What will the Brumby do now the horses have bolted?
Bracks is happy, Kroker and Cameron are happy, but should the people be happy?
(Copyright EA 10am Saturday 28th July 2007)
Thwaites and Bracks resignation is interpreted by ABC Lateline panel last night as "good timing" - not even a hint from the cool cats . the so called political “realists” in the land, that "something is wrong" . Why?
Brumby's challenge ( and it seems Libs and Nats also )will clearly be the very tough business of how to make govt work better . Mr Brumbys huge challenge is to be more practical and effective in dealing with the roots of incompetence. For eg The urgent need to unwind the twisted merry go rounds that Thwaites has created , by cultivating his own Department of Supernatural Expectations (all over the place on water and air issues)and Ignoring all the hard and critical jobs like planning .( Madden doesn’t even seem to be aware of the pile of garbage he’s sitting on )
I wish John Brumby well – he’s got a much tougher job than the cool cats were indicating. As we suggested to Bracks when he came in , new leaders MUST deal very firmly ( cutting off supply) with the diseases within their own households before they can hope to improve what’s happening outside . .
Examples from history - we need visionaries , but do we have any ?
Berthold Brecht was alert to the reality that evil regenerates itself -if you don't nip it in the bud --he was aware after the war, but there were a few visionaries who were aware before . Those very rare persons had a great political advantage, but their leaders didn’t listen to them .
In Victoria , there is no indication from anywhere on the landscape that some more crap is coming – let alone that we are still breeding the problem .
How do we make Victoria work ?– being practical . The cool cats seem to forget that ultimately Politics is practical, and good politics is very practical.Were Bracks and Thwaites practical about nipping Kennetts damage in the bud . Were they victims themseleves of the yes men factor .
Those who get diverted into silly short term and shallow low advice mind games that imitate real politics generate the long term pain which should be the subject of media review . The long term view is what we thought we paid the ABC and Parliament TO get hold of . But we are not reading about it
The practical point IS ; before you can deal with any problem, you have to understand the problem. There isn't one some will say !? 10 billion dollar ones plus all the others that cost/ coast less? Neither side of politics in Victoria, nor the cool cats.it seems to me , really understand the problem.
In between the stable rocks of realit politique( the long term) there is a lot of changing of pants and underpants . Best not to waste too much talking time on that . sh happens .
Vision, sustainability and satisfaction come from good advice. Good advice doesn’t come cheap . With the high risk of wearing no clothes in politics and the complex matters of planning and environment in particular , its always better to buy some. John
(Copyright EA 10am Saturday 28th July 2007)
Thwaites and Bracks resignation is interpreted by ABC Lateline panel last night as "good timing" - not even a hint from the cool cats . the so called political “realists” in the land, that "something is wrong" . Why?
Brumby's challenge ( and it seems Libs and Nats also )will clearly be the very tough business of how to make govt work better . Mr Brumbys huge challenge is to be more practical and effective in dealing with the roots of incompetence. For eg The urgent need to unwind the twisted merry go rounds that Thwaites has created , by cultivating his own Department of Supernatural Expectations (all over the place on water and air issues)and Ignoring all the hard and critical jobs like planning .( Madden doesn’t even seem to be aware of the pile of garbage he’s sitting on )
I wish John Brumby well – he’s got a much tougher job than the cool cats were indicating. As we suggested to Bracks when he came in , new leaders MUST deal very firmly ( cutting off supply) with the diseases within their own households before they can hope to improve what’s happening outside . .
Examples from history - we need visionaries , but do we have any ?
Berthold Brecht was alert to the reality that evil regenerates itself -if you don't nip it in the bud --he was aware after the war, but there were a few visionaries who were aware before . Those very rare persons had a great political advantage, but their leaders didn’t listen to them .
In Victoria , there is no indication from anywhere on the landscape that some more crap is coming – let alone that we are still breeding the problem .
How do we make Victoria work ?– being practical . The cool cats seem to forget that ultimately Politics is practical, and good politics is very practical.Were Bracks and Thwaites practical about nipping Kennetts damage in the bud . Were they victims themseleves of the yes men factor .
Those who get diverted into silly short term and shallow low advice mind games that imitate real politics generate the long term pain which should be the subject of media review . The long term view is what we thought we paid the ABC and Parliament TO get hold of . But we are not reading about it
The practical point IS ; before you can deal with any problem, you have to understand the problem. There isn't one some will say !? 10 billion dollar ones plus all the others that cost/ coast less? Neither side of politics in Victoria, nor the cool cats.it seems to me , really understand the problem.
In between the stable rocks of realit politique( the long term) there is a lot of changing of pants and underpants . Best not to waste too much talking time on that . sh happens .
Vision, sustainability and satisfaction come from good advice. Good advice doesn’t come cheap . With the high risk of wearing no clothes in politics and the complex matters of planning and environment in particular , its always better to buy some. John
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