http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/rudds-salad-days-run-continues/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/rudds-salad-days-run-continues/#comment-21263 Jenny Laws Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-21263 All credit to the Rudd government for a pretty spectacular performance in a year of hopeless global turmoil. Twelve years in opposition with a new leader and a virtual team of novices it has steered a steady reliable course while the hubristic Liberals fell apart. The Minchins, Costellos, Abbotts etc ought to pack their bags and leave politics simply for wasting a vital 12-months in national and party terms so focussed on themselves they forgot the country and what they're there for. Its not exactly comforting to head into a recession and unchartered waters with half a working parliament. The Conservatives should get their finger out because its looking like John Howard wasn't the only one who thought he was born to rule. All credit to the Rudd government for a pretty spectacular performance in a year of hopeless global turmoil. Twelve years in opposition with a new leader and a virtual team of novices it has steered a steady reliable course while the hubristic Liberals fell apart. The Minchins, Costellos, Abbotts etc ought to pack their bags and leave politics simply for wasting a vital 12-months in national and party terms so focussed on themselves they forgot the country and what they’re there for. Its not exactly comforting to head into a recession and unchartered waters with half a working parliament. The Conservatives should get their finger out because its looking like John Howard wasn’t the only one who thought he was born to rule.

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