Comments on: Howard heaved… http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/ Thoughts that made it to the page Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:25:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: marcleh http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14939 marcleh Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:15:32 +0000 http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14939 If it weren't for voting Y-Gen NewAgers who like Buddhists I doubt he would have seen the Dalai Lama ;) Few more: - abuse of public funds to push political angles as "public education advertising" - bullying of ABC on political bias (leaving aside funding cuts many years ago) - neglecting the re-education of farmers away from traditional farming methods and business models to "climate realistic" business models If it weren’t for voting Y-Gen NewAgers who like Buddhists I doubt he would have seen the Dalai Lama ;)

Few more:
- abuse of public funds to push political angles as “public education advertising”
- bullying of ABC on political bias (leaving aside funding cuts many years ago)
- neglecting the re-education of farmers away from traditional farming methods and business models to “climate realistic” business models

]]> By: gyoung http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14921 gyoung Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:09:36 +0000 http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14921 Thanks Peter. I missed that he met this year. I was actually referring to his <a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21746355-1702,00.html">previous visit in 2002</a> where I believe that only the opposition leader met with the Dalai Lama (I've corrected my list above to reflect this). <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/room-found-for-dalai-date/2007/05/26/1179601737310.html">Howard also took a long time to agree</a> - as did Rudd, I might add. It's funny - the whole gun laws thing has been brought up again and again in commentary as possibly the only thing that people feel he contributed. This despite being elected for 3 terms - go figure... I think "management of the economy" is in many people's minds, but I don't think they managed it particularly well. In fact I think that through lack of investment in R&D, esp. in renewable technology, and a lack of investment in universities, has left us in quite a precarious position economically. Thanks Peter. I missed that he met this year. I was actually referring to his previous visit in 2002 where I believe that only the opposition leader met with the Dalai Lama (I’ve corrected my list above to reflect this). Howard also took a long time to agree - as did Rudd, I might add.

It’s funny - the whole gun laws thing has been brought up again and again in commentary as possibly the only thing that people feel he contributed. This despite being elected for 3 terms - go figure… I think “management of the economy” is in many people’s minds, but I don’t think they managed it particularly well.

In fact I think that through lack of investment in R&D, esp. in renewable technology, and a lack of investment in universities, has left us in quite a precarious position economically.

]]> By: pcmason http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14914 pcmason Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:56:16 +0000 http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14914 All of it is right except for the bit about meeting the Dalai Lama which I believe he did meet. http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2007/08/28/2017684.htm I think the only good thing he did was bring in tighter gun control after Port Arthur shooting, but that certainly doesn't make up for his failures. All of it is right except for the bit about meeting the Dalai Lama which I believe he did meet.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2007/08/28/2017684.htm

I think the only good thing he did was bring in tighter gun control after Port Arthur shooting, but that certainly doesn’t make up for his failures.

]]> By: jai http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14908 jai Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:26:05 +0000 http://synapsechronicles.com/2007/11/26/howard-heaved/#comment-14908 A dark cloud has indeed been lifted. Lets hope that the new powers will act on matters in a way that are representative of what we would do ourselves. A dark cloud has indeed been lifted.

Lets hope that the new powers will act on matters in a way that are representative of what we would do ourselves.

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