for all his faults and flaws (aint we all got em) Howard/Costello fulfilled the mantra of the Liberals being good economic managers.
Abbott/Hockey got in on the precedent. they showed the claim to not be a generalisation.
and so 9 years dragged on as failed policy after dangerous policy and costly policy demonstrated the lack of intelligence and knowledge of how to manage a nation.
I'm in agreement that there may have been corruption in the Libs and Nats. certainly there were enough characters to fill Fagin's crew of lads. maybe we'll hear from the NACC... but I doubt it.
