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... with the matter of how we should respond to a vulnerable stranger in our midst. That is why the Government's proposal to . . . rely almost exclusively on the so-called Pacific Solution should be the cause of great ethical concern to all the Christian churches".
 
This same man now has Labor backing a Pacific Solution on steroids. Labor promises to send all boat people - mainly Muslim - to a poor, corrupt and violent country that bans homosexuality and unanimously passed a motion in Parliament to consider banning non-Christian faiths, too.
Could any Labor MP backing Rudd's plan today berate Abbott for being mean tomorrow to the "stranger in our midst"?
 
That Rudd's plan is already in tatters, less than a week later, will make Labor's objections to Abbott's plans seem even emptier."
 
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/kevin-rudd-a-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-for-tony-abbott/story-fni0ffxg-1226684602347

 

 

 

 

 

NZHerald

 

I really don't get why hard-core leftard activists support David Cunliffe.  Leftards are kidding themselves if they think this Harvard Business school graduate shares their economic philosophy.  Yet they seem to be susceptible to David's deliberate attempts to woo them. 

 

Just like when David C. stood on the bus to rant about John Key with custom messages for the audience he does the same thing with leftard activists - tells them what they want to hear. 

 

David C. maybe draping himself red these days but I still reckon he could comfortably sit on the National Party benches.

 

 

~shm.com.au

Indeed.  The reserve situation is true here.  John Key has put paid to the illusion propagated by the left-wing commentators that Helen Clark was some kind of great leader. 
John Key has simply pwned Helen Clark as a leader on all fronts.  This includes managing an MMP government and representing NZ on the world stage; things often perceived as Helen Clark's strengths.  Helen Clark's legacy would be looking a whole lot better if it weren't for the fact National achieved 47% at the last election & if the country wasn't still paying for her election commitments from 2005. 
However while Helen Clark's abilities were often overhyped by the media, the opposite is true for John Key.  But he is all the better for it. 

• Shane Jones; porn & 'cash for citizenship' scandal   
• David Cunliffe; ABC (Anyone But Cunliffe).  And that's the Labour party caucus's feeling.  He's the Kevin Rudd of NZ politics.
• Andrew Little;  Currently being sued for defamation.
• David Shearer; The current Labour leader who's performing with mixed results.  Some on the left have already called for his head.
• Phil Goff; Had his day - Mr. 27%.   

• Grant Robertson
• Jacinda Ardern
• David Parker

http://www.3news.co.nz/Politics/Goweronpolitics.aspx

"Shearer is trying to be different to Phil Goff.
There's some spin going around that Shearer not wading into this is part of this image.
Yes, Goff would have jumped right in on this and got into the gutter if need be.
And like I said, I've got a bit of time for Shearer's anti-politician image."

I couldn't stand the way Phil Goff use to over-egg pretty much any issue he could use to his advantage complete with his simulated rage.  More often or not it would blow-up in his face.
And given Gower is known as a grade-A arsehole who's natural instincts are that of a political mongrel, I therefore think Shearer's response has been rather good.  But I suspect his colleagues maybe less than impressed.  

I was a fan of Dr Brash's mild manner apolitical style.  So if Shearer managers to emulate that then at least I'll like his style, if not his policies.

 


 
 
"New Labour leader David Shearer is a republican who supports a new national flag".
 
 

David Shearer said this on the 17t of Dec 2011. 

 

He could hot have got off on a worse foot for me. 

 

For reasons I find hard to explain, but I like the flag & NZ's connection to the monarchy.