The last straw
ALP wins the high ground on economy | Paul Kelly Blog | The Australian
Well it looks like we are set to have a new Prime Minister in a little over a week’s time. Just when there were some slightly promising signs that Howard & Costello might be able to miraculously twist last week’s interest rate rise and the accompanying economic angst in their favour, they have been blown out of the water by their lavish spend-a-thon campaign launch and especially by Kevin Rudd’s shrewd response in his. None of the Coalition promises the other day were deal-breakers, so Rudd’s decision to not try and outdo them but actually spend billions less was visionary. It’s the ultimate irony that offering less money to the voters is possibly the final straw that seals Rudd’s election victory - by negating the coalition’s arguments that Rudd is an economic risk and they are the safer choice. This still may be true, but their statements don’t look as solid now. You’ve gotta give kudos to Rudd - this is a very very clever strategy. Time to start getting used to the idea that our government will be changing soon…
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