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From: sr on 28 Nov 2009 23:44 You don't want to take their high paying jobs away from them? It is a scam that keeps on giving you are a meanie aren't you? "o n z o b" <oo(a)p.com> wrote in message news:4b11e941(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > > > Malcolm Turnbull Stance Cops A Poll Axing > > November 29 2009 > > > > MALCOLM Turnbull's hopes of fighting off a Liberal rebellion over climate > change to hold on to the Opposition leadership have been shattered by a > poll showing a whopping 60 per cent of Australians are against Rudd > rushing the Emissions Trading Scheme through parliament. > > > > Despite Mr Turnbull insisting the ETS must be passed now - ahead of the > UN's Copenhagen summit - the poll overwhelmingly backs his opponents - > with 81 per cent of Coalition supporters wanting the vote delayed. > > > > Incredibly, nine out of 10 Coalition supporters - and three out of four > Labor voters - say they don't understand the ETS and want the Government > to explain it better. > > > > The Galaxy poll, conducted exclusively for The Sunday Telegraph on Friday > night, shows a huge 80 per cent of voters do not believe the Government > has provided sufficient details about an ETS with only 26 per cent now > supporting the Turnbull-Rudd push for the Senate to pass it into law > immediately. > > > > Fewer than one in five Australians believe the Government has provided > sufficient information about the ETS. > > > > Even 73 per cent of Labor voters are in the dark over the ETS. > > > > Mr Turnbull will face a leadership challenge on Tuesday from Tony Abbott. > But frantic efforts will be made by Liberal MPs over the next 48 hours to > convince their preferred candidate, Joe Hockey, to stand. Mr Hockey, who > is torn between his commitment to his young family and the need to take on > the top job, will be buoyed by the Galaxy poll which shows he is neck- > and-neck in voter support with Mr Turnbull, with both on 29 per cent. Mr > Abbott is not far behind on 22 per cent. > > > > Among Coalition supporters though, Mr Hockey is the clear favourite > preferred by 39 per cent, with Mr Turnbull on 25 per cent running third > behind Mr Abbott on 26 per cent. > > > > Mr Hockey has previously said he will not challenge Mr Turnbull out of > loyalty, friendship and the fact both belong to the party's moderate wing. > > > > A confident Mr Turnbull yesterday re-affirmed to The Sunday Telegraph that > he'd have to be blasted out of the leadership. > > > > Asked if he would be a candidate, Mr Turnbull replied: "Absolutely. I've > said it a thousand times. I'll stand." > > > > As well as trying to convince Mr Hockey that if Mr Turnbull lost a spill > motion and re-nominated Mr Hockey would not technically be challenging, > his supporters are also try- ing to strike a deal with the Right through > Senate leader Nick Minchin. > > > > This would involve the right-wing climate change sceptics in the party > refraining from publicly crowing they had won the day if Mr Hockey - > previously a supporter of the ETS legislation being passed - were to stand > and win. > > > > Senior frontbencher Christopher Pyne, a supporter of Mr Turnbull, is not > deserting his leader. > > > > But, critically, MPs say his closeness to Mr Hockey and Mr Turnbull now > makes him a key factor in any smooth transition between the two. > > > > If a deal can be done Mr Hockey will send the ETS Bill off to a Senate > inquiry and then use the findings of that inquiry in the new year to > position himself as supporting an ETS but not the one being proposed by Mr > Rudd. > > > > > > But Mr Abbott, in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Telegraph, says > the view of him as a narrow conservative is wrong, citing his plan for > paid maternity leave as an example of his changed views, describing > himself as a "commonsense pragmatist". > > > > He also pledged not to let his Catholic beliefs influence his role as > leader of the Opposition. > > > > "The internal party criticism is that I'm ill-disciplined and too inclined > to fly solo," Mr Abbott said. > > > > "I think as a frontbencher you have to float a few ideas, but, obviously > as a leader, there's a sense in which you don't have the luxury of a > private opinion. I would be careful as leader to be collegial and > consultative." > > > > Independent assessments suggest Mr Turnbull and Mr Abbott each would have > 30 solid votes. The remaining 25 MPs are understood to be leaning Mr > Abbott's way, believing that if Mr Turnbull is re-elected, the undermining > will simply continue. > > > > Some of Mr Turnbull's supporters judge he has, at best, 20 solid votes, > with 39 "on a very good day" - well short of the 43 needed for victory. > Some put Mr Abbott decisively ahead "in the high 30s". > > > > http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/malcolm-turnbull-stance-cops-a-poll-axing/story-e6frewt0-1225804931828 > > > > > > Warmest Regards > > > > B0n oz > > > > "It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps > US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of > scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that > is distinct from natural variation." > > Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, > Townsville > > "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:7ne21hF3jv1tsU1(a)mid.individual.net... > sr wrote >> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote >>> sr wrote >>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote >>>>> sr wrote > >>>>>> Climategate: five Aussie MPs lead the way by resigning in disgust >>>>>> over carbon tax > >>>>> No they didnt, you pig ignorant clown. > >>>> MyFreePress : Article : Al Gore Flees in Panic from Chicago Book >>>> Signing: http://bit.ly/67s3Hb #climategate #gore #wimp >>>> the crowd was right after him, they took off in the car and the >>>> crowd was pounding on the car as they drove off. >>>> I would pay to see that on the news LOL > >>> Irrelevant to that stupid lie you posted. > >> everything you believed is false, > > Nope, not one of those resigned, fool. > >
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