.

The fact that he went to a strip club and was warned...pretended that the couldn't remember because he was too drunk to know and then came out later and said that he remembered everything and he was a perfect gentleman is not a great start....

I've often found it quite contradictory that Christians would lean to the right of politics. Christ's teachings are (do unto others, give to the poor, etc) clearly are much more "lefty" socialist than free-market capitalist. So I'm often perplexed as to why Christians would default away from the side of politics that typically focuses on support of the needed. I guess they're so focused on the social control and anti-sexuality aspects of their religious dogma that they forget about the true tenants of their faith.

As for Mr Ulrich:

Normally I admire the independent politicians who forgo the support of the major parties to attempt to truly represent their electorate. However attempting to use an unsolved crime to smear an entire political party as pedophiles does little aside from portray the accuser as a lunatic. I can see why even with wide spread dissatisfaction with the major parties, the independents still get a low vote count.

I find it very hard to see anything "Moral" about Rudd. It takes little insight to see that he's lying, every time he speaks.

What is more difficult is to judge who he is lying to.
Is it the swing voter, Howard's battlers, or the rusted on labor lot? I wonder if he even knows himself? I think he's been saying "right thing" for so long, that he probably can't remember what he really thinks.

One thing I'm sure of, is that the labor lot will feel very cheated, within a few months of the election, if he is successful.

Am I the only one who feels covered in slime after watching him on TV?

I merely got into Article Comments to tell Dr Natasha Cica that apart from liking her analysis, I just loved her English expression.

It's a pity that 'Grey' can't recognise this and embarrassing that he advertises his ignorance.

Desipis

Some reasons I suggest that many (not all Christians) lean to the right are:

The absurd notion that it is only those on the left who really have compassion. I would suggest that most Christians give far more of their own money to aid than those on the left who tend to lobby government more than putting their hands in their own pockets.

The left fail miserably when it comes to human rights. They strongly support the right to murder unborn babies in the name of women's (really feminist) rights.

The left tend to blame governments for everything from so called global warming to house prices. A rather ridiculous notion.

While I am convinced that their are compassionate people on both sides of politics this is not recognized by most on the left and some on the right. The right are more inclined to encourage people to take responsibilty for their own actions where the left want to blame everyone else for their own bad behaviour. Just look at the way the left often protest in a violent manner as a case in point and then blame the police. As Christians we are called to respect authority not to see it as our enemy.

ALP will produce a Fresh Approach and it will do alot better in support of your questions Natasha Cica "such as reconciliation, refugees and our place in the region and beyond".

This election is a hornets nest. There can be no mistake in a world of such uncertainty.

We need to put the HUMAN FACE back into Government.

Rudd's ALP will work with and beside the UN. He has a world view on our nations role and I am sure one we will be more able to embrace for positive value and change as citizens.

You are right, the time is now and it is up to each and everyone of us to see through the maze of issues that influence our future, now.

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