Josh Frydenberg. Out of his depth.

[beez]

A brutally excoriating piece by Joe Aston in the AFR.

Almost every paragraph was quote-worthy.

Josh Frydenberg, ScoMo’s enabler in chief

The enduring protection racket for Morrison’s worst instincts and behaviours was furnished by his deputy.

www.afr.com

The brutal derailment of Josh Frydenberg’s preordained glide into the office of prime minister has caused an extraordinary – and extraordinarily misplaced – bout of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Even by The Australian’s standards of Liberal idolatry, its first post-election editorial was truly embarrassing. “Mr Frydenberg is a talent that Australia’s democracy can ill-afford to lose.” The newspaper then mischaracterised him as “a formidable policy wonk” who “is respected for his substance and intellect” and “as the hardest-working MP in parliament, with a computer-like knowledge of the complex portfolios he has held”.

In his greatest moment of humiliation and repudiation, Frydenberg still gets the easiest run. He trashed the federal Liberals’ core brand equity of economic management and he’s still being canonised. This reflects Frydenberg’s real aptitude: grooming his elders and the media.

This supports an enterprising narrative whereby the nation’s destiny – Frydenberg as PM, leading us to the promised land – was tragically shattered by Morrison, in whose government Frydenberg was merely a loyal passenger.


It credits him with the meritorious attribute of loyalty, but none of the responsibility it entails.

It ignores the fact that when Morrison crashed the Liberal Party into a mountain, Frydenberg was his co-pilot.

Thus the enduring protection racket for Morrison’s worst instincts and behaviours was furnished by his deputy. When did he ever call the PM out on anything? Are we to believe that Josh, stooped over the billiard table at Kirribilli, was saying “Mate, vaccination is actually a race”, or “You shouldn’t need your wife to tell you workplace rape is really bad”?

Yeah, right. He was scarcely any less hollow than ScoMo. All Frydenberg could think to say, as his own seat slipped away from him, was “keep me”, without advancing a reason why.

 

[nut]

Not unless you are an alt righter.

A recession is hitting. It's going to be very hard for Labor to win the next election as a result no matter how bad the libs are.

Matthew Guy thread !!!

 

[William Wonka]

With dutton now leader i think any intelligent person will be regretting frydenburg losing his seat.

with a recession about to hit the world in the next 12-18 months and inflation going nuts all opposition leaders are in the prime seat.

Albanese has already brought us the longest period of sub 4% unemployment that we have enjoyed since the 70s

 

[Seeds]

Matthew Guy thread !!!

Tony abbott thread.

 

[nut]

Tony abbott thread.

How did that end up? He got booted by his own crowd

 

[Seeds]

How did that end up? He got booted by his own crowd

he still won. And Labor only got back in power 9 years later. There have been refugees locked up that long As a result of his boat people scare campaigns. we have done nothing on climate for 9 years because of abbotts climate scare campaigns. Nothing been done to curtail house prices. In fact they have gone up even quicker. He got his way in pushing up uni fees.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

With dutton now leader i think any intelligent person will be regretting frydenburg losing his seat.

with a recession about to hit the world in the next 12-18 months and inflation going nuts all opposition leaders are in the prime seat.

Dutton or Frydenberg. It scarcely makes a difference. Both would be equally appalling opposition leaders and prime ministers. Perhaps neither would be quite as bad as Morrison - the greatest piece of shit to ever hold the PM's office - but they're all just marginally different shades of black.

There's nothing to be lionized about Frydenberg, even in comparison with piece of intellectual roadkill like Dutton. He achieved absolutely nothing as treasurer. His one significant piece of legislation was JobKeeper, which is the single greatest treasury policy failure in the nation's history, by an order of tens of billions. It should forever live in infamy, the greatest LNP handout of public money to private firms ever put upon the Australian public.

Frydenberg never displayed an ounce of brains, tenacity (except in polishing his own reputation), judgement, intellect or good sense. He belongs exactly where he is - on the scrapheap - and should rot there for good.

 

[Seeds]

Dutton or Frydenberg. It scarcely makes a difference. Both would be equally appalling opposition leaders and prime ministers. Perhaps neither would be quite as bad as Morrison - the greatest piece of shit to ever hold the PM's office - but they're all just marginally different shades of black.

There's nothing to be lionized about Frydenberg, even in comparison with piece of intellectual roadkill like Dutton. He achieved absolutely nothing as treasurer. His one significant piece of legislation was JobKeeper, which is the single greatest treasury policy failure in the nation's history, by an order of tens of billions. It should forever live in infamy, the greatest LNP handout of public money to private firms ever put upon the Australian public.

Frydenberg never displayed an ounce of brains, tenacity (except in polishing his own reputation), judgement, intellect or good sense. He belongs exactly where he is - on the scrapheap - and should rot there for good.

No dutton will be much worse then morrison and take the libs done the authoritarian police state path. Its not a marginal difference.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

No dutton will be much worse then morrison and take the libs done the authoritarian police state path. Its not a marginal difference.

You seriously overrate Morrison. He was the lowest of the low - a hollow pig sitting atop a pile of corruption and bullshit.

Dutton isn’t going down any authoritarian path. He’d be ditched if he did because it wouldn’t be popular. People link him with his police background - he was a cop for less than 10 years and left the force decades ago. The bloke is a property developer and just another shonk like Morrison. The LNP is just a lobby group for the rich and big business, Dutton’s only goal is power so he can dole out the cash to them, just as Morrison did.

 

[QuietB]

A brutally excoriating piece by Joe Aston in the AFR.

Almost every paragraph was quote-worthy.

That is all fair - but it applies to all liberals.

Every singe one of them has either watched on as a simp or actively encouraged Morrison and Co. to burn the party down.

And they still have not learnt a thing - this is Dutton's statement today - "Peter Dutton suggests Liberals will target "forgotten Australians in the suburbs"" - that worked a treat just a week ago

Good luck with your next fundraising drive.

The only thing that can save the liberals are moderates - and there are none left. The only people left are Hawke, Sukkar, Tudge, Roberts and Morrison who will continue to stack the branches with evangelical christians who cannot take the party to where it needs to be.

In three years time the Liberal party will be even more choc full of kooks and down to their last dollar.

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[carloss]

Guide Dogs chief resigns after endorsing Frydenberg

Karen Hayes has formally resigned from the charity after an investigation was launched into her appearance on Liberal Party election pamphlets during the federal election campaign.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Guide Dogs chief resigns after endorsing Frydenberg

Karen Hayes has formally resigned from the charity after an investigation was launched into her appearance on Liberal Party election pamphlets during the federal election campaign.

But... but...in his concession speech Frodo described her as the best CEO in Australia....

 

[QuietB]

Another woman bites the dust for the LNP swinging dicks

 

[Brad Goodman]

Guide Dogs chief resigns after endorsing Frydenberg

Karen Hayes has formally resigned from the charity after an investigation was launched into her appearance on Liberal Party election pamphlets during the federal election campaign.

Good and fair result

 

[Hojuman]

Guide Dogs chief resigns after endorsing Frydenberg

Karen Hayes has formally resigned from the charity after an investigation was launched into her appearance on Liberal Party election pamphlets during the federal election campaign.

Shoudda got a guide dog, she would have seen this coming

 

[StillAtLarge]

Guide Dogs chief resigns after endorsing Frydenberg

Karen Hayes has formally resigned from the charity after an investigation was launched into her appearance on Liberal Party election pamphlets during the federal election campaign.

Meh, she'll fall feet first into some plum gig that would've been teed up when she endorsed simple Josh

 

[mill204]

Well! Well! Well! At least we can agree that Pot Head won't be the leader come the next election.

 

[carloss]

Well! Well! Well! At least we can agree that Pot Head won't be the leader come the next election.

Excellent political judgement

 

[Pessimistic]

That is all fair - but it applies to all liberals.

Every singe one of them has either watched on as a simp or actively encouraged Morrison and Co. to burn the party down.

And they still have not learnt a thing - this is Dutton's statement today - "Peter Dutton suggests Liberals will target "forgotten Australians in the suburbs"" - that worked a treat just a week ago

Good luck with your next fundraising drive.

The only thing that can save the liberals are moderates - and there are none left. The only people left are Hawke, Sukkar, Tudge, Roberts and Morrison who will continue to stack the branches with evangelical christians who cannot take the party to where it needs to be.

In three years time the Liberal party will be even more choc full of kooks and down to their last dollar.

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Most analysis suggests they have learned nothing

 

[Pessimistic]

Excellent political judgement

Coalition haven’t had a PM from anywhere but Sydney since Menzies. Fryzo will have to base there

 

[mill204]

Excellent political judgement

Not a good idea to post when you're pissed little man. Not that it makes much difference to your apprehension or quality tho.

 

[Romeoh1]

Well! Well! Well! At least we can agree that Pot Head won't be the leader come the next election.

It won’t help.

 

[QuietB]

Well! Well! Well! At least we can agree that Pot Head won't be the leader come the next election.

1/ There are not enough Moderates in the party left for Frydenberg to even make a run.

2/ Someone who loses their seat like he did has no authority in the party.

It is a pipe dream.

If the Liberals are serious about reforming their party - and there is zero evidence that they are - then it is not happening before the next election.

 

[Over The Post]

This arse has been kicked out now, apparently big news breaking about Guide Dogs Vic tomorrow morning.



Click on pic, then on magnifying glass to read full size

 

[Pessimistic]

Katy Gallagher says the government has inherited 'the worst set of budget books' in history. Is that correct?

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says the incoming Labor government has inherited the worst set of budget books in history. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

www.abc.net.au

She should have said peace time. Deficit not so horrendous either