day. As soon as another great infrastructure or reform is announced it's overshadowed by some pathetic taunt or smear from Abbott's box of dirty tricks. I'm garnering more respect for the PM as time goes on, anyone else would have told the press where to get off. Damn sure I would've. van truc : 03 May 2012 1:46:19pm The difference between what people thought about Mr Howard compared to what they now think about Ms Gillard is possibly due to Mr Abbott. I am continually amazed how some readily accuse Ms G of lying over the carbon tax. So bloody what? Mr A treats a political re-assessment as worse than a mortal sin and the public blindly fall into line. What a sad state in which we live. Will things ever get better? I Hate Debt : peeved : 03 May 2012 8:03:33pm I Hate Debt. This is the third time I have read your one line quip on how much you hate debt. Are you trying to be clever by adding an extra couple of words to your sentence each time? Please tear yourself away from 'The voice' or 'Master chef' or whatever other meaningless form of entertainment you indulge yourself with and read up on the benefits to an economy when money on infrastructure is spent. Wirewolf : 03 May 2012 10:44:30pm There was this little global financial crisis thing you may have heard of... That might have had something to do with it. Running a deficit budget