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Labor = Lacking Any Brains or Reason

This is what the Labor Party of 2014 now stands for. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows Labor are flogging a group of dead horses – refusing to allow the axing of the Carbon Tax and attacking the clear success of the Gov’ts Operation Sovereign Borders.

I can’t help but feel Bill Shorten is packing the sads because PM Tony Abbott is doing what 6 years of Labor couldn’t (or wouldn’t do) and that’s stopping the flow of illegal boats. I find it incredible that the left (Labor/Greens) are still okay for criminal groups to basically run our refugee program from Indonesia.

The facts are there for everyone to see – since establishment of Operation Sovereign Borders the Abbott Gov’t has sustained a more than 80% reduction in illegal arrivals, despite the ABC induced difficult situation with Indonesia and the constant whinging from Labor and that human wind bag – Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

Labor on the other hand allowed 50,716 (pre-dominantly Muslim) illegals into our country.

That’s 50,716 places taken away from genuine refugees because Labor outsourced our refugee program to Indonesian criminals.

Labor now needs to get it thought their skulls that the vast majority of “asylum-seekers” are economic opportunists, a point that was made also by former Labor NSW Senator Bob Carr.

Labor for years said it was impossible to send back the boats and now they’re demanding details of each of the Gov’t successes. The Gov’t need to stays steadfast and continue the job they were elected to do – protect our borders.

I expect to see the Labor/Greens media arms – the taxpayer funded ABC and Fairfax Media - go all out against the Gov’t in 2014. This in itself is a good sign, as it means the Gov’t is doing what they said they would do and are governing the country properly. If Labor wants to get the reins of power again, then they need to vaccinate themselves from the Green virus and re-enter the debate at the centre. But that won’t happen under Bill Shorten tenure (nor would it under that vicious piece of work Tanya Plibersek) so failing any major political scandal, PM Tony Abbott is probably looking at 3 terms minimum as PM.

 

 

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Rudd finally goes—the modern day Hannibal.

EXCLUSIVE:

by Bertel Torsten in Canberra

Perhaps the greatest military strategist of the ancient world was Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who famously crossed the Alps—elephants and all—in 218 BC and invaded Italy routing Roman armies and never loosing one significant battle for fifteen years.

He was recalled to Carthage in 203 BC to defend the city state against the vengeful Romans but met with complete disaster and the ancient Mediterranean power was smashed to smithereens. It was said of Hannibal that he won the battles but lost the war.

Much of the same could be said of Kevin Rudd. His 2007 victory over John Howard, the most formidable conservative leader since Sir Robert Menzies, was a major triumph but when he was recalled to try and defend a tottering and shambolic regime, his previously sure touch deserted him. The ALP regime came crashing down as Carthage did—the vote nationally was the lowest in a century.

Labor’s Climate Change Authority wants to put Australia out of business sooner

The sooner this mob are shown the door the better.

Via the Australian

The Climate Change Authority has recommended a major increase in the national emissions reduction target for the rest of the decade.

The independent body recommends, in a draft report released this morning, that Australia deepen its target to up to 15 per cent by 2020.

 

 

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The Sermon on The Mount – St Bob retires

EXCLUSIVE:

by Perkin-Warbeck

There is a theory – a story, if you like – that Churchill was always able to “prove” that he was always on the side of decency, fairness, high-mindedness, and principle by quoting from his Cabinet submissions, newspaper articles and speeches from his long career as a Minister and Prime Minister.

According to this theory/story, Churchill was able to cite those self-serving quotes because he began every second paragraph with “On the other hand…” After all, he did say that “History is written by the victors.”

Eighteen months ago PM Gillard recruited the former NSW Premier to the Senate vacancy and he immediately got the plum job of Foreign Minister. Now, having served less than six weeks after being elected for a new six year term from 1 July next year, he has resigned.

This is the same Bob Carr who, when he was appointed, described himself as a “natural Senator” – which is probably true because you don’t have to bother with the little people like constituents – and that he wanted to stay forever as a Senator.

“I’m going to beat Strom Thurmond”, he boasted. Thurmond, who served in the US Senate for forty-eight years, died in office aged 100. Carr is 66.

The gift that keeps on giving

EXCLUSIVE:

 by Perkin-Warbeck

With the Shorten – Albanese road show over, the ALP had exhausted its rather limited appreciation of the virtue of appearing nice and it set about in the time-honoured way of having the factions decide who should be on the front bench.

And, predictably, it was a bloodbath and a public relations disaster. There was a vicious non-holds-barred fight for the spoils of defeat. 

PM Abbott probably can’t believe his luck that the Labor factions have recycled those who were such notable failures during the six years of Rudd – Gillard – Rudd. Every time they appear on TV or anywhere for that matter, Australians will be reminded just why they sent them to the wilderness. For Abbott, the ALP is the gift that keeps on giving.

The Opposition now is looking more like a disgruntled government-in-exile just waiting for voters to realise what a silly mistake they made tossing them out. With this attitude, they will be as relevant to Australia’s future as the Crown Council of Ethiopa is to that that country. Based in Washington, this sad little self-deluded bunch is hoping the monarchy, driven out in 1975, will be restored.

First past the post loses

Labor’s “new face” of democracy also has a “new” method of counting and choosing.

The democratic election of the new Leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Candidates:
Bill Shorten.
Anthony Albanese.
Results:
Bill Shorten:            12,251 votes.
Anthony Albanese: 18,261 votes.
The winner is:
Bill Shorten.
Labor's new logic:
The prophet Flim Flannery has advised It is a rule of natural evolution that the candidate with the least votes, the shorter name and the lower IQ shall always be the winner.
Labor strategist Bruce Hawker said, ''I think we're going to find that people are going to be demanding more reform inside the Labor Party rather than less.''
Perhaps the smartest words Hawker ever spoke! GC.

LABOR 2013: THE AFTERMATH

After what can be aptly described as the most self-destructive episode in the history of the Australian Labor Party – and yes, I say this even considering the splits of 1917, the 1930s, and 1950s – Labor is now electing its new parliamentary leader writes Michael Smyth  

However for the first time in its history it is allowing its rank-and-file members a direct vote. 50% of the vote will be comprised of the caucus, and the other 50% will be comprised of rank-and-file members. The reforms that led to this may be referred to as a parting shot at the ALP, or mischief, by a nihilistic Kevin Rudd, intent on making them pay for his humiliation at the hands of Julia Gillard.

This may also be cynically called for what it is; window dressing designed to shield the fact that the ALP rank-and-file do not have direct preselections, and are still beholden to the factions. It does provide the ALP with a rare chance to return to its roots and begin being a party that stands for something other than professional hacks with little or no real life experience outside a staffer’s office, or the union movement.

New Labor presents more Follies

The ALP Musical Follies (in b flatulent)

Presents: Billy and Alby

by Florenz Ziegfeld, musical correspondent

It has finally been confirmed by senior ALP officials that the post 2013 party will be a radically new, inspirationally innovative and multi-talented show and the launch of “Billy and Alby – The Musical” presages this exciting future.

A senior source described this marvellous new stage performance as “ground-breaking in Australian political history” as it combines the debates between the leadership rivals with a dynamic fund-raising campaign.

The stars – Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese – are already being referred to in show bizz circles as “The B A Duo”. John Howard laughed when he suggested “BA” meant “bloody awful" in duplicate, or maybe, "bugger all."