It’s not me, it’s you: Howard does accountability

Published: July 26, 2007, 6:07 pm

Consider this a bit of a complementary piece to go with recent posts by AB and Ken and Helen. It’s worth reminding ourselves just how worried the government actually is, as reflected in their behaviour, and the extent to which we have been sold a “frame” of competence that doesn’t necessarily apply. So anyway… Peter Hartcher gets it about right in is piece this morning. Noting that Mr Howard has recently pursued a strategy of attacking the states at every available opportunity, Hartcher conlcudes: Howard sees clashing noisily with the states as a winning strategy, whether he wins the individual arguments or not. If he wins, he gets his way and prevails. He is seen as a strong, effective leader. If he does not win, he is still seen as energetic and full of fight, which is very handy for a Prime Minister whose opponents are portraying him as old and stale. But it gets better. By being seen to stand up to the states, he helps frame one of the big questions

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