Comments on: Malcolm's environment 2

By: suz

suz — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:30:44 +0000

Jo, I got that letter too!

By: jo

jo — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:46:15 +0000

suz,
speaking of the lady of the house, got a 2 page letter from lucy all about darling malcolm, in the post today…by page 2, i thought she was going to tell us what a top root he was, just between us girls and all.

This is a much longer letter than I had ever meant to write. However, I thought it was important for you to have the opportunity to hear about the Malcolm I know and love.

PS. If you would like to talk further with me about Malcolm, please free to call me on
9360 2941.

By: suz

suz — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:20:44 +0000

I had a call from an opinion pollster today! In one section he read out a list of local political names and asked if I felt Favourable, Neutral or Unfavourable towards them and the second name was Lucy Turnbull (who was previously Mayor of Sydney). An interesting diversion (she was the only non-candidate name on the list.) I wonder what that was meant to show.

By: Spiros

Spiros — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:48:55 +0000

Turnbull has been busy leaking cabinet discussions from six weeks ago that he wanted to ratify Kyoto but got rolled by his colleagues.

Why? To sure up his vote in Wentworth. And if it means undermining John Howard then that is just tough titties. First things first, thinks Malcolm, and that first thing is moi.

Nice one Malcolm.

By: cam

cam — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:35:21 +0000

Sam, I think Turnbull would make a fantastic leader of the opposition

The problem with executive discipline in Australian parties, especially the two major ones, is that we dont see ministers or even backbenchers for that matter express themselves politically or on policy. They get hammered under discipine so hard that they lose their personality and often conscience.

Turnball was more interesting as a back bencher at least then he was proposing tax policy independently of the executive cabinet. Sadly, if anything we have seen executive discipline tighten under both Howard and Rudd.

By: Sam Clifford

Sam Clifford — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:05:48 +0000

I think Turnbull would make a fantastic leader of the opposition. He’s a bit too Hewsonesque, though, maybe he should donate his millions to renewable energy.

By: steve

steve — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:43:25 +0000

Suz, this is turning into a rerun of the last Queensland state election with the main players fighting over the spoils of defeat.

His internal critics are sure to claim Mr Turnbull is selfishly positioning himself for a Coalition defeat and a possible post-poll leadership battle with Treasurer Peter Costello by painting himself as pro-Kyoto in opposition to Mr Howard’s position.

That impression was reinforced yesterday with revelations a member of his staff had endorsed a profile page touting his boss’s leadership ambitions under the heading “Malcolm Turnbull for PM” on the internet site Facebook.

The page urged those visiting the site to “Show your support for Malcolm, and maybe he will knock Costello off in the race for PM in waiting”. However, a Turnbull spokesman characterised it as a completely innocent interaction over the internet.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:29:23 +0000

Seeing Turnbull up close in the flesh for the first time this week I was able solve the mystery of who he reminds me of, a jowly Griff Rhys Jones. Been bothering me for years.

By: glen

glen — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:22:05 +0000

the globe image could also signify firstly globalisation and the sense of interconnctedness that comes with new communicaions technologies in a globalised world. secondly it could also signify that howard and costello are ‘players’ on the world stage, thus shifting the meaning from things like service provision which require taxes to an imaginary world where it is better not to pay tax.

By: suz

suz — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:19:46 +0000

So you’re saying he didn’t mention the environment at all? Seriously?

Not one word.