tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55585256182730742002024-03-05T13:55:29.462-08:00Arthur McArthurArthur McArthurArthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-91594755741172545312011-08-21T19:45:00.000-07:002011-08-21T20:00:04.924-07:00ASHES TO ASHES (The Craig Thomson Story*)<em>As the Gillard Government lurches from one policy mishap to the next, one scandal to another, we are reminded of a slight variation of the old cricket chant from the 1970's when Lillee & Thomson were decimating opposition batting line ups:</em><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">"ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">IF WILKIE DON'T YOU, THOMMO MUST"</span></strong></div><br />
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I love my role as head of this union<br />
Treating proper protocols with scant disregard<br />
I’ll call up the hookers, order a couple of good lookers<br />
And charge it all my work credit card<br />
<br />
Then I’ll sign off on all credit card charges<br />
Write them off as a businessman’s lunch<br />
And look them all in the eye: deny, deny, deny<br />
When it all comes down to the crunch<br />
<br />
I just love my interstate business trips <br />
A few meetings then dinner with friends<br />
But in my hotel room alone, I get on the phone<br />
And see what the Yellow Pages recommends<br />
<br />
But it’s not just the hookers I’m keen on<br />
Seems I’m desperately short of some cash<br />
I’ll take my chances and get cash advances<br />
If I’m busted, I’ll have done my dash<br />
<br />
But 3 words remain embedded in my vocab<br />
I repeat them daily: deny, deny, deny<br />
But I’m getting deeper in strife, with the good wife<br />
I can’t even look her in the eye<br />
<br />
It’s all coming to an ugly crescendo<br />
And the media’s all over this seedy event<br />
My alibi it seems is falling apart at the seams<br />
And I’m subjected to relentless torment<br />
<br />
My lame excuse that someone else was responsible<br />
Is treated with the disdain it deserves<br />
My penchant for a tart splits my world apart<br />
And it’s become now a war of nerves<br />
<br />
I’ve threatened to sue Fairfax Media<br />
Then been forced to promptly revoke<br />
If I proceed with the case, it’ll blow up in my face<br />
And I’ll be gone: disgraced and broke<br />
<br />
I’ll turn to the Labor Party to save me<br />
To cover up this unwelcome disruption<br />
To leave me at ease and pay all legal fees<br />
It’s just a merry-go-round of corruption<br />
<br />
I could continue to stick to my lame story<br />
But am I willing to take that chance?<br />
And bring down the Labor Government<br />
Just because of the itch in my pants!<br />
<br />
I just can’t resist the ladies of the night<br />
I’ll get on the mobile just to say hello<br />
But it’s getting quite hard, I’ll charge it all to my card<br />
As my motel room becomes a bordello!<br />
<br />
For all the problems plaguing this government<br />
It seems the one that may well bring them down<br />
Is the horny union guy who got a twinkle in his eye<br />
Whenever he was out of town<br />
<br />
So the moral of the story dear readers<br />
As your credibility drowns in scandal and doubt<br />
Look accusers in the eyes as you keep telling lies<br />
While the Labor Party helps bail you out<br />
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<em><span style="color: #999999; font-size: xx-small;">(*ALLEGEDLY)</span></em>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-5245240015840462842011-08-16T11:18:00.000-07:002011-08-21T22:57:55.260-07:005 YEARS OF HELL: 2007 - 2011 (Part Five)<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong>Part Five</strong> <em>(of six),</em> as told by Kevin Rudd <em>(and Julia Gillard)</em></span></span><br />
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“The polls have turned against you Kevin<br />
And Julia’s got the numbers to force a spill”<br />
What a conniving bitch, since the CPRS switch<br />
My poll numbers have all been downhill<br />
<br />
Why on earth did I take her advice?<br />
I should’ve called a double-dissolution election<br />
But that’s all in hindsight, and I’ve lost this fight<br />
Julia is the Labor Party’s preferred selection<br />
<br />
So I’m out on my arse just like that<br />
As the faceless men stick their knives in my back<br />
I didn’t get a return bout, they’ve turfed me out<br />
I’m no more than a washed up old hack<br />
<br />
So the redhead assumes the mantle of PM<br />
And calls an election almost immediately<br />
The only time I speak is to provide Oakes with a leak<br />
If I can’t be PM, neither can she<br />
<br />
I’ll hold these bastards to ransom <br />
And demand the Foreign Affairs job<br />
Or I’ll bring it all down, run Labor out of town<br />
And completely destroy this mob<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #f1c232;"><em>Julia Gillard continues telling the tale:</em></span></strong><br />
<br />
I can’t believe I’ve come this far so quickly<br />
And risen to become the leader of Labor<br />
I’m the PM, thanks to the faceless men<br />
And a very deeply embedded sabre<br />
<br />
I almost immediately call an election<br />
To capitalise on my political honeymoon<br />
Before people realise the extent of Labor’s demise<br />
I’ll prove I’m politically opportune<br />
<br />
I’ll peel off the focus-group slogans<br />
To maximise my voter appeal<br />
But when that bulldust fails, and Abbott prevails<br />
I’ll introduce another Julia: “and this one is real”<br />
<br />
But I’m losing all the momentum<br />
Despite having an 18-seat head start<br />
I keep on tripping, all authority slipping<br />
Tony Abbott is a real work of art!<br />
<br />
Now there’s murmurs of a deal with the Greens<br />
As the polls point to a cliffhanger<br />
There’s talk the ALP backs a new Carbon Tax<br />
It’s not looking too good for this ranga<br />
<br />
So I go on TV in the final desperate days<br />
I’m desperate, I beg and I plead<br />
To the voters I say, full sincerity on display<br />
“There’ll be no Carbon Tax under the Government I lead”<br />
<br />
<em>Meanwhile…..</em><br />
<br />
<em>Rudd’s been killed off but it hasn’t assisted</em><br />
<em>As unrest within Labor has continued and persisted</em><br />
<em>Gillard lacks gravitas and leadership skills</em><br />
<em>Any Prime Ministerial authority she quickly kills</em><br />
<br />
It’s election day, and all the polls point to a cliffhanger.<br />
Labor has an 18-seat majority, but 3 years of waste & mismanagement has tested voter patience.<br />
And Rudd’s political assassination has angered many, particularly in Queensland.<br />
Who will previal: Gillard or Abbott?<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for the final installment, part 6:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">2010-11: 'DAYLIGHT ROBBERY'</span></strong></div>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-34881545359914550682011-08-16T10:38:00.000-07:002011-08-21T17:33:36.126-07:005 YEARS OF HELL: 2007 - 2011 (Part Four)<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong>Part Four</strong> (of six), as told by Kevin Rudd</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN51h7mQVsczN3nd0MbEO4YthtVZoPW_-CJ04XvslBbmINhQESVGplYYC7h3mMt1Uod-4eUKX0GnGAV9XV2HWikJoGaN9dLn8DBvLtCdpB-TjYV9J14-nTYg2S5pwcMKSYJDWJgxXmH9n/s1600/rud+fail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN51h7mQVsczN3nd0MbEO4YthtVZoPW_-CJ04XvslBbmINhQESVGplYYC7h3mMt1Uod-4eUKX0GnGAV9XV2HWikJoGaN9dLn8DBvLtCdpB-TjYV9J14-nTYg2S5pwcMKSYJDWJgxXmH9n/s400/rud+fail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #6fa8dc;">2010: 'IS THAT A KNIFE IN MY BACK OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME'?!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The problem with making so many announcements</div>Is that it’s hard to keep up with the list<br />
I’ve been so busy, my world fame makes me dizzy<br />
No wonder punters are starting to get pissed<br />
<br />
This ‘Climate Change’ thing’s a nightmare<br />
As the Chinese “rat fu@ked” me in Copenhagen<br />
I ask the big guy upstairs and hope he answers my prayers<br />
Or I’ll quit the church and be a born-again pagan<br />
<br />
‘God help me’ the façade’s falling apart<br />
And Julia & Swanny are circling with intent<br />
The CPRS I dump because I’m under the pump<br />
But it’s not enough to appease the malcontent<br />
<br />
My poll numbers start to go into freefall<br />
And Abbott’s soon gained the upper hand<br />
Swannie’s budget delivers another $41B black hole<br />
Which proves more than anybody can stand<br />
<br />
My attempts at appeasing the bleeding hearts of the left<br />
By loosining border protection laws<br />
Loses me heaps of votes, thanks to an influx of boats<br />
And exposes yet more of my flaws<br />
<br />
The debt’s blown out to almost $200 billion<br />
And we haven’t got close to delivering a budget surplus<br />
But I try to stay cool and paint Abbott as the fool<br />
And nonchalantly ask “Hey, what’s all the fuss”?<br />
<br />
“It might look easy out there in 7:30 land”<br />
I aggressively blurt out at Kerry O’Brien<br />
I’m feeling the stress, am I pressured? Oh yes,<br />
To say otherwise you know I’d be lying<br />
<br />
My one saving grace was Newspoll<br />
But even that’s turned against me with spite<br />
It gives Abbott a thrill to move in for the kill<br />
I brace myself for one almighty fight<br />
<br />
But the fight of my life’s not with Abbott<br />
It’s with Julia and the faceless factional men<br />
My own party’s turned, my reputation is burned<br />
Things will never be the same again<br />
<br />
I get Lachlan to rally the numbers<br />
And ensure I’ve got everybody’s support<br />
But his shoulders are slumped, looks like I’ll be dumped<br />
He’s got bad news to report<br />
<br />
<em>Meanwhile…..</em><br />
<br />
<em>As Rudd’s popularity has slumped</em><br />
<em>There’s speculation he’s about to be jumped</em><br />
<em>Once the most popular Prime Minster, in a plot so sinister</em><br />
<em>Is about to be unceremoniously dumped</em><br />
<br />
What bad news does Rudd’s assistant Lachlan Harris have?<br />
Can Rudd survive this groundswell of negativity?<br />
How could Rudd go from such dizzy heights to being assassinated in such a short space of time?<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for Part Five:<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">2010: ‘IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE'</span></strong>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-62780598547814852122011-08-16T10:31:00.000-07:002011-08-21T17:30:39.838-07:005 YEARS OF HELL: 2007 - 2011 (Part Three)<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><strong>Part Three</strong> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(of six),</i> as told by Kevin Rudd</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFrWljrUBbcI1EhIXa9wCBmZIx5r5rCS_84J_jXKVjHFWw89eaRybRnDnVM2iByK_53rdlL_nKQbkediikp9wTNdPvFGYfGEKs2HU1A-KAEfQhGXpwfAAyhvmMUVB46Zyhoy5Gk7ZXsWK/s1600/RUDD+DROPPING.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFrWljrUBbcI1EhIXa9wCBmZIx5r5rCS_84J_jXKVjHFWw89eaRybRnDnVM2iByK_53rdlL_nKQbkediikp9wTNdPvFGYfGEKs2HU1A-KAEfQhGXpwfAAyhvmMUVB46Zyhoy5Gk7ZXsWK/s400/RUDD+DROPPING.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-size: large;"><strong>2009: I WANT TO RULE THE WORLD</strong></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">This political game is so easy</div>It’s all about announcing my latest thought bubble<br />
Expressing all views for the 6 o’clock news<br />
Is enough to keep me out of trouble<br />
<br />
Nobody holds me accountable<br />
Because the public thinks my sh1t don’t stink<br />
Some Ministers express their disatisfaction<br />
But I don’t give a stuff what they think<br />
<br />
I’m flying all over the universe<br />
Shaking hands with Berlusconi and Obama<br />
Whilst in Newspoll I see good numbers for me<br />
Nothing at all is a drama<br />
<br />
Not even another disastrous budget<br />
This one $57 Billion out of whack<br />
But the deluded public lap up my promise<br />
That we’ll soon have everything back on track<br />
<br />
Despite debt blowing out to over $100 Billion<br />
I manage to keep Turnbull & the Libs on the ropes<br />
Right on cue they fetch the tragic Godwin Grech<br />
Thank God for these incompetent dopes!<br />
<br />
Turnbull runs hard with the ‘Oz Car’ scandal<br />
On the back of alleged illicit emails<br />
But this brief brush with strife brought me back to life<br />
And it’s me who triumphantly prevails<br />
<br />
09 saw me depose of Malcolm<br />
And make more announcements to grab the headlines<br />
As I’ve managed to wrack up the frequent flier points<br />
Whilst ignoring all policy deadlines<br />
<br />
Rubbing shoulders with my UN buddies<br />
With all my grand delusions unfurled<br />
Australia’s not big enough for a man of my talents<br />
I want to rule the world<br />
<br />
But whilst I’m away on my UN junkets<br />
Sucking up to Ban Ki-moon<br />
The knives are being sharpened on the home front<br />
There’s talk that I might be assassinated soon<br />
<br />
So another year comes to an end<br />
Next year I’m guaranteed to win a second election<br />
But behind the smiles and high polls<br />
There’s a simmering disaffection<br />
<br />
<em>Meanwhile….</em><br />
<br />
<em>The gloss is starting to wear off on Kevin</em><br />
<em>His last saving grace was his popularity</em><br />
<em>But with his poll numbers in decline in late 2009</em><br />
<em>There were cracks in the façade of solidarity</em><br />
<br />
As we enter 2010, the murmurings become louder within the ALP.<br />
The Coalition under Turnbull couldn’t gain any traction in the polls, but the Coalition’s aggressive new leader Tony Abbott promises to take the fight up to Rudd and Labor.<br />
2010 will prove to be the most turbulent year ever in Australian politics.<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for Part Four:<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #93c47d;">2010: ‘IS THAT A KNIFE IN MY BACK OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME'?!</span></strong>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-5467422634473011912011-08-16T10:14:00.000-07:002011-08-16T10:18:36.960-07:005 YEARS OF HELL: 2007 - 2011 (Part Two)<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Part Two</strong> <em>(of six), </em>as told by Kevin Rudd</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4iugoDa1SENlZEUa8HrKEGxntLkaCqiJh3eZWOuOF6WnjVaktwQeALXZbvFgAtrrl7c0pgshvwDnvGdUgdGqNySMaAQc83uQ350gQUNVzTlI8Bs28EPTJ8RfoGu22T_QekmSev43xHxU/s1600/cartoon10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4iugoDa1SENlZEUa8HrKEGxntLkaCqiJh3eZWOuOF6WnjVaktwQeALXZbvFgAtrrl7c0pgshvwDnvGdUgdGqNySMaAQc83uQ350gQUNVzTlI8Bs28EPTJ8RfoGu22T_QekmSev43xHxU/s1600/cartoon10.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">2008: MORE POPULAR THAN SEX</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I’ll hold a 2020 summit for apparatchiks</div>$30 million cost and not one good idea<br />
I’ll say sorry to the Aboriginals<br />
A great start to the new political year<br />
<br />
I’ll rekindle talk of a Republic<br />
Another way to satisfy the Labor machine<br />
I’ll jump on board the ‘Climate Change’ hysteria<br />
‘The greatest moral challenge we’ve ever seen’<br />
<br />
I’ve inherited a very strong economy<br />
Swannie tells me everything is still humming<br />
What’s this ‘Global Financial Crisis’ talk?<br />
Whoah! I didn’t see that coming!<br />
<br />
While it’s too soon to know the full repurcussions<br />
It’s time to kill off the ‘conservative’ façade<br />
Spend spend spend, go hard, go early<br />
And charge it all to the nation’s credit card<br />
<br />
So while Turnbull plots to bring down Nelson<br />
I’ve gone on a massive spending spree<br />
Thumping my chest that we avoided recession<br />
‘Hey everybody, how clever are we’?!<br />
<br />
Swannie delivers his very first budget<br />
No surprises that it’s deeply screwed<br />
He sticks to defending the $27 billion deficit<br />
While I stick to being obnoxious and rude<br />
<br />
And while my colleagues all hate my guts<br />
And we’re suddenly deeply in debt<br />
The latest Newspoll vindicates my survival<br />
With my highest approval rating yet<br />
<br />
It’s enough to bring down the good Doctor<br />
Suddenly Turnbull’s in the opposite chair<br />
I’ve more in common with Malcolm than my colleagues<br />
Both a narcissistic and a multi-millionaire<br />
<br />
I sail through 2008 unencumbered<br />
By the hatred felt for me by Labor MP’s<br />
Not even Nostradamus could’ve predicted<br />
That within 12 months I’d be on my knees<br />
<br />
I’ve single-handedly saved Australians from ruin<br />
By sending them all $900 cheques<br />
And I’m building school halls so there’s no drastic falls<br />
I remain more popular than sex!<br />
<br />
<em>Meanwhile….</em><br />
<br />
<em>As Rudd sips his eggnog on Christmas Eve</em><br />
<em>There’s a growing unrest within the Labor Party</em><br />
<em>Sick & tired of being demeaned by Rudd</em><br />
<em>They’re determined to bring down this smarty</em><br />
<br />
Despite being despised by his colleagues, the public love Rudd.<br />
His poll numbers remain at record highs.<br />
What will 2009 have in store for our bi-polar PM?<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for Part Three:<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">‘2009: I WANT TO RULE THE WORLD'</span></strong>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-9876584273088487652011-08-15T06:42:00.000-07:002011-08-16T10:16:25.194-07:005 YEARS OF HELL: 2007 - 2011 (Part One)<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong>Part One</strong> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(of six),</i> as told by Kevin Rudd</span></span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2dar4_nur9NISeqtyJrMv3BVsOwuw-l2Vp1YPaqnDpZB9RO3IUz-PiDBYJkhmhuBypj0ofck9686dFF3i2Lf0DM1gG_XIuiT8WuxMARg1rruKcWm2hk5S5Iin_ooCpMtSSDuBNuOLTZ4/s1600/kevin-rudd-labor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2dar4_nur9NISeqtyJrMv3BVsOwuw-l2Vp1YPaqnDpZB9RO3IUz-PiDBYJkhmhuBypj0ofck9686dFF3i2Lf0DM1gG_XIuiT8WuxMARg1rruKcWm2hk5S5Iin_ooCpMtSSDuBNuOLTZ4/s400/kevin-rudd-labor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">2007: I'M AUSTRALIA'S MESSIAH</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My name is Kevin and I'm here to help</div>I’m just the leader Australians require<br />
I’m an economic conservative<br />
I’m Australia’s Messiah<br />
<br />
I’ve given Kim Beasley the big heave-ho<br />
And Jenny Macklin too<br />
Teamed up with trusty Jules to unite Labor<br />
And provide leadership long overdue<br />
<br />
I’ll give schoolkids a computer each<br />
And I’ll stop this reckless spending<br />
A GP Super Clinic on every corner<br />
My grand promises are never ending<br />
<br />
I’ll get us a seat on the UN Council<br />
And unite all our States & Territories<br />
I’ll travel the world extensively<br />
And make speeches in Cantonese<br />
<br />
I’ll lead this country for many years<br />
My popularity is soaring<br />
I’ll surround myself with 20-somethings<br />
Yes-men advisors so adoring<br />
<br />
I’ll sign Kyoto because Howard wouldn’t<br />
A typically grandiose but pointless action<br />
By the end of ’07 I’ll be your PM<br />
With record levels of satisfaction<br />
<br />
As we go into the Christmas break<br />
My grand plan has come to fruition<br />
Everything’s on track for a decade of rule<br />
I’m in a dominant position<br />
<br />
The Liberal Party is languishing<br />
The good Doctor Nelson is sinking<br />
I’ve got so many grand schemes for the years ahead<br />
And I know what everyone’s thinking:<br />
<br />
‘That Kevin Rudd is a genius<br />
So full of bright ideas’<br />
Little did anyone have the slightest clue<br />
That I’d be gone within 2 years<br />
<br />
But as my family gathered for Christmas lunch<br />
I raised my glass and looked them in the eye<br />
“I propose a toast to the Prime Minister<br />
How bloody good am I?!”<br />
<br />
<em>Meanwhile….</em><br />
<em><br />
</em><br />
<em>Around various other dinner tables in Australia</em><br />
<em>A plot was brewing, slowly but most sinister</em><br />
<em>As Labor MP’s hatred for Rudd’s autocratic style</em><br />
<em>Would lead to the eventual knifing of the Prime Minister</em><br />
<br />
What will 2008 hold for Australia’s new PM?<br />
Can he maintain record levels of popularity?<br />
What of the murmurings of a downturn in the global economy?<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for Part Two: <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><strong>‘2008: MORE POPULAR THAN SEX’</strong></span></div>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-46424227179080351772011-08-14T04:59:00.000-07:002011-08-14T04:59:35.790-07:00RUSSIAN ROULETTE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMUiNGbdhV9uxOgimVNi3cXMjlrolvyz5jl2m4DfwUqN0VDo4-OVACH9BvHdCNH4jpeRb1EUyxPC0Zm17EX-cxdyAV1PKcGDyJjFxZF9FYn2hdYJlDrcMDdxJ2VSEYjY5DTHaJft8S-IT/s1600/Russian+Roulette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMUiNGbdhV9uxOgimVNi3cXMjlrolvyz5jl2m4DfwUqN0VDo4-OVACH9BvHdCNH4jpeRb1EUyxPC0Zm17EX-cxdyAV1PKcGDyJjFxZF9FYn2hdYJlDrcMDdxJ2VSEYjY5DTHaJft8S-IT/s200/Russian+Roulette.jpg" width="159" /></a></div>As sure as night follows day<br />
We are a country in decay<br />
With a wasteful government at the helm<br />
Slowly destroying our once-great realm<br />
<br />
A government prone to poor decisions<br />
So sadly lacking in its’ visions<br />
Leading us down the path of no return<br />
Will naive voters ever learn?<br />
<br />
A vote for Labor always leads to pain<br />
We end up in deficit once again<br />
A budget destroyed by reckless spending<br />
Do they have a problem comprehending?<br />
<br />
As sure as the sun comes up tomorrow<br />
Labor reigns ends up in pain and sorrow<br />
Reckless spending & spiralling debt<br />
Do voters like playing Russian Roulette?<br />
<br />
A vote for Labor always ends up hurting<br />
Their inepetitude is disconcerting<br />
If history teaches us anything<br />
It‘s the trail of destruction Labor bring<br />
<br />
Just 4 years ago we were sitting pretty<br />
Thanks to Howard’s team, a great committee<br />
Secure borders & strong finances<br />
Why on earth would voters take their chances?<br />
<br />
Hasn’t history taught us anything?<br />
Of the continued failings of the left wing<br />
Each time we vote them into power<br />
Our quality of life they do devour<br />
<br />
So every time Australian’s elect Labor<br />
They load a bullet and spin the chamber<br />
And put the barrel against our collective head<br />
And our quality of life is quickly deadArthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-68949898655830911222011-08-09T19:11:00.001-07:002011-08-09T19:11:50.789-07:00INTO THE ABYSS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgv4wIZ69Yb_rGdijgNkhTbhs-IaLDzxPg-aKxZZO_vR34YKqJOFgRuIR8jAsx5qoEwO4S4eNqaYLIoKW9E7Sjv3cAqv8MJSU-W1dAkE03N32aKP4E4DT7MCA5ypiUlXOffpq0msAj1uk/s1600/movingforwardaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgv4wIZ69Yb_rGdijgNkhTbhs-IaLDzxPg-aKxZZO_vR34YKqJOFgRuIR8jAsx5qoEwO4S4eNqaYLIoKW9E7Sjv3cAqv8MJSU-W1dAkE03N32aKP4E4DT7MCA5ypiUlXOffpq0msAj1uk/s1600/movingforwardaa.jpg" /></a></div>Has there been a worse government<br />
In the history of Australia?<br />
A more accident-prone collection,<br />
So prone to repeated failure?<br />
<br />
A government so inept at policy<br />
All it touches turns to shit,<br />
You want the meaning of incompetence?<br />
Folks, this is it.<br />
<br />
A list too long to mention<br />
Of cost blow outs and lame inaction<br />
Spending billions on inane schemes<br />
When they could’ve spent a fraction<br />
<br />
As the debt races to $200B<br />
The budget deficit overblown<br />
Is this the most pathetic group of no-hopers<br />
You’ve had the misfortune to have known?<br />
<br />
Not one policy has been enacted<br />
Which you could proudly say has aided<br />
People struggling to pay their bills<br />
Our quality of life has been degraded<br />
<br />
Australians used to take for granted<br />
The fine leadership of Howard & Co<br />
But those halcyon days are long gone<br />
Great times our children will never know<br />
<br />
These days they cower to minorities<br />
Sucked in by greenie feel-good crap<br />
These morons wouldn’t know good policy<br />
If it fell into their lap<br />
<br />
We’ve got a PM well out of her depth<br />
And a treasurer with no idea<br />
A foreign minister nobody likes<br />
With an agenda most unclear<br />
<br />
They speak of reform and moving forward<br />
Surely they’re taking the piss?<br />
If we keep moving forward at this rate<br />
We’ll fall into the abyss. <br />
<br />
Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-81563308999605753122011-08-07T23:50:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:38:03.551-07:00THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ1Lav087wRhdqjkJRbJJCUW2TbSSJYx4sPB5uv3-sWHJm9EWyUp5ytwmvEEPkLKM2W_AcVz29Ef8OMCA0TKU1Z2tELjAwTEasHJhVjEszUrIglH6GLip143ABwnmETTfO6UmNc4wuDie/s1600/SWAN+1+2+3+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ1Lav087wRhdqjkJRbJJCUW2TbSSJYx4sPB5uv3-sWHJm9EWyUp5ytwmvEEPkLKM2W_AcVz29Ef8OMCA0TKU1Z2tELjAwTEasHJhVjEszUrIglH6GLip143ABwnmETTfO6UmNc4wuDie/s1600/SWAN+1+2+3+4.jpg" /></a></div>Where did all the cash go Swanny<br />
When you & Rudd spent billions in haste?<br />
The cupboard is bare now Swanny<br />
Thanks to your reckless spending & waste<br />
<br />
Can you balance a chequebook Wayno?<br />
Ensure your income is exceeding your spending?<br />
No wonder consumer confidence is tanking<br />
People wonder when is your incompetence ending?<br />
<br />
Have you got any clue what you’re doing?<br />
As you lead us down the path of destruction<br />
Your stories of a pending budget surplus<br />
Are as credible as tales of alien abduction!<br />
<br />
When you took over the treasury benches<br />
You inherited a magnificent set of books<br />
But now all of Costello’s fine management<br />
Has been destoyed by you incompetent crooks<br />
<br />
Debt has blown out to almost $200 Billion*<br />
And you’re yet to deliver a budget in the black<br />
Yet you get on TV as your head bobs madly<br />
And plead “Come on, please cut us some slack”.<br />
<br />
But there’s no excuse for your fiscal ineptitude<br />
We demand responsible spending of taxpayer’s money<br />
Not overpriced school canteens & pink batts<br />
And so much other waste it’s simply not funny<br />
<br />
A few hundred million here, a hundred million there<br />
Throwing money around to cover up your failures<br />
As the world’s economy teeters on a knife’s edge<br />
An enviable position was once Australia’s<br />
<br />
Not any more thanks to your mismanagement<br />
We’ve climbed to third on the list of global debt growth**<br />
But now there’s no money left and our surplus is bereft<br />
Have you destoyed business confidence? My oath!<br />
<br />
The people have no faith in your management<br />
And no faith in anything to do with the ALP<br />
Such a bunch of misfits giving us all the shits<br />
Just how bad can a government be?<br />
<br />
So we’re up to our necks in deficit and debt<br />
We wish you’d all take permanent leave<br />
There’s no time to relax, it’s all spend and tax<br />
And now you’re taxing the air that we breathe<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;">*www.aofm.gov.au</span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;">As at 9th August, Government debt is $196.9 Billion</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: x-small;">**Australia’s public debt has grown by 150% since 2007, when Rudd & Swan came to power, third only to Iceland & Ireland.</span><br />
<br />
Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-61892217838261039692011-08-03T00:43:00.000-07:002011-08-03T19:53:20.658-07:00LABOR PAINS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y08jIcLmCl-91zP7PM9LUfyhHy21jXd4JONgp8HtdwcECG20tVzP4bxnswOwXFzb45J5AkNbWqGIAx0In0fmfNhcFN8UEUuBR7UdgXyZxuKb5ZJJEXauJfNXQhDSuCwVY-seWOI8p-2v/s1600/GILL+RUDE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y08jIcLmCl-91zP7PM9LUfyhHy21jXd4JONgp8HtdwcECG20tVzP4bxnswOwXFzb45J5AkNbWqGIAx0In0fmfNhcFN8UEUuBR7UdgXyZxuKb5ZJJEXauJfNXQhDSuCwVY-seWOI8p-2v/s320/GILL+RUDE.jpg" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div>When Swan speaks I really need smelling salts<br />
Head wobbling is his uncontrollable habit<br />
Along with making lame excuses for his faults<br />
And blaming everything that’s wrong on Tony Abbott<br />
<br />
Wayne Swan, our Treasurer, a bungling fool<br />
A man charged with running our economy<br />
Didn’t even study economics at school<br />
His starstruck gaze more aligned to astronomy<br />
<br />
Took the reigns of a faultless set of books<br />
Zero debt and billions in the bank<br />
But him and his hopeless band of crooks<br />
Have ruined everything, it’s them we must thank<br />
<br />
We must thank them for the $100B debt<br />
“But we avoided going into recession”<br />
And a 4th consecutive budget deficit<br />
We’re slaves now to Labor oppression<br />
<br />
We thank them for an economy that’s stalling<br />
Business leaders venting anger at this mob<br />
And with consumer confidence consistently falling<br />
Nobody feels safe any more in their job<br />
<br />
Thanks to Labor housing prices have descended<br />
And retail spending is disastrous in patches<br />
We await the day when these Labor pains have ended<br />
Until then Australians have battened down the hatches<br />
<br />
What’s Swan & Gillard’s response to these alarming trends?<br />
We’re all on edge, they must assure us to relax<br />
With strong leadership on which our future depends<br />
Their solution? The bloody useless Carbon Tax!<br />
<br />
Energy costs have risen heaps the past few years<br />
Driving the family budget through the roof<br />
You worried Labor would be the sum of all your fears?<br />
Do you really need any more proof?<br />
<br />
They sent $900 cheques to those deceased or overseas<br />
Spent millions installing insulation, then removing it<br />
Millions more pissed up the wall on overpriced school canteens <br />
Incompetent? They’ve spent the past 4 years proving it!<br />
<br />
Don’t forget why we’re broke, the Labor Party is the cause<br />
Grocery Choice and Fuel Watch, more millions up in smoke<br />
Weakened our borders, with people drowning on our shores<br />
Has a government ever been such a lame & tasteless joke?<br />
<br />
Swan can blame the teetering economy on bananas<br />
Sure Wayne, it’s got nothing to do with your reckless waste<br />
And any credibility you’d hoped your action garners<br />
Is deluded and very sadly misplaced<br />
<br />
You’ve had 4 shots so far at balancing a budget<br />
Alas, no luck, just $200B in the red<br />
And no matter how hard you try to fudge it<br />
Those numbers just refuse to add up in your head!<br />
<br />
Australians are sick of the Labor Pains we’re enduring<br />
This government is no more than a failure and a farce<br />
There’s never been a desire so alluring<br />
To kick them all out on their collective useless arse!Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-73780741208141697172011-08-01T20:15:00.000-07:002011-08-02T00:18:14.483-07:00THE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNupDl3N9Nf16GJwYfRF8yXFVi5LsBbDIHyv7KnmlywZuORwZowBhIXY4KpJu_6hO_j2WjjWLEIjFMcNkOQwQAG9yasLRyKM7HT7L8DNcdqlJtBFV0tjQmzQhHhpAo_S_Z4NNcRE07FH-7/s1600/2007-08-05NewsweekGlobalWarming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNupDl3N9Nf16GJwYfRF8yXFVi5LsBbDIHyv7KnmlywZuORwZowBhIXY4KpJu_6hO_j2WjjWLEIjFMcNkOQwQAG9yasLRyKM7HT7L8DNcdqlJtBFV0tjQmzQhHhpAo_S_Z4NNcRE07FH-7/s200/2007-08-05NewsweekGlobalWarming.jpg" t$="true" width="160" /></a></div><br />
You’ll be sitting on your roof when the tide comes rushing in<br />
Don’t bother dropping in a line, there’ll be no fish within<br />
The earth is scorched, Polar Bears extinct, we’re all living in grief<br />
Kakadu is long gone, as is the Great Barrier Reef<br />
<br />
The long list of scares is hysterical and alarming<br />
The latest victims appear to be those involved in farming<br />
We’ll all die of starvation, unable to be fed<br />
“Pay the Carbox Tax, or we’ll all soon be dead”.<br />
<br />
Flannery warns of tragedies of biblical proportions<br />
So chilling and scary, but please ignore the distortions<br />
Despite Flannery being wrong on numerous occasions<br />
They still roll out his forecasts, his predictions and equations<br />
<br />
If Flannery’s the best the scaremongers can produce<br />
The only logical explanation a rational person could deduce<br />
Is that the argument is crumbling as the facts become clear<br />
And like Gore & others, he’s just a Global Warming profiteer<br />
<br />
But one mustn’t question Global Warming as the “science is settled”<br />
If you question it, like Monkton, you’ll be publicly derided and nettled<br />
Garnaut’s an economist and Flannery a mammologist<br />
They’re nothing more than government-funded Global Warming apologists<br />
<br />
Turn off all your electricity, you’re killing Mother Earth<br />
Switch off the Air Conditioner, or we’ll all end up like Perth<br />
The “Ghost Metropolis City” as predicited by Professor Tim<br />
The dams will soon be empty, we must all listen to him<br />
<br />
Gillard’s on my television, and with Abbott she’s agreed<br />
“There’ll be no Carbon Tax under the government I lead”<br />
But as to provide instant verification that you can’t polish a turd<br />
She scrapes into power and immediately goes back on her word<br />
<br />
A slave to the Greens and their lunatic fringe solution<br />
Gillard signs a pact with Brown to “stop dangerous CO2 pollution”<br />
Despite the fact that CO2 is plant food, essential for all life<br />
A drowning woman would clutch a serpent when in political strife<br />
<br />
A bare-faced liar is our Prime Minister, dishonest and inept<br />
She only made one sweeping promise that needed to be kept<br />
Yet she immediately retreated and said she’d introduce the tax<br />
To please the Greens, balance the books: they’re the real facts<br />
<br />
So Gillard’s now aligned herself to Gore, Flannery and Brown<br />
Taking every opportunity to talk our quality of living down<br />
But there’s only one small problem with their pathetic doomsday song<br />
Everything they’ve predicted has been abjectly wrong<br />
<br />
So now we have a Prime Minister who is a slave to the lies<br />
How low will her approval have to fall for her to realise<br />
That Australian’s will not be fooled and treated with disdain<br />
And can’t wait to be rid of her, and Kevin, Bob and Wayne<br />
<br />
So as you lie freezing in your cave tonight cuddling your pet Shih Tzu<br />
Just remember that the ‘Carbon Tax’ is designed to save you<br />
From a life of misery, of destruction, floods and famine<br />
While Julia & guests dine at the Lodge on Caviar, Wine and Salmon<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oPgVdgPDGpZ1YyltzXjzWs2wcaN-n-OIPMpF0rR9-rSyMLLBxdKGKgmfDnfdSPbQHkeOkvbFJbhCZN_cyENBvBJEn8-NddtOLFnJI_seHU5U5AKVuSW0aq__WnDRN3d53jHT619taM5y/s1600/climate-headlines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oPgVdgPDGpZ1YyltzXjzWs2wcaN-n-OIPMpF0rR9-rSyMLLBxdKGKgmfDnfdSPbQHkeOkvbFJbhCZN_cyENBvBJEn8-NddtOLFnJI_seHU5U5AKVuSW0aq__WnDRN3d53jHT619taM5y/s1600/climate-headlines.jpg" t$="true" /></a></div>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-44065042682204019242011-06-09T06:40:00.000-07:002011-06-09T06:40:11.044-07:00THE PUPPET MASTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DJv9RbrnUaB8eWUiDFUlQ2SDEsowvhMOn82bd8wyPsUMbEPLCp2erPCjkxZdqvrRmKu3lkYKaT28pNl6cuhVMd1bsbPn8wDuCwM-kbqAIgvV3bH3ZCNT1YA3o0f1UCkMZrzhO3s8YKMA/s1600/puppett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DJv9RbrnUaB8eWUiDFUlQ2SDEsowvhMOn82bd8wyPsUMbEPLCp2erPCjkxZdqvrRmKu3lkYKaT28pNl6cuhVMd1bsbPn8wDuCwM-kbqAIgvV3bH3ZCNT1YA3o0f1UCkMZrzhO3s8YKMA/s200/puppett.jpg" t8="true" width="200" /></a></div>A career politician who’s never been married<br />
Childless and dedicated to one’s vocation<br />
As a leader one is constantly harried<br />
In their ascention to lead our great nation<br />
<br />
First step is to carve out a reputation<br />
As a smart and respected adversary<br />
To master the art of communication<br />
And not be irrational, lazy or cursory<br />
<br />
Slowly, strategically you climb through the ranks<br />
Of your political party of the left<br />
As you climb to the top you must give thanks<br />
But reflect on a life so bereft<br />
<br />
Never been a parent or walked down the aisle <br />
But devoted to a political pit so sinister<br />
And you’ve risen above the rank and file<br />
To be one step closer to being Prime Minister<br />
<br />
Maybe the life of sacrifice has been worth the travails<br />
As now you find yourself leading your congregation<br />
And with all the responsibility leadership entails<br />
You stay focussed despite the anticipation<br />
<br />
So close to the top, near to the top job<br />
A life’s aspiration so close to fruition<br />
Not long now and you’ll be the big knob<br />
And fulfill a lifelong ambition<br />
<br />
All of a sudden it all comes to head<br />
And Labor ruthlessly bring Kevin Rudd down<br />
Don’t let the power go to your head<br />
You’re now the proxy Prime Minister Bob Brown<br />
<br />
Gillard’s a lame duck, a slave to the Greens<br />
Her government soon to be buried in a casket<br />
Brown pulls the strings, and you know what that means?<br />
We’re all going to hell in a handbasket!Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-74844401888275866742011-06-07T14:58:00.000-07:002011-06-08T17:52:32.330-07:00A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6VzwnTu2cJ37zSEuiLbjpBVSxj20qG-6xY0MWy4oDJL2jY4GUvfl92QL9hzz-GsaP96TARqmmfDM1isNTj3SFomdNrwMm6C8TxwNkPZaAeFX1NjTT3cdWpot65H8WIEsbhepDYs58WtS/s1600/deer_in_the_headlights_look.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6VzwnTu2cJ37zSEuiLbjpBVSxj20qG-6xY0MWy4oDJL2jY4GUvfl92QL9hzz-GsaP96TARqmmfDM1isNTj3SFomdNrwMm6C8TxwNkPZaAeFX1NjTT3cdWpot65H8WIEsbhepDYs58WtS/s200/deer_in_the_headlights_look.jpg" t8="true" width="200" /></a></div>Wasn’t it a depressing sight<br />
To see Wayne Swan on Lateline last night<br />
Like a startled deer caught in the headlight<br />
So typically unconvincing and trite<br />
<br />
He went to the club of the National press<br />
Productivity Commission data he did possess<br />
But was he unconvincing? Would you hazard a guess?<br />
The answer is a resounding ‘YES’<br />
<br />
Swan had cherry picked an incomplete report<br />
In a lame-brained attempt trying to thwart<br />
The opposition’s attempts at a Carbon tax abort<br />
But his efforts will only lead to more Abbott support<br />
<br />
Because Ali Moore exposed the lie<br />
And no matter how hard the head-wobbler did try<br />
His flimsy prognonis was dismantled thereby<br />
To Swan’s last shred of credibility we can say goodbye<br />
<br />
Not only was the report incomplete<br />
But Swan cherry picked a price, an act of deceit<br />
When Moore exposed his deception Swan’s chagrin was complete<br />
And he refused to “canvas” and bid a hasty retreat<br />
<br />
Swan also upset the “Multi-Party Committee”<br />
And left Christine Milne feeling neglected and shitty<br />
Which isn’t really such a pity<br />
But watching her spout her propoganda isn’t pretty<br />
<br />
“I’m here to discuss the modelling” Swan insisted<br />
It would expose Abbott’s scare campaign as false & twisted<br />
But as Moore pressed for answers and insisted<br />
That the data was flimsy as it currently consisted<br />
<br />
“I’m not going through the detail of the modelling” Swan retorted<br />
“But isn’t that why you’re here? That’s what’s been reported!<br />
You said the modelling proved your point and it’s all been sorted<br />
But once again you’ve presented as dishonest and distorted”.<br />
<br />
Cheery-picking modelling based on $20 a tonne<br />
A price on carbon? There isn’t yet one<br />
So his entire thesis is immediately undone<br />
No matter how desperately Swan wants it spun <br />
<br />
So the report on which Swan had presented his case<br />
Had exploded embarrassingly right into his face<br />
No matter how hard he tried to blame Abbott and debase<br />
Swan once again proved he’s an incompetent disgrace<br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-small;">Swan's pathetic and cringeworthy performance here:</span></em> <br />
<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2011/s3238190.htm"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2011/s3238190.htm</span></a>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-63669313397993611962011-06-06T03:08:00.000-07:002011-06-06T03:19:21.345-07:00THE SUM OF ALL FEARS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlAZe0-KniMRKODBPOskVzpHzQ7Drp7TXxeWvgkkL_6_Vicpk0k-CmZbho2szD5sVruzDwiuwSRXqkpUR4hxPeIIQ8O6xu0-1gU8iFiXGNuXBJKBBilu1PiwvHkf1zMhnTDGrRgIGb42u/s1600/061684-julia-gillard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlAZe0-KniMRKODBPOskVzpHzQ7Drp7TXxeWvgkkL_6_Vicpk0k-CmZbho2szD5sVruzDwiuwSRXqkpUR4hxPeIIQ8O6xu0-1gU8iFiXGNuXBJKBBilu1PiwvHkf1zMhnTDGrRgIGb42u/s320/061684-julia-gillard.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>This mob’s been in power for almost 4 years <br />
And have proven to be the sum of all of our fears<br />
And as Julia Gillard’s 1 year anniversary nears<br />
Any semblance of credibility all but disappears<br />
<br />
Every new day presents another policy failure<br />
As the Empress with no clothes flaunts her ill-fitting regalia<br />
And the ALP destroys the very fabric of Australia<br />
Bogged down in smokescreens and lost in paraphernalia<br />
<br />
The ‘Malaysian Solution’ is not a solution<br />
It’s just another pathetic Labor contribution<br />
Once again bungled in its executuion<br />
And leading to disgraceful child persecution<br />
<br />
The ‘Carbon Tax’ proposal is yet another attempt<br />
By Labor to treat the public with disdain & contempt<br />
An all-encompassing tax of which none are exempt<br />
From a Government inept, dishonest and unkempt<br />
<br />
The ‘Mining Tax’ fiasco continues on unabated<br />
Like other Labor failures, they’re all interelated<br />
Leaving consumer confidence sadly deflated<br />
And this Government’s reputation badly desecrated<br />
<br />
Has there ever been a more accident prone collection?<br />
So tainted with failures and full of imperfection<br />
A Government so despised, so prone to disaffection<br />
Now we’ve all had enough and demand an election<br />
<br />
But of course that won’t happen while Julia’s PM<br />
Because it’s not about us, it’s all about them<br />
As she desperately clings to power as the public condemn<br />
I pray she calls an election soon, please God….Amen.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U30I5Ms-ZA3w6iaGLjFDj0LMXq_ZM-AG0hZWPxbTUnhuJNOPBXQG6xGdZUAms9XUebT0YwwsHDnwohFfOE2socL_zN-fH3n4uxa2w6iQLINun2W4h6PxuGY8VEv-PaDo4Aq29xkqZJeJ/s1600/CarbonCars1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U30I5Ms-ZA3w6iaGLjFDj0LMXq_ZM-AG0hZWPxbTUnhuJNOPBXQG6xGdZUAms9XUebT0YwwsHDnwohFfOE2socL_zN-fH3n4uxa2w6iQLINun2W4h6PxuGY8VEv-PaDo4Aq29xkqZJeJ/s320/CarbonCars1.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Sincere thanks to all those who sent messages of support during my recent bout of ill-health. I'm recovering well and hope to be back here more regularly over coming days and weeks.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Arthur.</em></span>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-59191140597833508732011-05-02T06:37:00.000-07:002011-05-02T06:42:55.969-07:00Bin Laden is Dead.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FGpadfzUYlAUSSeuNTS3SopGWJYE4PD_hFTvAF2lcBCG1-WBVFiobJGYsnZPZRJH_zKd28m1FM7kMFaL_nC8x_6emWKKH34iuzvtkV0dLbZ1ycqQ1JkkiOB9CMphcIJXyey8NRg_T8Q3/s1600/osama-bin-laden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FGpadfzUYlAUSSeuNTS3SopGWJYE4PD_hFTvAF2lcBCG1-WBVFiobJGYsnZPZRJH_zKd28m1FM7kMFaL_nC8x_6emWKKH34iuzvtkV0dLbZ1ycqQ1JkkiOB9CMphcIJXyey8NRg_T8Q3/s320/osama-bin-laden.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bin Laden is dead<br />
They shot him in the head<br />
Ignore any outcry of hypocricy<br />
It’s a great day for democracy<br />
<br />
A mass murderer’s been terminated<br />
By the western world he so much hated<br />
Freedom and western values win<br />
Over hatred, murder and endless sin<br />
<br />
Just like his mate Saddam Hussein<br />
Bin Laden was clearly most insane<br />
A mass murderer so full of failings<br />
Who plotted and killed 88 Australians<br />
<br />
Rot in hell you murderous bastard<br />
I hope it was worth it while it lasted<br />
And as you enter through the gates of hell<br />
Lucifer will no doubt yell<br />
<br />
‘Come over here, sit next to me<br />
This is the netherworld as you can see<br />
You are in perdition for eternity<br />
A murderous evil fraternity’<br />
<br />
R.I.P our 3000 American sisters & brothers<br />
And 88 peace loving Australians and many others<br />
Who died at the hands of his evil Al-Qaeda cell<br />
May Osama Bin Laden forever rot in hell.<br />
<br />
No martyrdom.<br />
No 72 virgins.<br />
Just a bullet in the head.<br />
And an eternity in hell.<br />
Bastard.Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-12117790267693406212011-04-27T11:42:00.000-07:002011-04-27T11:42:26.108-07:00RIVERS OF GOLD AND OCEANS OF DEBT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Nd25c3E8rKPICEq7v9pcDTuIenC-UMRW0Vwa_6MEvldxD89JIcXR-DXUeYtbou_79HA04LBUKL3Wt622-tQGwbGsbx6NPonB_fLvznMcOUyUnGAXlsrhjxUsRyy09-kOS-XbvIpac0e/s1600/Swanno-rivers-gold-650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Nd25c3E8rKPICEq7v9pcDTuIenC-UMRW0Vwa_6MEvldxD89JIcXR-DXUeYtbou_79HA04LBUKL3Wt622-tQGwbGsbx6NPonB_fLvznMcOUyUnGAXlsrhjxUsRyy09-kOS-XbvIpac0e/s400/Swanno-rivers-gold-650.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div>Wayne went to the cupboard to see what was there<br />
But when he opened the cupboard the cupboard was bare<br />
He searched high & wide for something to use<br />
But all he could find were lots of IOU's<br />
<br />
The reality dawned on Wayne and he felt sad<br />
That due to his waste the situation was bad<br />
Just 4 years ago he was rolling in cash<br />
But it was all gone now due to decisions rash<br />
<br />
After 4 years in charge of the nation's accounts<br />
Wayne's under the pump as the pressure mounts<br />
He's yet to deliver a set of positive numbers<br />
Thanks to Wayne our economy encumbers<br />
<br />
It seems Wayne has sold the family farm<br />
His ineptitude has done so much harm<br />
The Coalition’s surplus is spent<br />
There’s no money left to pay the rent<br />
<br />
Because Wayne’s such a silly duffer<br />
Seems the rest of us must suffer<br />
And thanks to all the wastage that he brang<br />
We’re all now the victims of the ‘razor gang’<br />
<br />
Even though we’re in the midst of Mining Boom Mk II<br />
Wayne’s got absolutely no idea what to do<br />
He assures us our economy’s in full throttle<br />
But now the inflation genie’s out of the bottle<br />
<br />
It’s one excuse after the next from Swan<br />
As he tries to explain where the money has gone<br />
“There’s no rivers of gold” is his latest regret<br />
Because all the rivers flow into his ocean of debt*<br />
<br />
* <a href="http://www.aofm.gov.au/"><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: x-small;">www.aofm.gov.au</span></a> <br />
<em><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-small;">As at April 21st Total Commonwealth Government Securities on Issue - <strong>$189.840 Billion</strong></span></em>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-63956032999872525722011-04-20T06:07:00.000-07:002011-04-20T16:59:05.906-07:00WAYNE'S PAIN (Diddums for Wayne)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAAe6lN3gg4YPdHEynC-U0DHs9H5TnR7C-l5cBrE3xQV5udOF5ghk6ENMHhl-nf_ucxj4fr6_MeXHSJ1uyF-c-7O56Cbx4Sxu8pZ-vDXDhasD3NOmzImrD41jV2OlF2kJL6EgIxbsDnbG/s1600/swanmiefo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAAe6lN3gg4YPdHEynC-U0DHs9H5TnR7C-l5cBrE3xQV5udOF5ghk6ENMHhl-nf_ucxj4fr6_MeXHSJ1uyF-c-7O56Cbx4Sxu8pZ-vDXDhasD3NOmzImrD41jV2OlF2kJL6EgIxbsDnbG/s320/swanmiefo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Don’t you feel sorry for Wayne?<br />
Can’t you just feel his pain?<br />
As much as he’d love to fudge it<br />
He just can’t balance his budget<br />
<br />
Poor old Swannie laments<br />
This unfortunate turn of events<br />
That sees his budget completely destroyed<br />
Economic ruin he couldn’t avoid<br />
<br />
Because he was forced to waste<br />
And had to spend so much in haste<br />
As the ‘Gang of 4’ convened<br />
And approved overpriced school canteens<br />
<br />
Pissed billions against many walls<br />
And built inappropriate school halls<br />
Displayed such gross depravity<br />
To put pink batts in your roof cavity<br />
<br />
Which not only drained millions again<br />
But caused the deaths of 4 young men<br />
It cost over a billion to line your roof<br />
Wayne’s fault? You got any concrete proof?<br />
<br />
It’s not Wayne’s fault all those ‘green’ schemes<br />
Didn’t develop into a tree-huggers dreams<br />
How the hell could Wayne have known<br />
That the costs would be so overblown?<br />
<br />
He inherited a $20 billion surplus<br />
But now that’s something we can’t discuss<br />
Because after 4 years of being a dud<br />
Swanny’s blamed it all on a flood<br />
<br />
A tragic flood, absolutely no doubt<br />
But for Wayne it’s his easy way out<br />
And just to enforce his incriminating plan<br />
Wayne also blames the earthquake in Japan<br />
<br />
Again, an absolutely shocking human disaster<br />
But Swanny, don’t lecture us like a schoolmaster<br />
Your pathetic effort at spending our money<br />
Is so sad it’s almost funny<br />
<br />
So as we career towards $200B in debt<span style="color: #e06666;">*</span><br />
And you thought you’d seen the worst of it yet<br />
You thought the waste of money has been sinister?<br />
Right now, Wayne’s our acting Prime Minister! <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">(God help us…)</span></em><br />
<br />
Our country has absolutely no hope<br />
Under the leadership of this dope<br />
Who destroys every plan he introduces<br />
And all he offers is lame excuses<br />
<br />
And when you get your next power bill<br />
And you feel like you’re pushing shit uphill<br />
Don’t worry, we can all relax<br />
Because Swanny’s introducing another new tax<br />
<br />
What did we do to deserve Gillard & Swan?<br />
Normally credibility is a sine qua non<br />
For political leaders in Australia<br />
But everything this mob do is a failure<br />
<br />
I don’t want your lame excuses Wayne<br />
For inflicting so much unnecessary pain<br />
And blaming everyone but yourself<br />
For leaving fiscal rectitude on the shelf <br />
<br />
Go cry by yourself in the corner Swanny<br />
Excuses? We’ve already heard too many<br />
You’ve wasted so much you’re an embarrassing bore<br />
Don’t let the door hit your arse on your way out the door.<br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: #ffd966;">I'm bloody angry that this idiot, along with Rudd, Gillard, Wong, Garrett, Conroy & Combet are destroying consumer & business confidence and our fabric of life. Waste and recklessness. And massive debt.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #ffd966;">And excuses.</span></em><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5hR7FM-yYbvshtP75kjoSsipTGGuSJETFxMQKPwyMx7VaAj1W2zAOzYGRlZ5oaCvfI1Uf-fMKxQAQ-7DMseCBXxTjgBjlNxqJT9ZAih8qAiOPqQl8aoekv9ItGtZ_CpBVcbgFCouMksI/s1600/debt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5hR7FM-yYbvshtP75kjoSsipTGGuSJETFxMQKPwyMx7VaAj1W2zAOzYGRlZ5oaCvfI1Uf-fMKxQAQ-7DMseCBXxTjgBjlNxqJT9ZAih8qAiOPqQl8aoekv9ItGtZ_CpBVcbgFCouMksI/s320/debt.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #e06666;">*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The article in question:</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/people-in-politics/im-no-cold-hearted-cost-cutter-says-wayne-swan-as-he-prepares-for-his-toughest-budget/story-fn5nzhg1-1226042258193"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/people-in-politics/im-no-cold-hearted-cost-cutter-says-wayne-swan-as-he-prepares-for-his-toughest-budget/story-fn5nzhg1-1226042258193</span></a></div>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-84629455555797006032011-04-19T12:05:00.000-07:002011-04-19T13:34:28.636-07:00MINORITY REPORT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80Q0roA2Vz_YlPo0zPg7ct84qUj17-7iH6Ra7bT71kAxAEzqMYYAwuMga4rGIQxMLZRLd9L7mMfseauZ6lCnu5FXkLFsdRDgo27n1rc9ilLuQP54l_IwyECtaG3-KgW-zETx8w5BGVkJk/s1600/SWAN+NEWSPOLL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80Q0roA2Vz_YlPo0zPg7ct84qUj17-7iH6Ra7bT71kAxAEzqMYYAwuMga4rGIQxMLZRLd9L7mMfseauZ6lCnu5FXkLFsdRDgo27n1rc9ilLuQP54l_IwyECtaG3-KgW-zETx8w5BGVkJk/s400/SWAN+NEWSPOLL.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div>Rudd remains preferred leader<br />
Whilst Gillard’s losing ground<br />
Swan has 10% support<br />
This survey does astound<br />
<br />
Rudd’s support’s dropped 21%<br />
Since February last year<br />
But he remains a clear favourite<br />
Exactly why is most unclear<br />
<br />
He’s still the same annoying bloke<br />
Driven by self-centred goals<br />
His narcissism drives his desire<br />
To be back at the controls<br />
<br />
Gillard’s support is dropping fast<br />
The voters now realise<br />
She’s completely out of her depth<br />
And they won’t forgive her lies<br />
<br />
With just 29% support<br />
Down 11% since last May<br />
The voters are sick of her dishonesty<br />
And her government in decay<br />
<br />
Then there’s the head wobbler<br />
Wayne Swan got 10% on the report<br />
Newspoll rang Swan’s friends & family<br />
To garner that level of support!<br />
<br />
1 in 10 would like Wayne Swan<br />
To be leader of our country<br />
But what the polling didn’t report<br />
Was that 8% want Humphrey<br />
<br />
And another 8% preferred Elmo<br />
Whilst 9% would vote for Homer<br />
The notion of Wayne Swan as PM<br />
Is clearly a misnomer<br />
<br />
The poll clearly shows they’ve lost the plot<br />
And all levels of support<br />
Such low numbers of approval:<br />
It’s the Labor Minority Report!<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-small;"><em>Who are the 25% that make up the 'Uncommitted' as preferred Labor leader?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">The REAL Newspoll:</span></strong></div><br />
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</div><em><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-small;">Article here:</span></em><br />
<a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/just-one-in-10-want-wayne-swan-to-lead/story-fn59niix-1226041224734"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;">http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/just-one-in-10-want-wayne-swan-to-lead/story-fn59niix-1226041224734</span></a>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-56670539742951482222011-04-17T03:03:00.000-07:002011-04-17T03:32:47.147-07:00GREEN FOR A DAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimc37x_BhLXD3IaAihOeQ1J2Ofo1npu_MKF7xymKlhaaFrmBMg0S51j89F1P_l_akGzt6jRjdQ1myqtcrFpa-JwrXc23TDgMowDl4j142aW6ihoaf6d-reJlHkNu9y10586lqNEs0lZK2f/s1600/kermit_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimc37x_BhLXD3IaAihOeQ1J2Ofo1npu_MKF7xymKlhaaFrmBMg0S51j89F1P_l_akGzt6jRjdQ1myqtcrFpa-JwrXc23TDgMowDl4j142aW6ihoaf6d-reJlHkNu9y10586lqNEs0lZK2f/s320/kermit_5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today I'm feeling very <span style="color: lime;"><strong>green</strong></span><br />
Unable to express my thoughts<br />
Can't communicate my anger<br />
At Labor's waste & rorts<br />
<br />
I’m suffering from writer’s block<br />
Ideas? Can’t think of one<br />
Now I know how Labor feels<br />
Particularly Wayne Swan<br />
<br />
A man bereft of fresh ideas<br />
See how low he stoops<br />
Spews out by rote the latest lines<br />
Supplied by focus groups<br />
<br />
Today I have a hangover<br />
Like Swan, a bungled mess<br />
My head wobbles, my speech is slurred<br />
I must soon convalesce<br />
<br />
Can’t get a clearing in my brain<br />
To convey just how I’m feeling<br />
To articulate my wish that Gillard<br />
Was a victim of the glass ceiling!<br />
<br />
I’m trying to wonder to myself<br />
What we did to deserve her<br />
We must’ve been a victim<br />
Of some heartless saboteur<br />
<br />
I lie on the couch motionless<br />
My head a constant thud<br />
And the pain is not eased at all<br />
By thoughts of Kevin Rudd<br />
<br />
What a narcissistic little man<br />
In love with his reflection<br />
Driven by a fall from grace<br />
His own party’s rejection<br />
<br />
I nod into a peaceful snooze<br />
Pain allayed by my slumber<br />
Suddenly I’m in a sweat<br />
Nausea I must encumber<br />
<br />
My free advice to friends & foes<br />
When a hangover curses you<br />
Dismiss thoughts of the Labor Party<br />
Or you’re guaranteed to spew!Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-39061232656576284372011-04-15T06:35:00.000-07:002011-04-15T15:19:14.173-07:00THE CONFESSIONAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdteQz5XqQxljbBBb-S8vgggf1enyKC9IJPEeXeJIDUqurrDALr_T5cW7UgeIJ3CRFpz8ot4wUsUgdLfQdi52FXiFqPChDwrE8RMJgtSPBpMXzMw61pYn2SMEzUop3rvjruRati3kxmXnY/s1600/confessional_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdteQz5XqQxljbBBb-S8vgggf1enyKC9IJPEeXeJIDUqurrDALr_T5cW7UgeIJ3CRFpz8ot4wUsUgdLfQdi52FXiFqPChDwrE8RMJgtSPBpMXzMw61pYn2SMEzUop3rvjruRati3kxmXnY/s200/confessional_1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: orange;"><strong>Gillard:</strong></span> I’ve lied to the public on so many occasions <br />
I’ve reinvented myself at least 14 times<br />
<strong><span style="color: orange;">Swan:</span></strong> I’ve got no idea about treasury equations<br />
I’ve squandered so much I should be tried for waste crimes<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #93c47d;">Shorten:</span></strong> I’m just a junior minister but act like such a smarty<br />
I’ve knocked off one PM and I’m keen for another<br />
<strong><span style="color: #93c47d;">Rudd:</span></strong> I’ve been sacked as PM by my very own party<br />
I’ve fallen out with everyone, even my own brother<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Garrett:</span></strong> I couldn’t even manage to give stuff away<br />
I’ve been out of the fire and into the pan<br />
<strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Conroy:</span></strong> I don’t even listen to what the experts say<br />
I’m spending tens of billions on an uncosted plan<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Roxon:</span></strong> I’m arrogant and smug in everything I say<br />
Even though I’ve achieved nothing in nearly 4 years<br />
<strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Plibersek:</span></strong> I speak down to people in a patronising way<br />
I’ve proven to be very wet behind the ears<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Faulkner:</span></strong> I’ve been unanimously judged the world’s most boring person<br />
And couldn’t even last as a senior minister<br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Macklin:</span></strong> I’m just hanging around as situations worsen<br />
And do nothing but say ‘Tony Abbott is sinister’<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #f1c232;">Wong:</span></strong> I failed my first posting so they moved me along<br />
Now I’m stuffing up the Finance ministry<br />
<strong><span style="color: #f1c232;">Emerson:</span></strong> All I’ve said and done has been proven wrong<br />
Through my constant displays of rudeness and bigotry<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Arbib:</span></strong> I’m a faceless man wielding my power<br />
An egotistical warrior who just loves locking swords<br />
<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Ellis:</span></strong> Does my hair look good? Am I paid by the hour?<br />
Sorry, what was the question? Ummm, more women on boards?Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-44573287520958747522011-04-14T03:24:00.000-07:002011-04-14T16:24:31.227-07:00TOO CLEVER.....BY HALF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9CYGEje_5ZcuNV75nJ8eDLDmK_QlORQSgpL-PGeTQk18k2vip-8jcIdBwQrih_Qi774INmNbX8ZySUssL78BccJGiJWZ9qLqv9-KoVRf5NpMsYy95EqJ72J1WHnRIjBSpGWUfMha0IEi/s1600/SAWN+1+2+3+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9CYGEje_5ZcuNV75nJ8eDLDmK_QlORQSgpL-PGeTQk18k2vip-8jcIdBwQrih_Qi774INmNbX8ZySUssL78BccJGiJWZ9qLqv9-KoVRf5NpMsYy95EqJ72J1WHnRIjBSpGWUfMha0IEi/s1600/SAWN+1+2+3+4.jpg" /></a></div>We always knew they were halfwits<br />
But now they’ve removed all doubt<br />
When they said “100%”<br />
Their estimation was 50% out!<br />
<br />
“Every cent raised will go to families<br />
By way of compensation”<br />
But such talk has quickly proved nonsense<br />
More A.L.P. obfuscation<br />
<br />
I saw Greg Combet on my TV<br />
Saying all money would be returned<br />
But he lied through his teeth to all of us<br />
You’d think by now we’d have learned<br />
<br />
That Labor and honesty aren’t compatible<br />
They go together like water and oil<br />
And as more lies and stuff ups are exposed<br />
The Labor façade continues to uncoil<br />
<br />
And then there was the angry ant,<br />
The snarling Simon Crean<br />
When he said “all money” would compensate<br />
There was no doubt what he did mean<br />
<br />
But he too misled by 50 per cent<br />
And more evidence is mounting<br />
That Combet and Crean both graduated<br />
From the 'Wayne Swan School of Counting'<br />
<br />
Because Swanny’s the economic genius<br />
Who can’t count past ten without removing his pants<br />
He’s giving advice on economic matters?<br />
Why would anyone take that chance?<br />
<br />
Swanny’s completely stuffed the budget<br />
Huge deficit and massive debt<br />
So they’re trying to bring in another new tax<br />
And that’s not the half of it yet<br />
<br />
Because ‘all money’ won’t be returned<br />
Only half will assist rising prices<br />
These dickheads can’t count and they lie to you<br />
And you’re left to your own devices<br />
<br />
A dishonest bunch of crooks<br />
Treating the public with a dismissive laugh<br />
So whenever they give you a number<br />
Make sure you divide it by half…<br />
<br />
<br />
............... <strong>BUT WAIT</strong> ...............<br />
<br />
<br />
...If you divide a number by half<br />
It’s the same as multiplying it by two<br />
And that folks is the way Labor<br />
Goes about misleading you…..<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-small;"><em>Andrew Bolt's article here:</em></span><br />
<a href="http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/vote_us_well_give_you_back_half_your_money/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-small;">http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/vote_us_well_give_you_back_half_your_money/</span></a>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-35638118252562304282011-04-13T05:39:00.000-07:002011-04-13T07:32:31.283-07:00THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK (Part 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CFplVIhyphenhyphenwOoajzbilkc5-zO6bVPtwkgA-CgwpypBPHGmS_3xHulT0Hg_JGzT97YjORv2c8NJTaq6MoL82LkFWdsTtaMCe6tjvvnckruKxnZ9b9ky-JvHlJ0lCtI_U6vxusRz7aj0rNoH/s1600/LittleBlackBook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CFplVIhyphenhyphenwOoajzbilkc5-zO6bVPtwkgA-CgwpypBPHGmS_3xHulT0Hg_JGzT97YjORv2c8NJTaq6MoL82LkFWdsTtaMCe6tjvvnckruKxnZ9b9ky-JvHlJ0lCtI_U6vxusRz7aj0rNoH/s320/LittleBlackBook.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br />
A man was walking down the street<br />
He felt a lump beneath his feet<br />
He knelt to enquire what he’d found<br />
What was this object on the ground?<br />
<br />
He had to take a second look<br />
It was a little black leather book<br />
What had he found, this mystery walker?<br />
The cover said ‘The property of Bruce Hawker’<br />
<br />
He opened up his mystery find<br />
So many thoughts ran through his mind<br />
He thumbed the pages like they were braille<br />
He’d found the Labor ‘Holy Grail’<br />
<br />
He stopped suddenly on page 16<br />
Astounded by what he had just seen<br />
Circled boldly in texta green<br />
Was “How to create a Smokescreen”<br />
<br />
He kept on flicking through the book<br />
He felt obliged to have a look<br />
He thought ‘this Hawker is a crook’<br />
And would clearly do ‘whatever it took’<br />
<br />
But guilt soon got the best of him<br />
He thought it best to hand it in<br />
But he was so disturbed at the words therein<br />
He tossed the book in the nearest bin<br />
<br />
And so there lay Bruce Hawker’s words<br />
Amongst rotting food and dog’s turds<br />
He’d driven Labor’s vote down to 1/3<br />
It’s amazing they still allow him to be heard<br />
<br />
Hawker wanted one more shot at the title<br />
He begged the ALP for one more recital<br />
He rang Julia and pleaded ‘Please entitle’<br />
‘The Smokescreen’ tactic is now most vital<br />
<br />
So Gillard allowed him a one on one<br />
To listen to the tactics of her hired gun<br />
She shook his hand and said ‘This will be fun’<br />
‘You have my word Bruce, it will be done’<br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What had Gillard & Hawker plotted?</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What was the 'Smokescreen' Hawker had devised?</span></em><br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: #ffe599;">Stay tuned for <strong>Part 2: 'Houston, We Have a Problem'.....</strong></span></em>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-62882497161371711082011-04-13T04:09:00.000-07:002011-04-14T02:02:24.768-07:00HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM (Part 2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Stephen Smith & Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsEThmIF5vDqQjQQ0_UP650upBSVfVas3AjSaKS4kZfiqrD4nAw_6lVxZU6mMb26ctHSaP3v9C8oC0Vxlg71xdcl7EOUj21cgp9jbX65MsBobiXcNeLdvtFANH869aaBx0dHo3e15KgXd/s1600/houston1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230px" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsEThmIF5vDqQjQQ0_UP650upBSVfVas3AjSaKS4kZfiqrD4nAw_6lVxZU6mMb26ctHSaP3v9C8oC0Vxlg71xdcl7EOUj21cgp9jbX65MsBobiXcNeLdvtFANH869aaBx0dHo3e15KgXd/s400/houston1.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;">In Part 1 here:</span><span style="color: yellow;"> </span><a href="http://arthurmcarthurs.blogspot.com/2011/04/little-black-book-part-1.html"><strong><span style="color: #ffd966;">http://arthurmcarthurs.blogspot.com/2011/04/little-black-book-part-1.html</span></strong></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Bruce Hawker's 'Little Black Book' has been found by a stranger on a city street, with the words 'Create a Smokescreen' highlighted. What was the 'smokescreen' reference?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Part 2:</div><br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>Julia Gillard addresses her crestfallen troops. </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>Sick of the flak over the Carbon Tax, she's looking for fresh ideas to divert attention.</em></span><br />
<br />
Thanks for coming, good morning team<br />
We’re in the deepest shit you’ve ever seen<br />
We’ve consulted the Hawker-Britton machine<br />
And it’s sage advice? "Create a smokescreen"!<br />
<br />
Any ideas? I don’t care how sleazy<br />
Anybody got anything? What about you Albanese?<br />
A rail line in western Sydney? No, far too cheesy<br />
If we try that one again I’d feel most uneasy…<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>Swan stands up, head wobbling madly.</em></span><br />
<br />
To divert attention from the hullabaloo<br />
How about I dig out the Henry Tax Review?<br />
I could say I’m looking at tax options anew<br />
I could say these changes are long overdue<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>Gillard thumps the table in disgust.</em></span><br />
<br />
Sit down & shut up Swan, you’re as thick as a brick<br />
You really are a most ignorant prick<br />
Although such a tactic is typical Labor shtick<br />
Any new tax would give Abbott another free kick<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>All the vacant brains of the Labor caucus are stumped for ideas.</em></span><br />
<br />
Come on you lot, is there any comprehension<br />
Of how desperate I am to divert the attention?<br />
Give me some ideas or I’ll cancel your pension<br />
Remember the ALP code: lying is the mother of invention<br />
<br />
We must get the Carbon Tax off the front page<br />
To deviate the focus and appease people’s rage<br />
We must act quickly before they all disengage<br />
And we’ll all be asked to permanently exit the stage<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>A soft voice speaks up amidst the deafening silence and blank stares. </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>It’s Defence Minister Stephen Smith;</em></span><br />
<br />
I think I might have something that’ll frighten the horses<br />
A scandal of sorts in the Armed Defence Forces<br />
We could leak the story through undisclosed sources<br />
I’ll shout ‘this isn’t the type of behaviour Labor endorses’<br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: #ffe599;">Gillard seems impressed.</span></em><br />
<br />
That’s it Smithy, that’ll be our great saviour<br />
Now give me the details of this disgraceful behaviour<br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: #ffe599;">Smith is concerned he may have given his leader false hope.</span></em><br />
<br />
Disgraceful? No not really, just a stupid male prank<br />
But I’m sure if we tap into the Hawker-Britton think tank<br />
We could find a good angle for which we can thank<br />
And I’ll play the role of the short tempered crank<br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: #ffe599;">By this stage, Gillard is all systems go for Smith’s diversionary tactics.</span></em><br />
<br />
With our primary vote as low as 30 per cent<br />
We must appease the groundswell of discontent<br />
Such a media beat up will be heaven sent<br />
Smithy, please tell me your plan to misrepresent<br />
<br />
<em><span style="color: #ffe599;">Smith stands, realising this is his call to arms, his chance to shine. </span></em><br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;"><em>He tells his dumbstruck colleagues of his master plan, straight from the Hawker-Britton textbook of Political Subterfuge.</em></span><br />
<br />
I’ll order 6 enquiries to create ADFA cultural wars<br />
I’ll create the biggest shit storm that no media ignores<br />
I’ll get Angus on the phone as the hysteria soars<br />
And say "Houston we have a problem… and mate, it’s all yours"!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLYDaAZNsZaWk0BgA_ZAZEgJ7GtACEDlj1oUNr7t8goQGkfu6VXtv5XBBADbVfhPHVDO9Rq5DcKODfCgrJ4D4l0DLHfFcZugjMZp9Fi1wfJ5tTlNmd-9E7FgXqW2zqICWVI1zV6aUzlIK/s1600/HOUSTON.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLYDaAZNsZaWk0BgA_ZAZEgJ7GtACEDlj1oUNr7t8goQGkfu6VXtv5XBBADbVfhPHVDO9Rq5DcKODfCgrJ4D4l0DLHfFcZugjMZp9Fi1wfJ5tTlNmd-9E7FgXqW2zqICWVI1zV6aUzlIK/s320/HOUSTON.jpg" width="276px" /></a></div>Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-30805658950930778412011-04-11T06:28:00.000-07:002011-04-11T06:58:02.434-07:00THE PENNY WONG SHOW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnJs8CQpLHxAmxCqrua7LWK8TFM8lGgB_Bspa6yeSBm9Wb2j9UFelpDMk_PzBZ3RlF-6j81Jb9zw_FSttq5TmZ8Ru3hGxquY3uUqpDvmhl7NqfcWuiE8aXIYBTlBYzfp78wT6bGrXIrNE/s1600/qanda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnJs8CQpLHxAmxCqrua7LWK8TFM8lGgB_Bspa6yeSBm9Wb2j9UFelpDMk_PzBZ3RlF-6j81Jb9zw_FSttq5TmZ8Ru3hGxquY3uUqpDvmhl7NqfcWuiE8aXIYBTlBYzfp78wT6bGrXIrNE/s320/qanda.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Did anybody speak on QandA tonight, apart from Penny Wong?<br />
5 panelists usually have their say, but it seems tonight I'm wrong<br />
As usual there was Tony Jones, looking regal and statuesque<br />
And there was Penny Wong, seemingly on her own behind the desk<br />
<br />
It was Penny’s show tonight and she rambled on without dispute<br />
Whilst every other panel member was cut short and appeared mute<br />
Each time Greg Hunt began to speak and defend the opposition<br />
Wong cut him off and rolled her eyes and presented her position<br />
<br />
And Jones just let her prattle on and make her unsubstantiated claims<br />
She always had the final word and tried to shoot Hunt down in flames<br />
But Greg Hunt’s an impressive man and retained his calm composure<br />
But Jones let Wong have the final say and bring things to a closure<br />
<br />
Each time a probing question was asked, Jones immediately turned to Penny<br />
He didn’t seek the opinions of others, he must’ve though they don’t have any<br />
All he cared about was giving Wong the chance to defend Labor’s reckless way<br />
And each time Hunt made a point of magnitude, he gave Wong the final say<br />
<br />
I challenge you to check the transcript when it becomes available<br />
And count the words of each of the 5 panellists seated behind the table<br />
I guarantee a word count will expose the dominance of Wong<br />
And the ongoing bias of QandA and Jones behaviour is just wrong<br />
<br />
After the show Jones would be pleased with the way it ran its course<br />
While Hunt would’ve been most annoyed, and Penny would’ve been hoarse<br />
She’d been allowed to talk and talk and was permitted regular rebuttal<br />
As Tony Jones cut others off with a bias not so subtle<br />
<br />
From here on Q and A is renamed “Ask Penny Wong a Question”<br />
As she gives a glib & vague excuse for each Labor transgression<br />
And nobody else will be allowed to espouse their point of view<br />
To each question asked, Tony Jones will say: “Penny Wong, over to you”.Arthur McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492382720175353862noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558525618273074200.post-62814458927766743172011-04-11T00:08:00.000-07:002011-04-11T05:09:54.416-07:00The Postman Always Rings Twice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_Xm9WCS7FuJfjgAEU-8PfpYXF-sTvgGzSwGJB5TXHwbAB_U5bdxtJiHXq9SV-L0Z6ttr8Rrr6g50H2ZX4lLGhSUP7XRZs8ouKIgkFOksnSoYXRbQZxZgbf2pUSQom_9YOwFGqhBDMlQL/s1600/waynesworld1-450x672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_Xm9WCS7FuJfjgAEU-8PfpYXF-sTvgGzSwGJB5TXHwbAB_U5bdxtJiHXq9SV-L0Z6ttr8Rrr6g50H2ZX4lLGhSUP7XRZs8ouKIgkFOksnSoYXRbQZxZgbf2pUSQom_9YOwFGqhBDMlQL/s320/waynesworld1-450x672.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Hi it’s Wayne, your treasurer<br />
Just ringing to say gidday<br />
You know while the sun is shining<br />
I hope you’re making hay<br />
<br />
I’m sure you’ve got your house in order<br />
I’m sure you’re building wealth<br />
But watch out for my sleight of hand<br />
I’m robbing you by stealth<br />
<br />
You see, remember back in 09<br />
When Kevin went on the attack<br />
And we went on that spending spree?<br />
Well, now we want our money back<br />
<br />
Seems we panicked at the GFC<br />
When we should’ve hastened slowly<br />
But we sent out cheques to everyone<br />
Now our bank balance is lowly<br />
<br />
In fact we’re stone cold broke, bankrupt<br />
Not 2 cents to rub together<br />
And any chance of paying off our debt <br />
Is in the never-never<br />
<br />
The budget’s so far in the red<br />
I’m thinking of chucking in the keys<br />
Those overpriced school canteens<br />
Have brought us to our knees<br />
<br />
And all the other reckless spending<br />
Like putting pink batts up in ceilings<br />
Well, I bloody want my money back<br />
Sorry if I’ve hurt your feelings<br />
<br />
We’ve blown so much on stupid plans<br />
All in the name of appeasing the Greens<br />
So much waste, spending in haste<br />
Living well beyond our means<br />
<br />
Borrowing millions every day <br />
Just to stay afloat<br />
Throwing billions at the crossbenchers<br />
To get their casting vote<br />
<br />
Building new detention centres<br />
And millions spent on hotel rooms<br />
To pay for the influx of boat people<br />
My hour of reckoning looms<br />
<br />
The budget’s due in just 4 weeks<br />
I’m in such deep shit it’s not funny<br />
But I’m coming back a second time<br />
And this time I want money<br />
<br />
You had your fun back in 09<br />
A brand new big screen Plasma TV <br />
Now I’m back to get my money back<br />
Make out the cheque to “The A.L.P.”<br />
<br />
That day you got your cheque in the mail<br />
When you felt all fuzzy and nice<br />
Remember, there’s no such thing as free money <br />
And the postman always rings twice<br />
<br />
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