Comments on: The Nationals’ loss http://brainsnorkel.com/2006/01/27/the-nationals/ Manifesto-driven development. Eclectic thoughts. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:17:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John http://brainsnorkel.com/2006/01/27/the-nationals/#comment-6574 John Sun, 18 Jun 2006 04:57:22 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=234#comment-6574 2006 June - Perhaps Julian McGauran needs to spend less time researching his ho hum christian pursuits such as plastic surgery and hair dye (notice the difference of pics of him from about 3 years ago!) and spend more time with the people of Victoria and genuinely wanting to help them rather than serving his selfish personal power aspirations. His long run in politics has more to do with his money and the decline of voter interest and education, than his abilities. Who would vote Costello for PM if he counts Julian McGauran among his valued political friends. A PM needs to be a good judge of character and a non-squanderer of resources. McGauran is a waste of taxpayer money! 2006 June - Perhaps Julian McGauran needs to spend less time researching his ho hum christian pursuits such as plastic surgery and hair dye (notice the difference of pics of him from about 3 years ago!) and spend more time with the people of Victoria and genuinely wanting to help them rather than serving his selfish personal power aspirations.
His long run in politics has more to do with his money and the decline of voter interest and education, than his abilities.
Who would vote Costello for PM if he counts Julian McGauran among his valued political friends. A PM needs to be a good judge of character and a non-squanderer of resources. McGauran is a waste of taxpayer money!

]]> By: Chris http://brainsnorkel.com/2006/01/27/the-nationals/#comment-5910 Chris Tue, 30 May 2006 21:53:01 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=234#comment-5910 He's certainly not the sharpest tool in the Senate shed. He can't put his defection down to wanting to serve his constituents better. Public perception is that he's shoring up his parliamentary superannuation by getting away from a shrinking base. If fewer people voted above the line in the Senate he'd be in big trouble -- Kernot style. He’s certainly not the sharpest tool in the Senate shed.

He can’t put his defection down to wanting to serve his constituents better. Public perception is that he’s shoring up his parliamentary superannuation by getting away from a shrinking base. If fewer people voted above the line in the Senate he’d be in big trouble — Kernot style.

]]> By: dave http://brainsnorkel.com/2006/01/27/the-nationals/#comment-5897 dave Tue, 30 May 2006 02:47:32 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=234#comment-5897 Julian McGauran...AN INCONSEQUENTIAL PEBBLE IN THE POND OF AUSTRALIAN POLITICS Who cares if Julian McGauran defected? He has just moved his uselessness to another party. Hopefully, the Liberals will have the courage to free his spot for someone that actually wants to work for the people of Victoria, rather than someone who has enjoyed a minimal effort life on the political gravy train. Julian McGauran is not a people person, and he probably doesn’t know or even relate the sufferings and concerns of the average punter. A newspaper article written shortly after his defection stating that he can point to no road or bridge that he has inspired the construction of, is a fair assessment of him and his capacities. Julian McGauaran is hardly an animated reformist with reputation for making change to improve governance and policy. His strategy for maintaining power is not action. To use his own words in a recent interview, he plans “to get through this term with as little ripples as possible” — political speak for more inaction! De-forest the dead wood of politics to make way for the new inspired, motivated people-caring engaged politicians. Let’s start with lazy McGauran! Julian McGauran…AN INCONSEQUENTIAL PEBBLE IN THE POND OF AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

Who cares if Julian McGauran defected? He has just moved his uselessness to another party. Hopefully, the Liberals will have the courage to free his spot for someone that actually wants to work for the people of Victoria, rather than someone who has enjoyed a minimal effort life on the political gravy train.
Julian McGauran is not a people person, and he probably doesn’t know or even relate the sufferings and concerns of the average punter.
A newspaper article written shortly after his defection stating that he can point to no road or bridge that he has inspired the construction of, is a fair assessment of him and his capacities.
Julian McGauaran is hardly an animated reformist with reputation for making change to improve governance and policy. His strategy for maintaining power is not action. To use his own words in a recent interview, he plans “to get through this term with as little ripples as possible” — political speak for more inaction!

De-forest the dead wood of politics to make way for the new inspired, motivated people-caring engaged politicians. Let’s start with lazy McGauran!

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