Is she "genuine".

Personally I think not.

Politics is about compromises and alliances. It's not about truth and being genuine. If it was then we'd have a parliament 100% full of independents, with each of them telling us their "genuine" version of the truth ...... that's unworkable of course as our system is based on majority rule.

The most honest of honest politicians STILL lie, compromise their ideals, slant the "real" truth, are often utterly disingenuous. Why? Because that's how majority rule works......... you MUST conform to, or create, a majority.

Politics by it's very nature is disingenuous.

Dear benq,

I can see why you would think that
"she's" not genuine. She's never been
"one of the boys." (sorry couldn't resist).

Of course she's going to have to deal with
battling "idiotic" questions about
her appearance and womb, and carefully
calibrating how she projects power and
aggression.

The concept of being a "backstabbing
bitch" doesn't affect men in the same
manner. As a journalist said,
"For a man to backstab, it's a game men
are meant to play in politics because politics
was always seen as a man's game. For a woman
to do that it's seen as sly and underhanded..."

However, I personally suspect that Julia
Gillard may just be more focused on what the
job requires of her, and far more aware of
the Australian public and its needs.

Tony Abbott and Co - are now in serious trouble.

Foxy said;
>the government and
opposition would have emerged from Copenhagen united
on climate change."

To what point ?
So the Australian Govt & opposition agreed.
So what no one else would take notice of that, China will still keep
building their two coal fired power stations a month, carbon credit
costs will still be loaded onto our exports and the local consumer of
electricity and local products including food.
Remember, food production is about 80% + fossil fuel energy cost.

What effect will all that have on CO2 ?
1% of nothing !
There is absolutely no point in us going out on a limb, just to give
the financial manipulators a leg up at our expense.
The fraud in the European ETS is an example of what is in store for us.
Let the Europeans prove up their system first.
It has been a fraud risk so far.

Psst, want to buy some Euro ETS derivative credits ?
Good price only Euro 2 !

Be sure of three things.
Abbott's is the next head to roll
Julia will govern very well and be much loved.
and in time she will fall to the same sword that got Rudd
The coming second term of ALP government will bring true reform but after the NSW Landslide within a volcanic eruption after a flood that will wipe out the NSW ALP for a time the party will need its foot soldiers more than never Julia gives little value, believe me, to trade unions in her current life, she changes often.

I think Belly has it at last, "Julia gives little value, believe me, to trade unions in her current life, she changes often".. Queen Julia is a shallow political person, with no ideals she believes in beyond herself.

I think Comrade Belly has more going for him in that department, at least he genuinely believes in the AWU and all it's bad works.

Queen Julia believes in nothing.

Fancy putting a Roman Catholic in charge of 'sustainable population'!

Doomed to failure.

Still, it's good to be rid-of-Rudd.

Peter Coleman wrote in the Preface
to, "The Costello Memoirs,"

"Whatever they may say, most of them
(politicians) do not go into Parliament
to bring about particular reforms;
they go in because they find the life
is irresistible. They want to be in it
all their lives. They enjoy its exhilarating
highs and take its miserable (and tedious)
lows in their stride. They face long
years in the wilderness with equanimity. They
take for granted the slander of fools. They also
believe that the voters will get it right in the
end. Their day will come. They are politicians in
the way others are poets. They can't help themselves..."

I don't believe that Kevin Rudd was like that.
I believe that he wanted to make a difference.
I also believe that the voters will get it right
in the end.