drron
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Another soft issue critic. What about the budget fix?
Thanks for proving my point.
Another soft issue critic. What about the budget fix?
Made my comment 2 days ago-OT post41422.
Saying anything else here is pointless as already being demonstrated.
Possibly everyone is gobsmacked...
The Milky Bar Kid had old Rupert's support in 2007...
You can have whatever reasons you like for not liking somebody. They can be as reasonable or as silly as you want. Others may disagree with your views, and call them silly or stupid or ignorant or whatever. That's the way it is when people disagree. You do the same, I am sure, if you think other's views are shallow.Yet two years ago I was blasted on here because my reasons for not liking Abbot were deemed to be not good enough for many. I'm still wary about engaging in this thread at all because of it.
That would have been a better nomination IMHO. A much clearer connection to Australia.We should all bear in mind that it may have been possible for Tony to make a worse nomination for the knighthood. He could have nominated himself.
Kevin was certainly white-anting Julia, but she kicked a lot of own goals off her own bat.Great letter in today's Australian.
Julia had Kevin undermining her, but Tony has managed to undermine himself. :mrgreen:
Thanks for proving my point.
You can have whatever reasons you like for not liking somebody. They can be as reasonable or as silly as you want. Others may disagree with your views, and call them silly or stupid or ignorant or whatever. That's the way it is when people disagree. You do the same, I am sure, if you think other's views are shallow.
But when it comes to voting, it's up to the individual. There is no test on intelligence or evidence. No reasoning need be provided. Votes can be and are cast on such things as whatever how to vote card is uppermost at the time, "That candidate has a lovely smile in the photograph, I'll vote for him."
And that's fine. Because if we force people to vote against the way they want to, then it's no longer democracy.
Voltaire's words are apposite here.
It's also a matter of giving someone a fair go. Rudd in 2010 was on track to be tossed out by the voters. Paul Kelly's book "Decline and Fall of the Rudd Empire" is specific on this point. It may be that Abbott is going the same way for different reasons. It's up to the voters, really.
Directly at an election, or indirectly through the party, especially backbenchers in marginal seats.
Whe should all bear in mind that it may have been possible for Tony to make a worse nomination for the knighthood. He could have nominated himself.
I feel a little harassed by one or two here. When comments are aimed at the person, rather than the opinions, that's going too far.But someone should not be made to feel unwelcome because of their views, as I was. I actually took a Break from AFF because of it. There's a fine line between disagreeing with someones view, and harassing them because of it.
Probably the year before we get Sir Tony.Dame Bronnie?
Tony Hancock is getting a gong!:shock::shock:Probably the year before we get Sir Tony.
By who?Yet two years ago I was blasted on here because my reasons for not liking Abbot were deemed to be not good enough for many. I'm still wary about engaging in this thread at all because of it.
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Hawke set the bar high. Not a fan of Howard. I think Costello would have been the logical choice had Howard not hung on too long.