Everyone has seen Gillard's betrayal of the Australian people when she promised no carbon tax prior to the election and then declared it was essential to our future after the election in a deal with the Greens to form a minority government. Such actions demonstrate a severe lack of trustworthiness in her character.

Now we have seen Andrew Wilkie effectively sent up the creek without a paddle thanks to the elevation to Speaker by Peter Slipper, giving Gillard a much-needed boost in numbers - albeit by one. This was one of the other deals Gillard made with Independents to form a minority government. Again, not a great display of trustworthiness.

Maybe Gillard has gone back on her word because she doesn't think these laws are in our national interest. Maybe she made those deals to win office at any cost because she honestly believed she was the person best-suited to lead our country. Who knows what her reasons are. Rob Oakeshott now has ample reason to question his alliance with Gillard and must be wondering if he is next on her hit-list of deals to be broken.

Everyone knows politicians lie and manipulate to win. Gillard has taken that to a whole new - and very public - level. Even staunch ALP supporters should pause to reconsider their support for one of the most deceitful, dishonest and untrustworthy politicians this country has ever had - certainly one of the most incompetent!

One thing is for sure, however. Gillard cannot be trusted at all. Not now, not ever - on anything. I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her. That much has been made abundantly clear.

Integrity - something I believe every PM should have. Howard had it in bucket loads. Even that twit Rudd was more honest than Gillard, despite being terminally cranky and incompetent. Gillard has dug her own grave for the next election. Now she's dug it a bit deeper for good measure. She's not going to win and I'll be suprised if she holds her seat.

As for Wilkie, he's weak. Sure, his withdrawal of support for Gillard would have little effect to the point of being merely symbolic - but at least he'd have kept his word. Obviously he hopes to be able to continue to have influence over other things before he is kicked out at the next election when not even the best preferences deals will save him this time.

salad in wrote on Jan 20^th, 2012 at 7:02am:


Not true. Look at Howard. He at least had the courage and integrity to take the issue of the GST to an election. Gillard has lied, back-stabbed and manipulated her way through her time as PM. Look at Rudd - she backed him publicly right up until the moment she plunged the knife into his back.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 20^th, 2012 at 7:06am:


Reacquaint yourself with the national debate in the lead-up to the GST and you will see what I mean. What was it that Howard said?

While you're in the time machine how did Howard deal with the very Honorable Warren Entsch, the MP with the failing memory? Balance up what Entsch said which indicated his poor memory with the fact that every Thursday he managed to navigate a safe passage to the pay office. Failing memory? I think not.

Get back to me with the details.

Doctor Jolly wrote on Jan 20^th, 2012 at 8:15am:




if you say so.. you wont mind if we stop glorifying Keating and rudd and gillard will you?

Gist wrote on Jan 20^th, 2012 at 9:58am:





i was talking in the forgotten what its called..LOL>. but I wasnt referring to myself  just like dr jolly.,.

it means on the boards in general... hero worship that isnt justified according to some..

its okay if you dont understand that gist we all make allowances.

They all suck....Kevin Rudd possibly has some integrity but he had no balls when Abbott stood over him he caved in and was rolled by a woman.....Australia deserves better than the people who are leading ther nation at the moment.....Steve Smith for the ALP and Malcolm Turnbull for the Coalition.....The Greens deserve Bob Brown as he is the perfect person to lead their rabble!!!