Even David Farrar says of National, There are times when the term “Labour lite” is not 100% inaccurate.
So there are times when it IS 100% accurate and times when it is only 90 or 80 percent accurate.
Then he blogs his disappointment that National has welcomed the proposal to lavish another half a billion dollars on Paid Parental Leave.
Still I suppose all you National supporters aren't going to get too fretful while the prospects of regaining the seats of power are looking so promising (despite the attainment of power for power's sake being pointless).
You should be ashamed of your party which is now so far removed from its advertised principles -
• Individual freedom and choice
• Personal responsibility
• Competitive enterprise and rewards for achievement
• Limited government
- that it should be hauled before the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Having scented the possibility of victory next year, National is doing what it always does - thinking more about enjoying controlling the levers of power rather than thinking about how the levers might be used to improve the country over the long term.
Key's inability (or unwillingness) to recognise the rates problem is caused by local bodies' insatiable appetite to spend is another manifestation of this problem. His pathetic waffle on the subject this morning was truly disturbing.
Bring back Brash! Bring back Brash! Bring back Brash!
Pleease.
Mark
Oh, and Lindsay, get Rodney out of the damned dance hall lark, stop talking about himself, and give me an actual right wing voting choice, as I certainly don't have one at the moment. (I've completely given away the fanciful notion of having a Libertarian choice).
Very, very depressed.
Mark
Not much choice now! In the end we will vote National just to get rid of Labour.
I agree with Mark - bring back Brash.
The only think I can hope for in any positive frame of mind is that Key is smart enough to Trojan Horse the National Party into power and then reveal the true agenda - one much closer to National's founding principles.
To start with however, we need to fool the indoctrinated into thinking a Labour Lite is the only acceptable alternative to the tired Labour Heavy.
Hey, a man can hope.
Had I not stood by ACT last time, perhaps we would have been spared an extra 3 years of this unbelievable "government".
My heart is with ACT, but my mind says to support National until we have deprogrammed enough of our follow citizens that they actually WANT to be independent again.
Then, and only then, is there credible room for an effective Liberal party.
thing.
(why do blogs not allows edits - argh)
Belt, you ignore history.
And I may be idealistic but fooling people into voting you into power so you can implement a completely different agenda is not only deceitful but, more importantly, it won't hold up. That is why we have elections every three years.
I ignore history?
No ma'am!!!
Ruth and Roger did one of NZ's best Trojan Horse jobs on us economically, and David nuclear...ly.
I think there is a precedent for the Trojan horse hope - albeit a slim one, prima facie.
If 51% of voters want a burger and not celery, then you're never going to get elected telling them they must eat celery when you run the show. So, if you're a strategist, you start thinking about selling burgers to star with, and then when you're the only shop for 3 years, slowly change the burger to contain some celery, all the while distracting the customer with side-show promotions.
Labour's had a decade to do some serious social engineering. Standing up and presenting a hard choice to a captive and co-dependent electorate isn't going to get anyone elected to be in a position to affect change.
Key presents himself as a nice, non-threatening Labour Lite alternative. Either way, I would like three years of change for the sake of it, and still harbour hope that at least SOME of the damage can be undone.
Ruth and Roger were aberrations.
Mark said "I've completely given away the fanciful notion of having a Libertarian choice".
Why is that? Libertarianz will never be a big party, but its principles are not for sale (ala National).
A commonly used argument is that a vote for Libertarianz is a wasted one. I violently disagree with that. If we were only vote for the winner, we would be a herd of sheep (we're close enough already).
Vote for Libz, vote for freedom, and be proud of it!
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