Times under John Howard just weren't so bad afterall.
Couldn't agree more. The public just get sick and tired....even if the Govt are doing a sterling job. They just want change apparently even if the other mob are nigh on hopeless.
We went from a massively experienced Liberal team, who had collectively 12 years under their belt as a formidable PM / Treasurer combination, with all Ministers having similar steady long experience, to a mob who had zero experience and zero credentials. In the last 4 years, it has certainly showed.
Economically, the Liberal led coalition were stellar performers, which in my opinion is the central role of Govt. Get that right, and the possibilities for social services become possible.
They got rid of all of the national debt (admittedly assisted by selling off some of the country's assets - not good) left by Labor, and built a formidable war chest of surplus funds. Thank the Lord they did, this is what we as a country relied upon during the GFC.
They had the national borders completely under control. Our sovereignty as a nation wasn't something to be laughed and joked about by some ragtag opportunists in Indonesia.
Unfortunately, some little jumped up Rin Tin lookalike kept on saying "me too, me too" when it came to economic conservatism....despite no evidence....and the public swallowed it....but alas it wasn't to be.
Like kids in a candy store, Labor got the keys and went nuts, like they always do. All of the surplus was immediately spent. Gone, vamoos. Straight back into the old Labor ways, racking up debt to the tune of $ 100m per day. They simply cannot manage their affairs within their means. They simply cannot do it.
We now have no surplus, and over $ 110 Billion in national debt. In less than 4 years since taking over, they've managed to rack up debts higher than what it took the Liberals 12 years to pay off. Criminally negligent. The man in the Treasurer's seat who oversaw this disaster gets awarded the Best Treasurer in the world ?? Unbelievable. The magnificent work Costello did over 12 Budgets to get the country's books in pristine condition goes unnoticed.
As the Labor party even said when they dumped Rudd "This Govt lost it's way"....No **** Sherlock !!
The mop up from this Green led Labor group will be long and painful. It will take decades once again to recover. Fortunately ;
- WA has seen the light and ditched the Green / Labor philosophy.
- Victoria has as well....but they still support Labor ideals heavily.
- NSW got their act together and threw them out for many elections to come.
- Queensland's turn is next. Expect another massive landslide towards Liberals.
Both SA and Tas are basket cases however. They are so firmly entrenched on the Federal teat of welfare, they will never vote to stand on their own two feet. It's a shame, but there will always be people who think others should support them.
Federally, I predict we'll look back in 2026 and view this charade of a Govt which is definitely the worst the nation has ever had to endure, worse than Whitlam if that's possible, as a crazy 5 or 6 year blip where it all went pear shaped, in amongst a sea of rational and conservative governments that dominated for 30 years.
