I watched he last episodes of "Keating" on ABC iView last night.
Keating made the statement that he had to execute Hawk because Hawk could not let go. Turnbull needs to do the same to Abbott, but I fear Turnbull does not have the balls that Keating had!
Abbott is chaos surrounded by calamity, he has picked a set of 2ICs that are no threat to him, the bulk are less capable than himself and unleashed them on the country and the world! What he has done would not even get across the line in place like Appalachia!
Where do we get some of these so called 'leaders'. Pyne's comments and strategies on his education portfolio are beyond embarrassing. Where did we get this clown from? Did the brief read, 'Incompetent D1ckhead needed to take charge of education in Australia... apply A. Abbott... in crayon and 1 syllable words'.
I'm not sure that Pyne is an Incompetent Dickhead Baggers, although after 6 years as opposition education spokesperson, you would think that he would have developed some kind of plan. I think it is more a matter of doggedly following right wing ideology and devout hero worship; why else would he even mention John Howard's failed education program.
No, I've just argued myself around to your assessment, he is an Incompetent Dickhead.
For a Government that's supposedly concerned with eliminating 'waste', how can they possibly be throwing money at the recalcitrant States without requiring any improvements in education delivery?
Cookie ....Remember when he got drafted the comments were that the club know the LARS wont hold up and I get the feeling with Menzel the club are waiting for him to do his knee and then get it done the non LARS way and take it from there.... He is a very classy player as you said but will have some competition from Reynolds and Johnson for his spot down the track IMO which is good for the club...
I remember thinking every time I saw him play last season that he lacked agility, and had issues with the ball below his knees which is my only concern about him.
The rest he looks good. Physical, Competitive, skillful, accurate and a good decision maker. Now hopefully the body holds up and we are onto a winner.
The Menzel boy has a great, really great footy brain. Some of his gives to advantage this year were absolutely sublime... he reads the play like a bona fide champ. His attack on the aggott and man is also first rate. His foot disposal is excellent though his shots on goal are just above average.
If the club thinks his knee will not stand up then they should just put him in for standard surgery and write off 2014 for the kid. But maybe this lars surgery has been a real success and all he needs is experience to be the player he can be.
I admire your optimism Baggers but you have seen an awful lot in a bloke who only averaged 7 touches and 2 tackles a game.
I hope you're right but I'm reserving judgement until I see him get his share of the ball, and stay on his feet.
Cookie ....Remember when he got drafted the comments were that the club know the LARS wont hold up and I get the feeling with Menzel the club are waiting for him to do his knee and then get it done the non LARS way and take it from there.... He is a very classy player as you said but will have some competition from Reynolds and Johnson for his spot down the track IMO which is good for the club...
I remember thinking every time I saw him play last season that he lacked agility, and had issues with the ball below his knees which is my only concern about him.
The rest he looks good. Physical, Competitive, skillful, accurate and a good decision maker. Now hopefully the body holds up and we are onto a winner.
I noticed he went to ground a lot. He probably doesn't have confidence to put all his weight on that knee and hold his ground.
That's what I noticed too; falls over far too often to be a genuine best 22 contender. Hopefully it was first season nerves or getting used to the tempo and he'll come on next season.
For mine it's the bottom six to eight... get across the board improvement from the Casboults, Rowes, Watsons, Lucus', Bootsmas, Bells, Cachias and Whites ... with the arrival of the Buckleys, Grahams, Menzels, Dochertys and whoever we draft. This lot will, in many respects, determine how well we do in 2014.
Sorry Baggers but you've slipped in to footy speak; we only have one of each of the players you've mentioned.
You're right about the bottom 6-8 improving though. If we can achieve that, it will take so much pressure off the top 6-8 and make it so much harder for the opposition to keep our guns quiet.
Thomas, if fit, means that one of Murphy, Gibbs, Judd, McLean or Thomas himself will have the freedom to tear the opposition a new arsehole.
Rowe and/or Casboult stepping up gives us a genuine tall forward but the key to our success is Watson. If he can hold down CHB, the ability to use Henderson as a key forward or swingman will give other coaches nightmares.
At the risk of being hammered, The only PM (in my time) who has had a grasp on foreign policy was Paul Keating. Not ashamed to say I was and still am a huge fan of the man.
I'm on your side on this one DU. One of the few PMs who had a vision for the country that went beyond the next election.
I wasn't going to get involved in this discussion but my resolve has weakened.
My mother used the wooden spoon on her children from time to time and I'm sure we deserved it. My father went a little further; breaking an axe handle on one of my older brothers and a piece of 4 x 2 on me. I'm sure that he felt that we deserved it. In Dad's defence, he had a pretty tough upbringing himself and was probably suffering from post traumatic stress after his service in WW2.
All of my siblings are/were high achievers with a strong sense of right and wrong.
When I was at primary school, corporal punishment was not only acceptable but liberally applied. I think I held the record with 16 cuts in one day. However, when one teacher overstepped the mark, Dad took time off work to make sure that the headmaster understood that any punishment dished out to his children had to be fair.
I digress, but when my grandfather was unfairly punished at primary school, his older sister paid a visit and broke the teacher's nose.
I can remember giving my daughter a slap on the butt once but I don't think I ever hit my son. Both of my children are high achievers and they are passionate about social justice. I am extremely proud of them and proud that my parenting has helped to make them what they are.
Is it right to give your child a smack? Of course it is in the right circumstances and provided that it is absolutely necessary to stop unacceptable behaviour and not to assuage the parent's frustrations.
Is it right to physically (or emotionally) abuse your child? Under no circumstances! And that includes the use of wooden spoons, axe handles, lengths of 4 x 2, leather straps and anything other than an open hand intended to shock rather than hurt.
It's a good thing I never smacked my son; he's now 20cm taller and 20kg heavier. My daughter could beat me up too - I think I smacked her once
In fact, I couldn't ask for better children; both high achievers with well developed social consciences (not sure what I did right) but they both did the odd irresponsible thing when they were growing up.
