Comments on: McsKewered – Labor fixes Howard’s expectations management

By: Andrew Elder

Andrew Elder — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:11:43 +0000

As I’ve said elsewhere, McKew is clearly a spoiler. If Labor were serious about winning the seat they’d have chosen John Watkins.
To be effective, McKew has to have the common touch. Living in Mosman and interviewing the big guns is no indicator that she’s ready for boring speech nights, drawn-out meet-and-greets and all the other examples of hard, unglamorous work that might endear her to the folk of Bennelong.
Every time Howard travels outside NSW after the Budget, McKew has to be ready with a stunt. It’s a big ask and the people of Bennelong would be quick to tire of it – and nobody knows this better than Howard.

By: John Ryan

John Ryan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:38:13 +0000

Dont you think that after 12 yrs of lies,an unwinable war,sucking up to GW Bush,seeing everything that made Australia great being destroyed by the carpetbaggers in Howards Govt,that people might be a bit tired of the little liar and his Govt of spin

By: Benno

Benno — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:56:10 +0000

Intellect is good and I would prefer snobbery to snivelling any day.
“It will consist of “A” listers looking straight down their noses and TV cameras and telling us all what is good for us – a replay of the Keating government. Get ready for the “Queen Bee” state.”
Hooray!!! Let’s hope they win. But if they don’t, I’ll settle for Turnbull as PM and Petro Georgiou as Treasurer.

By: peter tuck

peter tuck — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:04:46 +0000

Maxine is going on the basis of a Morgan poll (ie ALP pollster) and 2004 2PP electoral result (4%). Remember Wilkie the Green candidate took 16%. So it is a very tough call for Max and provided she doesn’t behave like a smartarse or attract same publicity she should worry the shit out of the rodent.

By: Miss Bennet

Miss Bennet — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:06:40 +0000

I think Maxine McKew running for Bennelong will be a win either way for Labor – she is an intelligent, informed and caring person ready for a new challenge. She will do a good job for the electorate and the country if elected, if not, at worst, she will have played a strategic role for the ALP – now a much healthier party under Rudd. I live in Rudd’s electorate and have long been impressed with his ability to keep abreast of local, national, and international matters all at once. I was hoping he would make it to the leadership, as I think he has the ‘true calling’ to politics as it should be practised. He has compassion, realism and capability in extraordinary measure – a rare individual. He really wants the job, just as Howard did, and he wants it for the right reasons.
Re the comparison with Hewson, didn’t he really lose because of his openly discussed plans for a gst? Sure, Rudd has been trying to demonstrate his credentials as alternative PM, and he’s not afraid to recruit people with intellect… I for one would be more than happy to welcome some wise people who are willing to climb that learning curve to help look after this country. I even think that under Rudd, we could see Australia become a greater influence on world affairs in a very positive way.
To those of you living in Bennelong, I believe you’ve had John Howard representing you since 1974. In a reprise from that era, perhaps ‘it’s time’ for a change – except that under Rudd an ALP government will be much more measured in its actions that a certain administration from back then! You could do a lot worse than Maxine McKew.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:43:33 +0000

Who’s tourist and who’s resident? Last time I checked, Kirribilli House lies well outside Bennelong.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:24:38 +0000

Perhaps ‘the electorate’ has changed and is looking for a change of government, in which case Maxine McKew will add more wind to Rudd’s sails.