Dear Paul,

Here's more on the US think tank who found Tony Abbott
as the most incompetent western leader. The Age, The
Sydney Morning Herald, and other news outlets, also
covered the story and asked the question - "Surely
Australia deserves a better Prime Minister?"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australian-pm-tony-abbott-labelled-most-incompetent-western-leader-by-us-think-tank-10041683.html

Indeed we do. His stuff-ups just keep growing.

ConservativeHippie,

I'm referencing the inane antics of our seemingly "off the rails" PM.

I'm not commenting on the ins and outs of the case alleged against those charged - just that our PM used the privilege of Parliament for political purposes to reveal information that he probably shouldn't have.

How would you like it if you were charged with an offence and - before your day in court - the PM used parliamentary privilege to detail information on your specific case during question time to take the focus off the release of a Human Rights Commission report?

And I might add, ConservativeHippie, that judging by your ".... the two (Muslim) men who were plotting to kill an innocent victim..." that Abbott did his job very well.

As far as you're concerned (by the looks of it) there's practically no need for a trial at all!

Posted by Poirot, Friday, 13 February 2015 7:20:37 PM

" ... just that our PM used the privilege of Parliament for political purposes to reveal information that he probably shouldn't have .. to take the focus off the release of a Human Rights Commission report? ... "

As the ABC confirmed, a senior wig parasite stated that if anyone else had done that in the absence parliamentary privilege, they would have been cited for contempt of court and been put in the bin.

Power corrupts, does it not, and the electorate needs to be ever watchful for people who quickly begin to abuse their position in a desperate attempt to maintain power.

Darth Sidious to Anarkin SkyWalker:

" ... All those who gain power are afraid to lose it ... "

And what the coalition failed to grasp was that in the case of Kevin Wudd, the electorate as as majority did not want him to be removed. But in the case of abott, they clearly did and still do.

Democracy needs to be far more dynamic with the will of the people being more powerfully represented, as opposed to b.s. your way in, break your promises, p!ss everyone off and still get to hang around like a bad smell.

Totally agree Poirot, Abbott demonstrated his support for the lynch mob mentality towards the two accused, there is no question of that. Using the cowards castle of Parliament he had these two hung, drawn and quartered before any evidence could be presented for scrutiny in a court of law, clearly a lynch mob mentality. Of course the barking dogs from the ultra right see nothing wrong in that, in fact they applaud loudly from their vantage points in the peanut gallery. Its a a dangerous game these conservative polititions play with peoples civil liberties as they pursue crass political opportunism

Abbott’s loud-mouthing of two terror suspects could very well see them on the streets, being unable to get a fair trial. With the dumping of Ruddock, Abbott is stacking the deck to get rid of anything he sees as a threat. This could very well be a trigger for another leadership vote.

He wanted the resignation of Trigg to quell the report of kids in carseration.
How long can they put up with Abbott who is clearly out of control, and dangerous.

Mr Abbott took responsibility for the decision of sacking Ruddock saying: "I have made some changes to the Whip arrangements for the government.