Maxine

I refer you to Maxine McKew's clever and concise article in The Australian today.

Here are a few snippets...

"I'm sure that the young couple leaning over to inspect the CaesarStone kitchen bench tops will recall the Prime Minister's promise in 2004 to keep interest rates at record lows, but I'll remind them anyway."

"One anecdote doesn't make a case, but all across the country parliamentarians are hearing a similar tune: Work Choices goes against the culture of a fair go. Today it's your neighbour who's lost his penalty payments. Tomorrow it could be you."

"What's odd is that John Howard, normally such an astute reader of the political mood, has misjudged this issue [industrial relations]. Conviction politics is all very well, but an arrogant disregard for entrenched community sentiment is something else altogether."