Paul 1405

I would not get too excited. Rudd is a goose, always has been and always will be, even if he wins (my opinion). I cant believe that Labor, a supposed working class party, would fall for him, although I would understand why the policy elites would.

Truth is that Rudd will do what it takes to win, he will move to right on some issues, move to the left on others. That is what he is, a politician, but one who talks more bs than most. I hope Austs reject Rudd, but I am prepared for the worst.

No matter who wins, I see a lot of problems ahead.

Poirot,

The difference that all except you can see is that the Abbott's claim was accepted by the responsible Labor minister as a simple error. It was also repaid, which rather underlines the point.

But do carry right on defending Slipper. Julia Gillard and her handbag hit squad defended Slipper too.

What can be done with $9,400 of tax payers money.

Support an unemployed person for 38 weeks on Newstart.
or Support an old age pension couple for 17 weeks.
or Provide 1360 scripts for Australian with heath care cards.
or Provide pensioners with 3760 trips on public transport.
or Provide 447 vaccinations for children.

OR; Give it to one grubby politician to promote his crappy book.

Rudd's popularity shows how failed the handbag brigade were. Fancy having a man despised totally by his own party now makimg Gillard, Swan and the rest look so bad.

The handbag hit squad including Swann turned on one another for personal political gain.

Penny Wong shafted Julia Gillard from behind and Swann (the male feminist expert on misogyny) did the same, to take two instances.

Throw a freebie bottle of rum and an axe into a Caucus meeting and no-one might emerge later.

Naughty Tony.

As well as the "oversight" about his Battlelines claims (which have been well-known in the blogosphere but for some reason, not reported) there are also these self-promotional escapades -

“6 Jan 2012 Tony competes in Pier to Pub swim in Lorne, claims $349 in travel allowance + $1095 flights to Melb
21 April 2012 Tony competes in Hervey Bay Surf Lifesaving Pier to Pub swim, claims $349 travel allowance + $2023 flights
5 August 2012 Tony competes in Coffs Coast Cycle Challenge, claims $349 travel allowance for Coffs on 4 August + $650 flights
9 Sept 2012 Tony competes in Wagga ‘Lake to Lagoon’ fun run, claims $354 travel allowance on 8 Sept & $160 for flights
Dec 2012 Tony the trucker drives rig down Pacific Hway, claims $1108 in travel allowance for staying 3 nights in Brisbane, Coffs & Terrigal
Tony claimed $9600 for charter travel to/from Aurukun Mission when he volunteered there in 2012
Tony claimed travel allowance when he volunteered at Aurukun in 2012
Tony claimed $1700 in travel allowance for his volunteer work as truancy assistant in Aurukun in 2009
Tony claimed travel allowance for his volunteer work as builders labourer in Hopevale in 2011 -

“Travel Allowance should only be paid when travel is primarily for official business, committee meetings, or parliamentary political party meetings.”

Now that the shoe is on the other cloven hoof, how does it feel?