Abbott’s Strategy Exposed With Thomson Affair

August 26, 2011 in Rants & Raves
Tags: Australia, carbon price, climate change, Craig Thomson, democracy, Liberals, personal opinion, politics, Tony Abbott

A little while ago I wrote a piece for The Angle about Tony Abbott’s political style using boxing as an analogy.

Well it would seem that Abbott has gone from probing jabs to body blows to now trying for an outright KO.

With the Liberals’ attacks on the carbon price fizzling out, they needed something new to keep the attacks on the government going. But as the Liberals lurch from attacking the Government, the Independents and the Greens about the carbon price package* to now attacking the Government over the allegations leveled at the Member for Dobell (I’ll go out on a limb and use Thomo-gate), their strategy is exposed.

It’s now more clear than ever that Tony Abbott really has no interest in policy and is opportunistically attacking the government.

There’s no substance in the efforts of the Leader of the Opposition to claim the high ground over Thomo-gate. As is being rightfully pointed out there were more than enough scandals, involving taxpayers money, that plagued the Howard government, of which Abbott was a senior member. In fact there were quite a few scandals, not least of which being the $300+ million handed over to Saddam Hussein’s regime by the Australian Wheat Board while Australia was at war with Iraq.

The policies that have been wheeled out have been lambasted. Just look at their Direct Action plan for climate change; no credible economist has backed the plan. Although the (misleadingly named) Institute for Public Affairs and Menzies House would love to have people believe otherwise. Tony Abbott has no interest in having a dialogue with the nation about what the Liberal Party has to offer Australians. There is no hint, clue or trace of any efforts by the Liberal Party to outline a vision for Australia.  And when probed about the lack of policies we’re served up the same old, tired excuse about how they’ll release policies in good time before the next election. It’s a favourite line of Abbott, Hockey and Abetz.

One thing is certain though wherever Abbott sniffs the blood in the wind that’s where you can bet the Coalition’s attacks will focus on next.

Abbott’s strategy is exposed with Thomo-gate – relentlessly attack anything until the Coalition wins government.

*The first of a raft of legislation for the introduction of the carbon price package was passed by the House of Representatives today. It need only be passed by the Senate now and Australia is on its way to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.

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