{"id":392,"date":"2007-03-12T07:38:48","date_gmt":"2007-03-11T21:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/machinegunkeyboard.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2007-03-13T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2007-03-13T01:33:34","slug":"teflon-rudd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/machinegunkeyboard.com\/?p=392","title":{"rendered":"Teflon Rudd!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kevin Rudd’s popularity has not only not been hurt<\/a> by HoWARd’s carefully crafted, theatrical smears<\/a>– but has been driven up to unprecedented levels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest monthly Herald\/ACNielsen poll shows Labor would win easily with a two-party-preferred vote of 61 per cent to the Coalition’s 39 per cent – a three-point swing to Labor over the past month.<\/em><\/p>\n

It reveals the Government’s concerted attack on Mr Rudd’s integrity and judgement has backfired. Labor is in a stronger position than at the corresponding time before the election in 2001, when the Howard Government faced its darkest hour. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Much silliness has been made by pundits of ‘Saint Kevin<\/a>‘ or ‘Rudd’s halo<\/a>,’ but I don’t think voters ever had either perception. The decision voters will make is HoWARd’s record and character vs the perceived potential for a Rudd Labor government to begin to repair 11 years worth of damage to Australia, within<\/a> and without<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I agree with Paul Keating’s take on the little dessicated coconut<\/a> and Costello being “…all tip and no iceberg.<\/a>” (thanks to ABC Radio National’s The World Today<\/em><\/a> for the classic Keating clips<\/a>) You can expect more ineffectual if not self-damaging<\/a> thrashing about by HoWARd, Costello & Co. before the elections.<\/p>\n

I do believe the Australian people have had quite enough of HoWARd- and we’re ready for a new direction. HoWARd’s mates on the big end of town have done very well for the last 11 years. Time for a paradigm shift.<\/p>\n

-weez<\/p>\n

(Be patient with SMH links- the SMH website has been winking on and off all morning for me) <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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