Sorry, guys.

Watched Mr Abbott on 7:30 tonight - and it was the same old vacuous performance as usual.

When asked how he'd turn back the boats without Indonesian cooperation, he of course was light on detail and heavy on slogan.

(Apparently) "Howard did it"..."Howard did it"...Howard did it".....explains how Abbott is going to do it.

There was "nothing" in his performance that really clarified anything.

He seems to have an extreme problem mouthing anything but slogan and general political platitude.

I'm beginning to suspect that if someone stuck a pin in him - he'd pop!

Poirot, and the really interesting thing about Abbott's "Howard did it" slogan (designed to con the Aussie public) is that Howard's policy turned back just 4, yes that's right, only *FOUR*, boats. Abbott never, ever mentions that.

So, turning back the boats was NOT the reason why hundreds and hundreds of boats did not arrive during that specific period.

I challenge Abbott fans to leave the bias in the bucket at the door.
Look at his polling post Rudd,s return.
Then to help revive you read any of our once Australian, now American Rupert Murdock.
Remember as you revive you have just read the criminal lies of a criminals toys, *the Murdock press*
Touch the reality again, Turnbull.
He would make it very hard for the ALP, Abbott increasingly out of touch, unlike Howard was, with the battlers.
Mr Abbott stands as surely as Labor does, for a class of people, just above middle class.
He takes orders and acts as he is told.
Those who write our history will not be kind to this little man and even less to his followers who blind them selves to the deliberate and miss leading things he says, on any subject.

Here's what Malcolm Turnbull seems to think will do the trick to get the Libs message out there:

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1787048/Rudd-can-debate-himself-Turnbull-says

It's interesting that Abbott and he are waffling about it not being a campaign "yet" because we have no definite election date.

What was all that sugary US-style hoopla the other week?

Oh, yeah, it was Abbott's "campaign" launch.

SM,

You list Kevin Rudd's "fault" - so it's only fair
to give you something of Tony Abbott's:

http://theaimn.com/2013/05/01/may-day-may-day/

http://www.independentaustralia.net/2012/poilitics/tony-abbott-and-his-slushy-question-of-character/

http://theaimn.com/2013/01/19/never

I really don't understand why Labor is so accepting of Abbott's misdemeanour and does not refer his rorting to the AFP as the Libs did on Slipper (who they once lauded and protected when he was their man)
http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/tony-abbotts-battlerorts-scandal-goes-mainstream/

Turnbull controlled centre-stage on QandA last night. Abbott can't even do that when he's the only one on stage, which is why he refuses to go on the 7.30 Report where he melts like ice-cream in the sun when challenged.

Australia needs leaders capable of articulating alternative policies we can vote on. We need public debate between them which, despite Malcolm's claims, does not happen in our parliament as it should.

Democracy in Australia needs saviour from mantra, spin and populism and the media could/should be a great aid in achieving it. Unfortunately, as Conroy found out, media moguls insist on the right to forge their own "truth" without accountability.