Good Economics Is Good Politics.

I Think The Rise Of China Is One Of The Great Events Of All Economic And Human History, And I Think This Will Be Overwhelmingly A Positive Thing For The Region And The World.

We Will Not Adopt The Fantastic Hypocrisy Of Modern Conservatism Which Preaches The Values Of Families And Communities, While Conducting A Direct Assault On Them Through Reduced Wages And Conditions And Job Security.

The Great Curse Of Modern Political Life Is Incrementalism.

Think Of One Structural Change In 11 Years He Made, Other Than Being Just Doling Out Money In The Annual Budget? And Don't Say The Gst Because Howard Did That And It Wasn't A Structural Change Anyway, Just A Change In The Tax System. This Is A Low Flying Person.

For John Howard To Get To Any High Moral Ground He Would Have To First Climb Out Of The Volcanic Hole He's Dug For Himself Over The Last Decade. You Know, It's Like One Of Those Deep Diamond Mined Holes In South Africa, You Know, They're About A Mile Underground. He'd Have To Come A Mile Up To Get To Even Equilibrium, Let Alone Have Any Contest In Morality With Kevin Rudd.