Gaz jumps on the Brod bandwagon

muFasa might need to check what “partisan” means? And substitute another word maybe?

Gungahlin Al said :

Aurelius said :

Hasn’t anyone told the Senator that a bandwagon’s best to jump on when the support level is rising, not falling?

Ha!

But is there a bandwagon that Gary hasn’t jumped on in the last three months?

Methinks he is getting seriously concerned about the potential of being bumped by the Greens this coming election, and is trying desperately to overcome the perception (I’d say reality) that he’s achieved nothing for Canberra in either government or opposition.

And wouldn’t that be an interesting situation? Unlike senators elected in the states, an ACT senator is in immediately – instant balance of power to the Greens, unfettered by Stephen Fiedling’s dense ideas for 8-10 months.

I think Canberra voters would be quite intrigued by that scenario, and willing to turf Gary Humphries just to see some big tickets items (like a carbon tax) through the parliament. A handful of votes here in Canberra get to affect the entire country…

Sorry Gary, but that bandwagon could be coming right at you.

Al – You have been preaching about the Greeens winning a Senate seat for months now. I respect your view. Humbly disagree with your claim that Gaz is worried, although I’m sure he’s not taking anything for granted (who would?). When I read comments like these, though, I’m not sure if it’s wishful thinking on your part, or an attempt to plant a seed in others’ minds.

The Greens’ lead Senate candidate, I admit, is quite openly boastful about winning. However, she has commented publicly (at least, as a guest lecturer at an ANU course) regarding the deaths related to the stimulus package insulation programme words to the effect of “who cares” because the programme still created jobs. Perhaps she has that view because she involved in convincing the government to go down that path for the stimulus package rather than, for example, a greater focus on infrastructure.

I’m not saying she’s wrong to be so flippant about the deaths; there are lots of opinions out there. But she’s hardly a bastion of compassion, so what do you think of her now?

Wow Gungahlin Al – as the President of a Community Council one would have thought you would be a little partisan publicly with your dealings with politicians – but I often see you on here doing a little bit of Gary bashing.

Now don’t get me wrong, kicking a pollie when they do something stupid isn’t a bad idea… but as somewhat of a community figure, you might want to think about what you write before you press the “post” button.

Did you ever think that Gary might be supporting this because he actually thinks its a good idea? Would have criticised this move if it was Senator Lundy or the Greens candidate coming out in favour of the van? Have you even asked them what their opinion of the van is?

And if you desire the ETS so bad, you would need two Labor Senators in Canberra as the Greens voted the ETS down.

Criticise Gary for jumping on the bandwagon late – but relating it to him being “seriously concerned” about losing his seat is pretty far fetched… come back to reality Alan…

Al,
As much as I’d like to see the Liberals not score the second Senate seat, the reality is there’s enough Liberal votes in this city to ensure he’ll get 33%, and thus a quota.
To not get that level of the vote, Gazza would have to do something (or maybe several somethings) monumentally bad. Like perhaps blow up a public building in a negligent way and kill a child? Oh no, hang on, that’s been done.

Yeah – someone trying to turn a profit out of a food van should be entitled to exactly the same rights….

*sigh…

I’m thinking of running in the next election, I can join the likes of Barnaby Joyce and Bob Catter… get in the news and hard on about bollocks.

Aurelius said :

Hasn’t anyone told the Senator that a bandwagon’s best to jump on when the support level is rising, not falling?

Ha!

But is there a bandwagon that Gary hasn’t jumped on in the last three months?

Methinks he is getting seriously concerned about the potential of being bumped by the Greens this coming election, and is trying desperately to overcome the perception (I’d say reality) that he’s achieved nothing for Canberra in either government or opposition.

And wouldn’t that be an interesting situation? Unlike senators elected in the states, an ACT senator is in immediately – instant balance of power to the Greens, unfettered by Stephen Fiedling’s dense ideas for 8-10 months.

I think Canberra voters would be quite intrigued by that scenario, and willing to turf Gary Humphries just to see some big tickets items (like a carbon tax) through the parliament. A handful of votes here in Canberra get to affect the entire country…

Sorry Gary, but that bandwagon could be coming right at you.

I was getting bored of the BrodDebate but the SMH article is a particularly interesting one, and the following paragraph is a good summation of the issue:

Most cities, [sic] have had to accommodate organic, higgledy piggledy growth at some point; Canberra is one of the few that, from the start, has had the option of controlling everything. The question is whether it should. Should the NCA keep trying to make Brodburger conform to its plan, or should it listen to the thousands of Canberrans who like it just as it is?

I’m generally in favour of having development in Canberra guided by a single aesthetic vision rather than a seething metropolis-style ‘higgledy-piggledy’ approach, but in the case of the Brodburger van, it’s mostly hidden by trees, and doesn’t interrupt the aesthetic qualities of the lakeside or the park. On the other hand, I don’t think the construction of a permanent kiosk is too much to ask of a successful enterprise like this. And after it’s built he could paint the bloody thing red as a final ‘up yours’ to the NCA. Sounds like a win/win to me.

Hasn’t anyone told the Senator that a bandwagon’s best to jump on when the support level is rising, not falling?