Comments on: Rees driving NSW government into the ground http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/14/rees-driving-nsw-government-into-the-ground/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael de Angelos http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/14/rees-driving-nsw-government-into-the-ground/#comment-3663 Michael de Angelos Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-3663 Pretty good analysis Alex but poor Nathan Rees has been receiving a merciless media bashing from day one with no let-up. Sure mincing Matt Brown was a disaster as Housing Minister who grandly announced to Housing Commission tenants that their homes were "a privilege not a right" a few days before his property portfolio was exposed and played nicely into the hands of Clover Moore who announced.."no, housing is a right not a privilege" and was subsequently re-elected as Lord mayor. Having put a leftie Rees in, the NSW Labor right are now testing the poor man's will. He needs a big brother to look after him. There are lots more knives heading towards his back. Pretty good analysis Alex but poor Nathan Rees has been receiving a merciless media bashing from day one with no let-up. Sure mincing Matt Brown was a disaster as Housing Minister who grandly announced to Housing Commission tenants that their homes were “a privilege not a right” a few days before his property portfolio was exposed and played nicely into the hands of Clover Moore who announced..”no, housing is a right not a privilege” and was subsequently re-elected as Lord mayor. Having put a leftie Rees in, the NSW Labor right are now testing the poor man’s will. He needs a big brother to look after him. There are lots more knives heading towards his back.

]]> By: Malcolm Grant http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/14/rees-driving-nsw-government-into-the-ground/#comment-3664 Malcolm Grant Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-3664 Alex, I love the angle that the Daily Terror and now you are pushing (or should that be puschting?).<br /><br />The idea that Rees can somehow override both the results of the last election and the fixed term legislation is laughable.<br /><br />The legislation makes it very clear that the next NSW State Election is due on the last weekend of March in 2011. There is no option for the calling of an erarly election and the legislation was written with that in mind. Alex, I love the angle that the Daily Terror and now you are pushing (or should that be puschting?).

The idea that Rees can somehow override both the results of the last election and the fixed term legislation is laughable.

The legislation makes it very clear that the next NSW State Election is due on the last weekend of March in 2011. There is no option for the calling of an erarly election and the legislation was written with that in mind.

]]> By: The Duke http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/14/rees-driving-nsw-government-into-the-ground/#comment-3665 The Duke Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-3665 The one fatal flaw with wanting to get rid of the current N.S.W. Government is that the alternative is much worse. I've spent several days in the Bear Pit watching the half-arsed way that the Opposition tries to attack the Government. They formulate a plan of attack with one or two "talking points" decided by Messers Penberthy and now Linnell slough out in the morning in the Daily Toilet Paper and when they're exhausted, they have nothing. <br /><br />I'm not a paid apologist for the A.L.P., if they could be ousted under the rules then they should go but the alternative is worse. <br /><br />The Libs have been stuffed since Brodgen's "Mail Order Bride" and subsequent butter knife incident. <br /><br /> The one fatal flaw with wanting to get rid of the current N.S.W. Government is that the alternative is much worse. I’ve spent several days in the Bear Pit watching the half-arsed way that the Opposition tries to attack the Government. They formulate a plan of attack with one or two “talking points” decided by Messers Penberthy and now Linnell slough out in the morning in the Daily Toilet Paper and when they’re exhausted, they have nothing.

I’m not a paid apologist for the A.L.P., if they could be ousted under the rules then they should go but the alternative is worse.

The Libs have been stuffed since Brodgen’s “Mail Order Bride” and subsequent butter knife incident.

]]> By: Long Time Sole-Subscriber http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/14/rees-driving-nsw-government-into-the-ground/#comment-3666 Long Time Sole-Subscriber Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-3666 Alex Mitchell might one day write an article with some substance. For now all we seem to see is variations on the same old pap - pre-rolled prejudice trotted out as comment on current affairs. <br />For example [paraphrasing] "There are no professionals leading the NSW public service". <br />So they are all spotty kids fresh from Toongabbie High are they ?<br /><br />Let's see some new quotes from named sources, let's see some insight rather than rumour-peddling and band-wagon pollie-bashing. <br /><br />Yeah sure the State of NSW has problems galore but laying the blame for it all at the feet of the bloke who's been in the job for 2 months only reduces the credibility of the accuser. <br /><br />No sloppy Government is going to get any better with this sort of stuff passing as serious analysis. <br />Play the ball, not the man. <br /><br />Crikey - I can buy the Daily Terrorgraph if I want to read ranting & raving & recycled ideas. Alex Mitchell might one day write an article with some substance. For now all we seem to see is variations on the same old pap - pre-rolled prejudice trotted out as comment on current affairs.
For example [paraphrasing] “There are no professionals leading the NSW public service”.
So they are all spotty kids fresh from Toongabbie High are they ?

Let’s see some new quotes from named sources, let’s see some insight rather than rumour-peddling and band-wagon pollie-bashing.

Yeah sure the State of NSW has problems galore but laying the blame for it all at the feet of the bloke who’s been in the job for 2 months only reduces the credibility of the accuser.

No sloppy Government is going to get any better with this sort of stuff passing as serious analysis.
Play the ball, not the man.

Crikey - I can buy the Daily Terrorgraph if I want to read ranting & raving & recycled ideas.

]]> By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/14/rees-driving-nsw-government-into-the-ground/#comment-3667 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-3667 No disrespect old bean, but News Corp tabloids have provided the political corpse today namely David Penberthy, their own editor, bailing out to 'special projects'. This broke on abc local radio Sydney at 11 am perhaps past your deadline. <br /><br />In any case it does look very much related to the 'power struggle' here ironically over 'power assets' and the ABC have even added a copy of the "sack yourself" headline aimed at Rees on the Penberthy story.<br /><br />Soooo ... what's it all about? Methinks for a start Stewart MP is collateral damage via the Rudd Mafia freezing Keating out good and proper. As Stewart himself says - how come my chief of staff bailed out with the gopher researcher on the same day? That's tag team stuff. Stewart has "understandings" such as a "conspiracy". And frankly I think Mitty Stewart is right. He is collateral damage.<br /><br />When Keating ran that letter via Ramsey in Fairfax against Rudd that was beyond the pale for any political party, according to well worn convention. You are either in or out of the Party and to attack your own party's PM - well it's not tolerable. Criticise maybe but slam? No way. It's over. Keating must be punch drunk to not get this Pineapple Reality.<br /><br />Secondly there is a major financial misconception in the tub thumping of the crusaders in the big press for privatisation of the energy assets - where is the money coming from for a favourable sale after the GFC bites hard? It's a fantasy I reckon like Wall St subprime model and the bubble bursting on hedge funds. Both major dailies are reading like kids in aisle 3 having a tantrum - the privatisation merry go round has stopped and there ain't no more spare cash in the foreign markets for another spin for quite some time.<br /><br /> No disrespect old bean, but News Corp tabloids have provided the political corpse today namely David Penberthy, their own editor, bailing out to ‘special projects’. This broke on abc local radio Sydney at 11 am perhaps past your deadline.

In any case it does look very much related to the ‘power struggle’ here ironically over ‘power assets’ and the ABC have even added a copy of the “sack yourself” headline aimed at Rees on the Penberthy story.

Soooo … what’s it all about? Methinks for a start Stewart MP is collateral damage via the Rudd Mafia freezing Keating out good and proper. As Stewart himself says - how come my chief of staff bailed out with the gopher researcher on the same day? That’s tag team stuff. Stewart has “understandings” such as a “conspiracy”. And frankly I think Mitty Stewart is right. He is collateral damage.

When Keating ran that letter via Ramsey in Fairfax against Rudd that was beyond the pale for any political party, according to well worn convention. You are either in or out of the Party and to attack your own party’s PM - well it’s not tolerable. Criticise maybe but slam? No way. It’s over. Keating must be punch drunk to not get this Pineapple Reality.

Secondly there is a major financial misconception in the tub thumping of the crusaders in the big press for privatisation of the energy assets - where is the money coming from for a favourable sale after the GFC bites hard? It’s a fantasy I reckon like Wall St subprime model and the bubble bursting on hedge funds. Both major dailies are reading like kids in aisle 3 having a tantrum - the privatisation merry go round has stopped and there ain’t no more spare cash in the foreign markets for another spin for quite some time.

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