Comments on: States of Disarray http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/ Politics, elections and piffle plinking Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:43:07 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Richards http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/comment-page-1/#comment-10988 David Richards Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:39:43 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=1996#comment-10988 Also, Rann suffers from the dreaded Pollie Disease - the Edifice Complex... he is mad keen to have his name on as many plaques on as many buildings as he can - particularly a new hospital named after a sportsperson who wasn't born in and doesn't live in SA, and has no connection with medicine. Also, Rann suffers from the dreaded Pollie Disease – the Edifice Complex… he is mad keen to have his name on as many plaques on as many buildings as he can – particularly a new hospital named after a sportsperson who wasn’t born in and doesn’t live in SA, and has no connection with medicine.

]]> By: David Richards http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/comment-page-1/#comment-10981 David Richards Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:13:10 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=1996#comment-10981 Although.. in the case of SA government, incompetence is not an issue (not in the traditional economic orthodoxy sense). Rann and Co. have not been incompetent, just very very focused on defence and mining sectors - with perhaps a hint of corruption in regards to certain developments where the state government overrode councils or fast-tracked projects, and declared others off limits to protest because of being (in their view) of strategic economic importance. In purely management terms - they have been competent.. just lacking in the social policy dimension. In contrast, the Libs are incompetent, and as a pointer, Alexander Downer outranks Hamilton-Smith in the desired Lib leader stakes. On balance, as much as I despise Rann and Co., Hamilton-Smith does not deserve the job of Premier. Although.. in the case of SA government, incompetence is not an issue (not in the traditional economic orthodoxy sense). Rann and Co. have not been incompetent, just very very focused on defence and mining sectors – with perhaps a hint of corruption in regards to certain developments where the state government overrode councils or fast-tracked projects, and declared others off limits to protest because of being (in their view) of strategic economic importance.

In purely management terms – they have been competent.. just lacking in the social policy dimension.

In contrast, the Libs are incompetent, and as a pointer, Alexander Downer outranks Hamilton-Smith in the desired Lib leader stakes.

On balance, as much as I despise Rann and Co., Hamilton-Smith does not deserve the job of Premier.

]]> By: David Richards http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/comment-page-1/#comment-10980 David Richards Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:05:05 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=1996#comment-10980 LOL touche Poss :) LOL touche Poss :)

]]> By: Possum http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/comment-page-1/#comment-10976 Possum Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:41 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=1996#comment-10976 David, I think most voters would just be happy for them to rediscover competence! David, I think most voters would just be happy for them to rediscover competence!

]]> By: David Richards http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/comment-page-1/#comment-10974 David Richards Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:22:50 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=1996#comment-10974 might not be a bad thing - then the ALP in the states can rediscover their socialist roots and stop posing as ersatz conservatives. might not be a bad thing – then the ALP in the states can rediscover their socialist roots and stop posing as ersatz conservatives.

]]> By: Possum http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/comment-page-1/#comment-10969 Possum Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:55:40 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=1996#comment-10969 It might An Cu - there could be a state or two that bucks the trend and holds on with a messy victory, but the State polling since the 2007 Federal Election has been running strongly against incumbents across the country. The Australian population seems to be pretty keen to take the broom to governments everywhere at the moment. It might An Cu – there could be a state or two that bucks the trend and holds on with a messy victory, but the State polling since the 2007 Federal Election has been running strongly against incumbents across the country. The Australian population seems to be pretty keen to take the broom to governments everywhere at the moment.

]]> By: An Cu http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/09/24/states-of-disarray/comment-page-1/#comment-10967 An Cu Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:44:37 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=1996#comment-10967 Poss, can you really see this ruckus translating into a continential political inversion, fed ALP v all state LIB/NP? Is it that straightforward? Poss, can you really see this ruckus translating into a continential political inversion, fed ALP v all state LIB/NP? Is it that straightforward?

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