trex Posted November 24, 2007 Report Posted November 24, 2007 Australia’s Labor Party sweeps to power Nov. 24, 2007 Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from Iraq. Labor Party head Kevin Rudd's pledges on global warming and Iraq move Australia sharply away from policies that had made Howard one of President Bush's staunchest allies. Rudd has named global warming as his top priority, and his signing of the Kyoto Protocol will leave the U.S. as the only industrialized country not to have joined it. Rudd said he would withdraw Australia's 550 combat troops from Iraq, leaving twice that number in mostly security roles. Howard had said all the troops will stay as long as needed. It was an embarrassing end to the career of Howard, Australia's second-longest serving leader. At home, Rudd has pledged to govern as an "economic conservative," while pouring money into schools and universities. He will curtail sweeping industrial reforms laws that were perceived to hand bosses too much power, turning many working voters against Howard. The change from Howard to Rudd also marks a generational shift for Australia. Rudd, a 50-year-old former diplomat who speaks fluent Chinese, urged voters to support him because Howard, 68, was out of touch with modern Australia and ill-equipped to deal with new-age issues such as climate change. ------------ The people have spoken with one voice. Good riddance to the old guard! Howard, that old white-supremacist, wanted to go further down the fascistic road, the move that lead to his eventual undoing. Thanks to God (or was it Plato) for bestowing upon us democracy, and for people intelligent enough to know how to vote. Now bring some of it this way... Quote
jbg Posted November 25, 2007 Report Posted November 25, 2007 At home, Rudd has pledged to govern as an "economic conservative," while pouring money into schools and universities. He will curtail sweeping industrial reforms laws that were perceived to hand bosses too much power, turning many working voters against Howard.The change from Howard to Rudd also marks a generational shift for Australia. Rudd, a 50-year-old former diplomat who speaks fluent Chinese, urged voters to support him because Howard, 68, was out of touch with modern Australia and ill-equipped to deal with new-age issues such as climate change. We'll see whether he governs as "New Labour" or as a leftist. Given Whitlam's experiences, www.whitlamdismissal.com , I have my doubts that he'll stray too far left.The people have spoken with one voice. Good riddance to the old guard! Howard, that old white-supremacist, wanted to go further down the fascistic road, the move that lead to his eventual undoing. Thanks to God (or was it Plato) for bestowing upon us democracy, and for people intelligent enough to know how to vote. Now bring some of it this way...Remember the recent tussle between skinheads and the Lebanese? If the government tries to be too "politically correct" and ventures too far from traditional Australian values, I don't reckon Rudd will be able to control matters. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
sharkman Posted November 26, 2007 Report Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) *Sigh*, another trolling thread... For Harper to find the same fate as Howard (he should be so lucky, Howard had several years in power), there would have to be a leader in the Liberal camp. Dion couldn't lead the way down a one way street. Edited November 26, 2007 by sharkman Quote
jbg Posted November 27, 2007 Report Posted November 27, 2007 *Sigh*, another trolling thread...For Harper to find the same fate as Howard (he should be so lucky, Howard had several years in power), there would have to be a leader in the Liberal camp. Dion couldn't lead the way down a one way street. Are you calling my post a "troll post"? Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
sharkman Posted November 28, 2007 Report Posted November 28, 2007 No no, I was commenting on the thread title, shades of the future for Harper, which infers Harper will be politically crushed. And, of course, trex calling Howard a white supremacist and a fascist. Unsubstantiated name calling is what makes a troller tick. Quote
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