Goodbye Bronwyn

[Bridges]

Only thing to be wary of is nepotism creeping in. I'm all for giving your kids a leg up in life, just not when your kid is GWB.

What like your daughter getting a free degree from an expensive design school? Or your other daughter getting a plum job with DFAT? Nothing to see here...

 

[seamad]

back when a PM had a spine:

During the Whitlam years the government cut costs by getting MPs to travel economy which provoked outrage in Cabinet.
Gough Whitlam famously rounded on his ministers: “I fly economy and I am a great man and I could fly economy for the rest of my life and I’d still be a great man.
“But most of the people around this table are pissants, and they could fly first class for the rest of their lives and they’d still be pissants.”

 

[warra48]

Must be a good 20+ years ago ( if my memory is correct )there was a report on TV about a pollie who drove his OWN car to parly house,when asked why he replied that the goverment supplied car and driver was a waste of money,he was treated like a leper because of it.
I don't remember who he is/ was or which party he represented but he had a conscious,prolly been thrown on the scrap since for giving a stuff .

Is this the one you were thinking of?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Mack_(politician)

 

[spog]

Is this the one you were thinking of?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Mack_(politician)

I reckon that's him,a pollie who gave a stuff...I think they're refered to as Dinosaurs these days .

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

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On the other hand we could elect actors. Russel Crowe could be our Ronald Reagan.
Only thing to be wary of is nepotism creeping in. I'm all for giving your kids a leg up in life, just not when your kid is GWB.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

^ and both of them are citizens of a country other than Australia.

 

[Dave70]

I actually had the more sensitive Russ in mind.
Would kill two birds with one stone right there. And anger all the right people.

 

[Coalminer]

I reckon that's him,a pollie who gave a stuff...I think they're refered to as Dinosaurs these days .

And was succeeded by Joe Hockey - go figure.

 

[madpierre06]

Thing that made me sick was that caring fella Pyne going on in parliament yesterday how poor old Bronnie was unfairly forced out by petty politics (paraphrased). If he was taking the piss, even that was poor. If not...therein lies the problem.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I actually had the more sensitive Russ in mind.
Would kill two birds with one stone right there. And anger all the right people.

I would like to see a more sensitive Tony Abbott

 

[goomboogo]

A re-make is on the cards. A love affair between Abbott and Pyne would truly be a force of nature.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I would so be up for that

 

[Danscraftbeer]

Truly disturbing this tread and totally farkin funny. :lol:

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

 

[Dave70]

I would like to see a more sensitive Tony Abbott

Unlikely.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-19/same-sex-marriage-bill-voted-down/4270016

We're burning so much fuel on this ridiculous debate its a disgrace. And an embarrassment.


But still, I had to chuckle..

Same-sex marriage campaigners have described today's result as a "slap in the face" to gay and lesbian Australians who want to marry their partner.

Ohh...you *****!!..

 

[Liam_snorkel]

personally I'm stoked. Not that marriage equality has been delayed, but that the PM has cemented his leadership in the past. There are a lot of disgruntled Liberal voters. Hopefully (maybe a faint hope) after he's booted out the parliament can get on with more productive, progressive, and less sloganistic polity.

 

[RobW]

personally I'm stoked. Not that marriage equality has been delayed, but that the PM has cemented his leadership in the past. There are a lot of disgruntled Liberal voters. Hopefully (maybe a faint hope) after he's booted out the parliament can get on with more productive, progressive, and less sloganistic polity.

You'd think he's running out of time when he needs to rely on the conservative rump and the Nats to shore him up.
Hopefully it'll be before he completely trashes the country and our international reputation.

 

[Bridges]

 

[Dave70]

personally I'm stoked. Not that marriage equality has been delayed, but that the PM has cemented his leadership in the past. There are a lot of disgruntled Liberal voters. Hopefully (maybe a faint hope) after he's booted out the parliament can get on with more productive, progressive, and less sloganistic polity.

In my heart I knew they would also be social concervatives.
Should have read the fine print.

 

[Mardoo]

back when a PM had a spine:

During the Whitlam years the government cut costs by getting MPs to travel economy which provoked outrage in Cabinet.
Gough Whitlam famously rounded on his ministers: “I fly economy and I am a great man and I could fly economy for the rest of my life and I’d still be a great man.
“But most of the people around this table are pissants, and they could fly first class for the rest of their lives and they’d still be pissants.”

Absolute gold!!!!