Lexi I break a rule, I have promised my self only one post in a Shadow Minister thread,unless, very unlikely, it is a balanced one.
You will gain no ground here, my latest stab at who he is?
Who cares.
My party is not much good just now,we will be better AJ after Julia, but the opposition is our very best thing we have going for us.
My regards SM and thanks keep up the good work.

Shadow Minister:

You accuse Julia Gillard of lying through her teeth. My goodness, wasn't it Tony Abbott who admitted that you couldn't believe a word he said? Pot-Kettle?

AAAaaah yes.... Julia is in good Fabian "gradualism" form... a year earlier? :) no surprise there.

Hmmm yay for wikileaks... showing the scheming scum up top for what they are.

So what's new?

Every leader needs to keep looking over his shoulder. Even Howard was no different.

He had a period of relative safety while Reith and Costello were eyeing each other off to take the top job.

When Reith quit, Costello became a serious threat, so what did Howard do?

He stacked the Cabinet with Abbott supporters - much to the frustration of Costello.

Politics is a dirty business so it's only natural that the worst of the worst climbs over the bodies of his opponents to get to the top job.

As for Wikileaks , there is more yet to come out and as far back as 2005. Let's see what that tells us.

In every political party there are rumblings about leadership even after a new leader is elected.

However while I doubt SM would be raising this issue if 'lies' were perpetrated by the Libs, I have to agree if this information is correct it does not do much for public confidence in the ALP.

JG states that she did not intend to challenge KR until that fateful night (or two?) before, giving into the pressure from within her own party. That might be the case even if leadership issues were raised as early as 2007. It is possible to have an eye on the leadership but that does not necessarily presume an all-out plot to depose a current leader in the here and now. That is what needs to be ascertained.

However, it is also not hard to see how Kevin Rudd's autocratic style and his non-consultative approach even within his own Cabinet would eventually lead to the domino effect in terms of support.

This is just a case that further highlights the need for greater transparency. The public is sick of being mushrooms to political and media spin.

lets wear ourhearts on our sleeves
on bellies thread he is flasgging bill shorts-on..as the next julia
but bill like julia is part of the problem

just like jonny how-hard...and the abbot and the bishop..are the problem..they...all..drunk the coolaid..all serve the israelie/yanki business corperation...opperating via the british law society

all talk of average wages
NOT MINIMUM wage...[which is what the average wage earner gets]

these MINIMUM wages are much put upon by the elitsist employer assosiations...mr how hard screwed them out on a due wage increase

TO GIVE them super..[not that any of the poor slobs will ever collect it..its all chewed up by fees..and other nasties...while the real elites get nice topups]

then they got increased burden's..extra taxes,higher fees/charges..less service..more policing..all the while their MINIMUM wages...kept falling lower and lower

yes average wages went up...
but average workers DONT GET..AVERAGE WAGES

only the top [elites]..get anywhere near average wage..
you know the ones who get other lurks..like cars..petrol vouches..or govt superanuation..cheap rents..or other bonus

but why bother
the whole barrel is rotten

all in poli-ticks are scummmm[not just some]
party hacks papering over the cracks...just like bloggers
wont get into the media..[might spoil their HOLIDAYS]poor sellout saps