I remember being concerned when his own party members shared their problems about Rudd's dictatorial strange decisions, but Tony is of way more concern.

When you hear a bloke like Andrew Bolt say that Tony is 'irrational' and 'bonkers' re this knighthood decision, you know Tony is in deep, deep excrement!

Dear Suse,

I agree with the "Herald Sun," -
Mr Abbott is "wounded but his condition is
not critical - yet!"

Who else has the Liberal Party got?

Julie Bishop? Would she have the numbers from the
"old boys club?" Joe Hockey? - he didn't do so
well with the budget. Scott Morrison? Possibly
too young. Christopher Pyne? More suited to the
"attack-dog," role in Parliament.
Malcolm Turnbull? He's not
very popular within the ranks.

From reading the newspapers - it would appear that
much as the party members may criticise Mr Abbott -
they still feel the party has a better chance of success
with him. And remember that Rupert Murdoch did not
say that Abbott should be replaced - only that his
Chief of Staff - Peta Credlin should be fired or
should resign. Blaming her not Abbott for this latest
farce.

I wonder if Rupert Murdoch had not been critical of this
latest knighthood farce - would Andrew Bolt still have
had the guts to criticise Abbott's decision?
Somehow I doubt it. Bolt knows on which side his bread
is buttered.

I suspect in the end it will be up to the voters to
set things right at the next election.

Suseonline, "Well I must admit, even I was surprised that our devout Monarchist PM put forward a non-Australian.."

Of course you and others are shocked and outraged that an Australian award is to be given to a foreigner.

Even though the Leftists claim the 'nationalistic' honours reinforce 'privilege' and are anachronistic anyhow. Goodness gracious, knighthoods toady to the UK, as leftists complain. However, the leftists don't ordinarily care about such things and wouldn't want those horrid honours themselves now would they? It is not 'Progressive', eh what?

It would be a very different proposition entirely if Prince Phil was not one of the hated 'old white men', where 'white' is the code for UK origin and so despised by the leftist 'Progressives. Royal just makes it worse.

Come to think of it, it was quite OK when the globe-trotting Australia's first feminist, womyn feminist that is (some Labor PMs have posed as male feminists), was buying recognition abroad. Ex-PM Julia Whatshername gave a gong, the Order of Australia, to an Indian cricketer. She even sent one of her senior boy gophers, a cabinet minister to give it to the lucky Indian gent, he being too busy on the cricket tour to pay much attention.

Like Julia Whatshername's Indian gent, who had heaps of obsequious praise and recognition being heaped upon him, it would be like taking a bag of Ocker boiled lollies to Willie Wonker to be giving a gong to Prince Phil.

The hypocrisy of the leftist 'Progressives' is amazing. They do 'shocked and outraged' rather well though. It helps to have a baying tabloid media - led by the once-proud ABC.
tbc..

contd..

Simply amazing though how deeply entrenched and widespread political correctness has become in Australia that some of the 'conservatives' you also despise have joined in the chorus. The Jackass should replace the roo and emu on the coat of arms.

There are far too many career politicians in Canberra and Tony Abbott is one of them. The only learning to come from this and it is crucial, is that the political parties must focus on recruiting people who have demonstrated their worth in real life, real work, real achievement.

What encumbrances, hugely expensive management overheads, the federal and State governments have become for Australians. Honestly how many politicians and senior bureaucrats would survive in private industry? Just goes to show that paying more is no guarantee of getting the right people, but the exasperated public already knew that.

Dale Hughes, a Liberal voter from Victoria
has written an interesting article for
The Drum:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-23/hughes-the-power-politics-of-tony-abbotts-leadership-woes/6043096

Hughes presents another perspective of some of the problems
that Liberal Party members are faced with and why they
are currently voicing their concern. Prince Philip's
award is only part of an ongoing problem.

Worth a read.

Mr Abbott should have followed his first career path to become a priest. But the quality of his speeches would have emptied the church ;-)