And you thought ‘incentivation’ was bad

Published: August 19, 2007, 3:40 pm

Howard now wants us all to be ‘aspirational nationalists’. Mr Howard said people across the country wanted good services and good outcomes, and did not care which level of government delivered them. “That inherent pragmatism of the Australian people should be a clear signpost to all governments,” he said. Translated, I think this drivel means “Between now and the election I’ll be looking for every chance I can to make ridiculous promises in marginal seats that will piss off the state government concerned and force Kevin Rudd either to disagree with me and anger voters or agree with me and and anger his Labor colleagues.” That will be one leg of the re-election strategy. The other will be a relentless barrage of non-stories about senior Labor figures, along the lines of Rudd’s hour in a strip club. They won’t have any substance at all but that’s not the point; their purpose is to keep Labor looking defensive and stop the media

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