Political nonsense
I had never been remotely interested in politics until late in 2009 when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd attempted to pass his Emissions Trading Scheme through the Senate.
Rudd had brought his ETS to the public’s attention in June 2009, then it disappeared until he tabled it again in late 2009. No explanation to the public as to what the ETS entailed, it was all shrouded in secrecy. If the Government had attempted to explain the contents of this document beforehand, it may have suffered a different fate.
Because of the fact that I’d read up on the subject and believe CO2 is not driving climate change, my political interest peaked when Kevin Rudd attempted to pass his Emissions Trading Tax Scheme through the Senate. Previously I’d thought politics dull, but the ensuing Liberal Party leadership spill changed all that. Then, when Tony Abbott emerged as new Liberal Leader, and a climate change sceptic to boot, I was totally hooked.
I now believe, after Carbonhagen, that the ETS is dead in the water. The Government hasn’t exactly rushed at another attempt to pass the “great big new tax” through the Senate for a third time. The public have become aware that it is just a tax, and also that a lot of the climate change science has proven to be junk.
I now follow politics more closely, and I’ve come to the conclusion that this Government is weak-kneed with most issues confronting Australia and needs to lift it’s game. They are so out of touch with the man (or woman) in the street it’s not funny. Here’s what the Government needs to address:
Turn the illegal immigrants asylum seeker’s boats around and send them back from whence they came. The message must get back that we won’t accept any more boats. How many boats have been lost at sea trying to get here?”
Parents need to be able to whack their kids to bring them into line. The ‘time out’ caper doesn’t work. If the bad behaviour continues at school, allow the teacher to administer the came.”
I shudder to think what sort of monsters these kids will breed when they eventually grow up and have babies of their own.
Send a gunboat down amongst the Japanese whalers and hunt them out of our territorial waters. The brave crewmen of the Steve Irwin are carrying the can for you. They need help in saving these wonderful creatures. Stand up to the Japanese.”
Sooner or later someone is going to lose their life while trying to protect the whales. Then it’ll be too late.
Give the Aussie farmers a fair go and stop importing fruit and vegetables from overseas. Don’t you realise our farmers are ploughing in their crops because of cheap imports and leaving their farms and land forever? And pay dairy farmers a decent price for their milk.”
Change the laws and stand up to the eco-bullies and prevent another Black Saturday bushfire tragedy. Instead of wasting time saying “sorry” to the Aborigines, employ some of their tactics and burn off the dead undergrowth to prevent the buildup of fuel for the bushfires.”
Cull the top-heavy health bureaucracy and use the savings to shorten hospital waiting lists and employ more nurses. More funds could be made available for health by grabbing a portion of the Lotto winnings. No one person needs a $20 million windfall.”
For heaven’s sake legislate against noise. You can’t go anywhere without bloody noise. Why do people feel they must make a racket? The car radio or cd player must be on and thumping. Shops stores insist on playing loud (and dreadful) music while you browse. Don’t mention “Bunnings bloody warehouse” or I’ll scream. And Harvey Norman, I wish you would “Go!”
Lastly, an absurdity:
The Rudd Government set up an authority to run its emissions trading system more than seven months ago, before Parliament had a chance to consider the scheme.
More than 150 public servants now work in the growing organisation, whose role is to ”implement and administer” a scheme the Senate has twice rejected and which might never exist.
