Quote:if gillard had brains she would not have given the Greens a carbon tax
Not just the Greens. Abbott too. He was all for the tax until it became Labor policy. Now she has forced him (the economist) to adopt the worst possible policy from an economic perspective and perform an equally impressive backflip. Silly Julia.
Quote:I know what a mandate is and in 2010, no one had a mandate for anything.
So what does that mean in practice? They close parliament for 3 years?
Quote:Well he isnt lying if he sticks to what he says.
You haven't read those quotes yet have you? He has backflipped on both the science and economics already, and has scheduled another backflip for 2015.
Quote:but if he sticks by his word to what he promises in an election campaign, he isnt lying
Do you agree with his recent stance on the science?
Quote:youve goit a real shock coming your way in september when abbott has a 90 seat majority
You may also have a rude shock when he keeps the carbon tax.