Comments on: ACNielsen: 54-46

By: Crikey Whitey

Crikey Whitey — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:30:13 +0000

Delroy. What the Papers Say.

Mike Kelly. No regrets in military role over slaughtered warlord, 1993.

Canberra Times. Kelly. Evil. Bloodthirsty.

By: Crikey Whitey

Crikey Whitey — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:17:24 +0000

bryce 824

Got rid of the kids. Even looks like Glen is in bed.

Listened to and watched recorded stuff.

Amazing really, that the guardians are silent one day, incensed the next.

By: wysiwyg

wysiwyg — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:19:40 +0000

Steven Kaye @ 716

What? Costello actually said “if he gets in Howard and Costello wonâ€™t be there”? So he’s finally identified Rudd’s strongest point

By: Let It End

Let It End — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:01:00 +0000

I admit I would have like Rudd to take the gamble of reducing the tax cuts and diverting more into infrastructure but unfortunately he had no choice other than to neutralise it. Sadly that says more about the greed and short sighted view of the electorate and it’s willingness to be bought than about either political party.

By: Ratsak

Ratsak — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:59:34 +0000

Good to hear Mike’s going well and working hard Julie. I live across the road (literally) in Macarthur. Wish Mike was standing out here actually, he’s a life long Magpies man (sure he has a soft spot for the Bears though Norths folks), and Farmer is about the biggest myth ever. Chris Hayes will get over 65% TPP easy, but it looks like we’ll have Pat achieving even less than nothing for the area for another three years.

By: Captain Gerrymander

Captain Gerrymander — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:48:07 +0000

#675

Buried in an avalanche of posts but I believe your question about quantifying the Labor policy as 91.5% the same as the coalition’s?

I think you’ll find that (rounded off), the Labor proposal is 31 billion in tax cuts, whilst the coalition’s (rounded) is 34 billion. 31/34, close enough to 91.5%

However, I think Costello must be a little tired this week. He had a golden opportunity for a comeback when asked on Tuesday to comment on Kevin Rudd’s delay on releasing the Labor Tax policy, what he SHOULD have said was:

“I can’t really see what Mr Rudd’s delay in releasing the ALP tax policy is, it has been sitting there on the Liberal Party website since lunchtime…”

I think Rudd may have overdone the “sailing close to the leader” thing a little lately. He runs the risk of voters seeing it as a hollow strategy and riding the coat-tails of the coalition. Mind you, the coalition is still in need of clear plans for the future that a voter can cite.

By: Daniel B

Daniel B — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:40:00 +0000

Oh well. In a couple of weeks a sixth consecutive fire will rip through the last of Team Rodent’s munitions, leaving the bunker completely exposed.

By: Arbie Jay

Arbie Jay — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:31:32 +0000

Thanks Julie

By: bryce

bryce — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:11:44 +0000

Just back on Rudd’s tax announcement, PM tonight had any number of economists flailing both sides for their profligacy.
Funny though, that they waited until now to voice their concerns.
Seems like the Coalition announcement on Monday didn’t warrant it – but now Labor’s involved??? wtf

By: Don Wigan

Don Wigan — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:01:05 +0000

405 Judy [warning: irrelevant trivia]

Hey there, Judy. Noticed your reference to having a bit of the GF goalpost when Westies had a free after the siren … and hit the post!

Geez, that set me thinking. Jimmy Wright, 1954? I was there that day, though only a kid with Dad. My memory’s a bit vague now, but it was a great game. West were well on top before halftime when Brian Faeshe flattened Davey Boyd. Led to a bit of angry pushing and shoving, when “Boof” A’Court suddenly threw the ball into Kevin Stevens’ face. That led to a real brawl, and Fos Williams always said that ignited Port for the second half. Still remember that fairly straight-in-front kick. I was hoping it’d go through. I was a North supporter but everyone who wasn’t Port was barracking for West that day.

Let’s hope the memories are a bit better after 24th November. I think they will be.