Tracking the Taxes – Revisited
Posted by rantsampersandmore on August 29, 2008
One of my earliest posts was titled “Tracking the Taxes” where I intended to list all the places our PM happened to be at Tax payers expense.
After Kevin Rudds ‘third’ overseas trip, I abandoned the idea as it was obvious that it would be an all consuming exercise to ‘follow’ his every move. I think that had I persisted with it, I would be even more annoyed with our ’show pony’ Prime Minister.
Here is another insight courtesy of Andrew Bolts blog:
What is this – Rudd’s seventh or eighth trip overseas, in just nine months of office? I’ve honestly lost count:
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith are expected to head to New York next month to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
What a strange addiction Rudd has for strutting the international stage, doing almost nothing at all of any note. As I’ve suggested before, I suspect Rudd may be toying with a tilt for UN secretary general, but perhaps the explanation is much simpler. Overseas, he gets feted; here he gets roasted. Overseas, he need only sign papers; here he actually has to find something meaningful to do – and damn well do it.
It’s time Rudd announced a trip to Australia.
A Link to Andrews Blog: http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/
