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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Bearded one hides being out in the cold



It has been an interesting few months in Federal politics, who is the real Julia Gillard and why has Rob Oakeshott grown a beard?
One of the big stumbling blocks Oakeshott hasn't been able to get over was the way the Liberal party was going to save money by not paying suppliers who haven't supplied anything, the government, treasury and Independents labelled it an anomaly, and it was because we all know the Labor government's willingness to spend money whether they got value for it or not.
Since that time we know there has been a widening gap between some of the independents, particularly Rob Oakeshott and the Liberal party's side of politics, and that gap continues to grow even wider.
At the same time as growing a beard, Oakeshott has decided not to continue formal meetings with the Opposition.
Now some around the country have claimed he's trying to cover up something, but as anyone who has had to be in Canberra during winter will understand …. an Independent out in the cold in a Canberra winter needs all the love and warmth they can get, even if they have to grow it on their own face.
As things get colder in Canberra you can understand him wanting to hide his face behind a thick bread, can't you? Turn It Up.


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Friday, October 29, 2010

No scrutiny please, its been spent


Well what a week it has been in Federal politics.

Even Chris Pyne didn't even bother to turn up to vote on his own bill for an inquiry into the ALP's B.E.R. But when you understand he knew he couldn't get the numbers to support the vote he found another way to talk about this.

When. given the opportunity to vote for more scrutiny of government spending the independents have repeatedly said; “Nah don't worry about it ...we'll trust the government on military spending, then scuttled a vote for the Public Works committee to scrutinise the ABN spending and likewise no scrutiny on BER spending.

While all makes one comment from Independent Tony Windsor is quite interesting, essentially saying that he wouldn't be voting for more scrutiny into how the money was spent because he voted in support of more spending.

Therein lies the problem some politicians are having. It seems for many, so long as money was spent ... on something … and jobs were kept and someone got something and the bills were paid everything is as it was meant to be.

The question of value for money is an issue they dare not consider and certainly dare not put under scrutiny...

If they held an inquiry who knows what you might find out? Turn It Up.... I'm Michael Robinson.








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Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.
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How to Contact
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Tony Abbot ... The Destroyer? ... Turn It Up!



Tony Abbott the destroyer? Turn It Up!
An expanded version of the Turn It Up Mike comment heard on 2SM Tuesday 28th September 2010.


Julia Gillard MP has called on Tony Abbott (Leader of the Opposition) and his fellow members of the Opposition to cut her some slack, in fact she's pretty much asked them to slack off and let the ALP push through whatever legislation they want without any regard whatsoever for what the coalition members themselves might want, or might have promised the Australian people, who have put them there.
Think about it, she is more concerned about a handful of Green and Independent MP's who have pushed her government across the 76 seat line and their wish lists than the 73 MP's from Coalition who could help the 72 ALP MP's actually pass every piece of legislation they want not only through the Lower House but together the Coalition could help the ALP progress Legislation through the Senate too.
Among his many statements Rob Oakeshott has alluded to this a few times in the past few weeks but has the supposedly great political negotiator of a Prime Minister, and the Government, got down to hard work and done the hard yards to common ground between the two major parties? No. Instead she has gotten out with the fighting words calling Tony Abbott the spoiler and a destroyer (*), for wanting to ensure that what does pass through the parliament actually represents the wishes of the majority of the elected MP's and therefore the public.
Get this straight she actually is asking at least one MP, maybe more depending on circumstances, to skip parliamentary voting time, to give the ALP and its coalition of drooling wish list writers a free run at passing whatever legislation they want that day without the scrutiny that the voters have demanded of this parliament.
At the same time Julia Gillard PM is telling the Australian people that everything she promised them is now off the table and everything the Greens and the Independents want is on the table. Clearly she will do anything she has to in order to maintain a stable, but ALP, government except be a constructive government and work with the majority of elected Members of Parliament herself..
So lets call it what it is, Newspeak where constructive opposition is labelled as destructive.
Where breaking a political promise to the Australian people is called democratic and where letting the Left Wing Radical socialists dictate the focus and direction of parliament is called concern for the Australian people.
Tony Abbott is doing what the Australian public require him to do, scrutinise the government and hold them to some level of accountability even when they can do that themselves.
Lets stop the whingeing Prime Ministerial statements about the Opposition and get on with the job. You want Tony Abbott to sit one of the duly elected MP's out so you can pass whatever legislation you want without the accountability of the elected MP's …... TURN IT UP....


(* in some "NEW-SPEAK" manner twisting reality into unreality )

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Bronwyn Bishop sitting Liberal MP has recently written an article on this issue in The Punch, click below to read it.


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Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.
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How to Contact
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more of in the business world.

If you have need for a commercial plumber, check him out.

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