A lesson for would be politicians

There are 4 types of promises a politician can make.

1. A promise where they do whatever they can to keep.
2. A half-hearted promise which they would like to keep otherwise known as a non core promise.
3. A promise they have no intention of keeping
4. A promise where they intend or do the direct opposite.

A politician will gain respect for a type 1 promise even if it is an unpopular measure.

A politician can normally expect to get away with a type 2 promise.

A politician may or may not get away with a type 3 promise depending on how obvious their motives appear.

I think it highly unlikely any Australia politician will ever get away with a type 4 promise. Apparently it has not occurred to the Abbott government that this could be a problem, recent history of Labour’s problem with the carbon tax should have been adequate warning to the Liberals.

As a result I can not see how the Abbott government can win the next election. This may well become obvious to the Liberals, who will then have an interesting choice dump Abbott and Hockey or lose the next election. I can’t see either option being very attractive to the liberals. Those people who don’t learn from history are destined to repeat the same mistakes.

Well… it would appear that the Libs need to install Turnbull in the top job ASAP, if they are going to have any chance of recouping enough ground to win the next election.

Compare: Every parent is unpopular [worst parents in the world] when the children's allowances are cut because dad's income cannot keep up with the bills.

Josephus, a GST of 10% on Religious Institutions is in order, don't you agree? Churches pay NO tax, it is a disgrace that these parasitic organisations are allowed to exist, tax free, in our society. Tax Em' Tony is falling done on the job.

Paul
We have been over this before.
Churches do not make profits.
Every staff member pays income tax.
They are a members organisation not a business.
So identify what you want to tax?

Turnbull!

Come on Luddy. Then you would have another party led by some one as stupid as Labor leaders these last 10 years, present company included, & as dishonest & plain crazy as the greens

Be careful what you wish for old mate. With such a scenario, we just might see Palmer in the lodge, as a "yes Prime minister" type result.

The mere thought makes me shudder.