"One of the criticisms flung at Kevin Rudd by his opponents, by...

"One of the criticisms flung at Kevin Rudd by his opponents, by the left of his party and by the Australian media during the campaign was that too many of his policies were identical to Mr Howard's. In order to reassure his electors that no gambles would be taken with Australia's financial success, he proudly called himself an economic conservative. Certainly, many of his spending promises on health and education were similar to Mr Howard's."

'He lost because he was John Howard'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1570577/He-lost-because-he-was-John-Howard.html

There was a lot of me-toism in the election just held,it will be interesting to see just what abbott does.

Sloppy has inherited an okay economy,,if it tanks,it will be down to him.

The direct action plan is a total farce,just like the PPL.

Raider