I note that Rudd is being condemned for deferring the introduction of an ETS bill to parliament. This seems to me to be quite unreasonable and unjustifiable. I think that it isn’t Rudd that should be condemned but the opposition parties. We have sitting on the opposition benches a certain individual named Ian McFarlane that in good faith negotiated a version of the ETS that would be acceptable to both the Government and the Opposition, he did this at the request of his then leader Mr Turnbal.
Next McFarlane betrayed the leader and then when the bill that he had helped to draft was introduced to the Parliament he voted it down, indicating that he will do anything stay in power regardless of the consequences of his vote. McFarlane is the sort of person that, if in a service capacity you found that you had him to protect you back and you were called into action, the first step you’d take to secure you back would be to shoot McFarlane!
I feel that when Rudd said that the introduction of an ETS was an urgent and essential requirement to protect the future of the human existence, I think that he was right. Unfortunately, he is faced by an obstructive opposition which is of the opinion that economic security is more important than ecological security. Hence it seems sensible to abandon the introduction of an ETS bill till the waters are washing around the feet of these global warming sceptics, then it will probably be too late to present an effective bill; however, there will then be more chance of getting a bill passed!
God help us if we ever get the present coalition parties in Government, they are absolutely hopeless and I feel that they are more interested in pleasing big business and other powers than doing what is good for the ordinary Aussie bloke of either sex!