Tag: Julia Gillard

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.

Take the gloves off, Tony!

Now the sisterhood has lost its cheerleader, it’s time for Tony Abbott to take the gloves off and take on Kevin Rudd.

Man to man. No perceived sexism. No false misogyny.

Kevin Rudd has no policies, yet he is sucking the air out of the debate. Please Tony, go after him and go after him hard. Otherwise you will be left on the sideline grasping for breath.

The federal election will be in late November

The Prime Minister has not guaranteed to honour the election date of 14th September, set by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

My guess is that Mr Rudd will wait until late November. He will have served for three years as PM, on and off, and that will be a milestone for him. He may also believe that the longer he waits the better his chances.

My guess is just a guess, and is as good as anyone’s at the moment.

When do you think the election will be?

Is this really government advertising?

I saw a government TV ad tonight about protecting Australian jobs.

It didn’t say so but it seemed to be about protecting local jobs in preference to 457 visas, like the one Julia Gillard’s former communications director is on.

How this ad got to air is beyond reason. It’s not an ad of public importance. But it could be construed as blatant political promotion to benefit the government in the lead-up to an election. At taxpayers’ expense.

I thought Julia was just a nightmare

I went to bed last night and had a bad dream.  Julia Gillard was the Prime Minister of Australia instead of Kevin Rudd.  He was bad enough but she was a lot worse.  A huge budget deficit, $250 billion in government debt, the unions in control, ‘all men are misogynists’, us versus them, a carbon tax.

I woke up in a sweat.  Was it all real?  Could it be possible?  Phew!  It was all a bad dream.  Kevin was still PM.

And then he spoke.  Maybe Julia wasn’t so bad after all?

Who will be PM tomorrow?

Don’t assume Kevin Rudd will be Prime Minister of Australia tomorrow.

If the Governor General does her job correctly, she will ask him if he will have the confidence of the House of Representatives. That can only be done by a vote tomorrow.

If that doesn’t happen, the Governor General must commission the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, as Prime Minister.

Over to you Ms Bryce!

The Labor Party finally realises Gillard was a mistake

The wise men and women who deposed Kevin Rudd now realise that putting Julia Gillard in as PM was a mistake.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/no-martyrs-mantle-for-gillard/story-fni0cwl5-1226667088061

Keep her! Please! We want to vote her out big time.