Thursday, June 25, 2009

TREASURER SWAN....answer the bloody question!


First up. I have been a voter in Australia since 1972 and, for the sake of a better phrase, have swung like Ned.

Every now & again in your life, something happens that proves to be a turning point, an epiphany, a eureka.

Driving home this morning, I was listening to Emma Griffiths interviewing Wayne Swan on 891.

We all know what the topic was, and I was just drifting in and out because I am sick of the bloody Ute/Email/Leak thing and hoping they will get back to running the country

BUT, then this happened.

Emma asked a simple question, repeatedly. Did the Treasurer pick up a telephone and call anyone else beside Mr Grant.

His answer? '...that is not the right question...'

I was chomping away on my bit
Over the past few days, I have been glued to the Foxtel A-PAC channel trawling hours of House of Representative dribble. And it struck me, something I have known for a long time. A Politician will not give a direct, definitive answer to a direct question.

I can see Sergeant Carter spraying droplets across Gomer's chrome dome.....
RULE ONE. NOW YOU ARE ELECTED, WHEN ASKED ABOUT ANYTHING BY ANYONE, YOU MUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK & BLAME THE OPPOSITION. DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION.

I have had a gut full of these clowns.

Penny Wong is a classic, a recent graduate of the Sergeant Carter school of dribble.

Prior to donning the Senator cape, Penny presented with all the intellect in the world. Then, and without warning, off she went to some hidden camp in the Blue Mountains to be taught the rules.

And what a disciplined and well trained government monkette she has become.

No different here in South Australia, and probably the same as anywhere else.

Whilst the South Australian major parties amass their forces and scab donations from their mates for the 2010 election, a groundswell continues to grow, a swell that began many years ago.

The day will come when these clowns are cast aside, on both sides.

Having said that. This week the SA Press reported that Premier 'Miguel' Rann has committed $36million for six almost-new trams from their mates in Madrid. They cost Mintra $3.5million each back in 2004. Didn't even rate a mention in the Advertiser, only a small piece on a web site.

Treasurer Kevin 'ole folee' Foley earmarks $100million for footy whilst families are living out of motor cars, yet, nuffin from anyone.

Could be all the silent people deserve these clowns.......well, until they gotta doss down in the back of a car!

2010. Year of the Independent, maybe.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great blog mate, thanks for the heads up on Adelaide Now.. if you want a laugh have a gander at the global warming brigade.. no that's one huge con job!!!!