Dear RObert,

You seem to have forgotten the world
economic crisis that could have destroyed
Australia's economy, or the sudden increase of
world wide refugees. These matters needed/need
immediate attention and previous priorities had/have
to take second preference. There is only one purse,
and only so much can be done at any given time.
After all, we are a country of 21 million, not 300 million+
like the US where tax dollars create a larger purse.
And even then for a while they were in dire straights,
compared to Australia's economy.

Also, there are currently - world-wide conferences
that the PM has to attend to represent Australia
so that it wouldn't remain a global backwater.

At least the first steps have been taken by the Labor
Government that Australia was changing, for the better.
The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and the apology
to the Stolen Generations - has already changed the
Nation, because they've changed the way Australians
understand their relation to each other and their place
in the wider world. Critics have missed what the majority
of the Nation have not.

More could be achieved if it wasn't for the Opposition
constantly criticizing and blocking Government attempts
to implement their election promises.

The Government is following a priority list which their
Cabinet has set. Miracles don't happen over night -
and there will be plenty of time to judge the Governments
achievements in the future. But how will the Opposition
be judged in the present?

With a three year electoral term - it takes at least
two terms for results to show. We kept waiting and
waiting for eleven years for the Howard Administration
to show something positive that would benefit the
community -e.g. hospitals, schools, roads, et cetera -
all they did was salt away the money, increase our
taxes, instead of supporting
essential human services.

Dear Belly,

Thanks for being so open and honest.

Continuing on with only my honest view conservatives are fighting policy's they would put in place if in government.
Yes true I think they have been more than dishonest.
Often.
And that in doing so they are our best Friend.
Polling? not concerned by it , some is from voters who think Labor is too hard on refugees.
Some is from people who are convinced they have not been hard enough.
Conservatives in power would be seen always as hard, but Rudd has no easy task here.
Those 70 odd people on our boat in Indonesian waters, have him up against it.
If he brings them here,now, [he should have first up] he will set another hundred boats sailing for our shores.
If he does not? more Labor defectors to the greens but that is the path he will take.
Xenophobia, intense fear of Muslim isolationism in our city's, right or wrong, is a fact, voters do vote only on such issues.
I however can promise no improvement for conservatives, their fate is still massive defeat, new leadership, and a long way back.
The wolf crying, the lost nature of todays Liberals will not go over night.
Look closely at the things the opposition has opposed, know, have no doubt, they in power would have made some of those things law.

Dear Belly,

I agree the Government does have a difficult
time at the moment - but I'm sure that
things will work out.

As for the Opposition - they simply
have to wake up to themselves and the fact
that just condemnation simply doesn't work.
Voters expect much more.

In any case, there will be plenty of time to
judge both sides in the years ahead.