Still no effective response from the opposition leader

While the Prime Minister runs around the country like Caesar celebrating a triumph, there is still no effective response from the opposition leader.

Time is running out Mr Abbott. Stop faffing around and really serve it up to Kevin Rudd. Otherwise, Labor will continue in government because you have no hope of winning the election on current form.

Imagine if history became fiction

What would happen if a dishonest and manipulative person was able to convince people that history never happened, that it was only fiction? Where people blindly believe that bad things never happened.

Well folks, history tells us that it’s happened before. And it’s happening now.

The reason for this is that ignorant or apathetic people believe what they’re hearing. They believe until it’s too late.

Too late to undo the harm they are in. Too late to complain about their situation. Too late to blame others except themselves.

For your sake, learn from history and reject the fiction sprouted by false prophets. The decisions you make could have consequences that you may not like.

The seven votes Kevin got could be up for grabs

There are probably seven Labor MPs who regret they supported Kevin Rudd for Leader of the Labor Party, against Julia Gillard.

His proposed nobbling of any future vote against a leader in a leadership ballot is going to cause a lot of friction in the Labor caucus. It will in effect take away any real power an individual has.

The caucus vote on this issue will take place next week. That may be an opportunity for a re-think and the call for another leadership ballot.

Now they’ve had another taste of Mr Rudd, Labor MPs may prefer electoral wipeout to another three years of his smug, dictatorial and didactic leadership.

Happy Birthday Ringo

A belated happy birthday to Ringo Starr, who turned 73 on 7th July.

I saw him and his All Starr Band in concert recently. He sang our favourite Ringo songs, which we loved. But he showed what a giant he is by taking a back seat during most of the concert and giving the stage to his All Starr Band members.

There’s no ego with Ringo. Just a humble and talented man who wants to live a life of peace and love by giving joy to others.

Think about the homeless, especially when it rains

There’s a lot of chatter going on about politics at the moment, and almost all the people involved in it have a roof over their head tonight. A night when it’s raining and cold.

Now think about the homeless people who aren’t so fortunate. They are probably huddled under an awning or a makeshift cardboard roof, freezing and hungry.

When you vote, think about whether your vote will elect someone who will make their lives better.

Abbott should have called Rudd’s bluff

When the Prime Minister challenged Tony Abbott for a debate on the economy, Mr Rudd said ‘any time, anywhere’.

Mr Abbott should have called his bluff and accepted the challenge immediately, and I mean immediately. He should have said that he would meet him at the Press Club that day for the debate, or first thing the next morning if the challenge was made at night. The media would have turned up willingly and it would have been on.

The Prime Minister would have been caught off guard and Mr Abbott could have stopped Mr Rudd in his tracks. But I suspect Mr Abbott wasn’t ready either, because debating the economy is not his strength, or so we’re led to believe.