It was Rudd/Swan who said we can't afford a blame game and what are they doing?
They find $3billion in the coffers more than expected (unlike post Keating -$96billion) and don't say a word yet we get a slightly higher than expected inflation figure and they in to Howard.
The Consumer Price Index has risen a slightly higher than expected 0.9 per cent, driven by petrol prices, banking costs, rising rents and domestic holidays.
Oil/Petrol prices are not controlled by our governemnt. Banking Costs - we have seen how Wayne Swan panders to them with increased interest rates, Rising Rents are can be accredited with the states failure to release residential development land to increase supply and therefore reduce land prices. Domestic holidays can be attributed to people never having it so good, which can be blamed on Howard.
Swan wants to blame lack of infrastructre spending for inflation which is again a state jurisdiction and we all know who is in power in the states, so who is Swan really blaming or is he just covering his own behind!!
I remember Rudd being asked what is your plans for your first 100 days in office. The bull**** he went on with you knew straight away he had no plan. What has he implemented in his first 100 days?
More than half his front bench has not even been heard since the election and poor old over worked Kevin has already had 2 weeks holiday. Next he will want a pay rise or go on strike until he gets it.
