Comments on: Another support party bites the dust http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/ hopping along the corridors of power Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:25:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Craig Ranapia http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4218 Craig Ranapia Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:44:51 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4218 You wrote: It will not sign up to National’s “bottom line� of scrapping the Maori seats without a referendum, and it believes National’s tax cut package is unaffordable and inflationary. I reply: Well, as I've said before you're a damn fool if you think Winston First can be trusted to have the same "bottom lines" from one week to the next. (Remember when in 1996 he was never, ever going to go into coalition with National?) And looking at NZFirst's own policies, I think both John Key and Michael Cullen should treat lectures on fiscal probity from that quarter with the contempt it deserves. Perhaps we should be asking whether Helen Clark and Don Brash will draw some bottom lines of their own - will they adopt NZF's racist immigration policy, his grossly fiscally irresponsible super policy, immediately drop company tax to 30%? And I think we all, left and right, should ask Winston to produce independent costing of his promises - because I smell a lot of fudge on Winston's breath. As for the Maori Party, I think you're the commentator who really believed the MP would ever have contemplated any kind of formal deal with National. I think that shows a certain naivety Truia and Sharples were happy to encourage - until it started hitting their poll numbers - but never really believed themselves. You wrote:
It will not sign up to National’s “bottom line� of scrapping the Maori seats without a referendum, and it believes National’s tax cut package is unaffordable and inflationary.

I reply:
Well, as I’ve said before you’re a damn fool if you think Winston First can be trusted to have the same “bottom lines” from one week to the next. (Remember when in 1996 he was never, ever going to go into coalition with National?)

And looking at NZFirst’s own policies, I think both John Key and Michael Cullen should treat lectures on fiscal probity from that quarter with the contempt it deserves. Perhaps we should be asking whether Helen Clark and Don Brash will draw some bottom lines of their own - will they adopt NZF’s racist immigration policy, his grossly fiscally irresponsible super policy, immediately drop company tax to 30%?

And I think we all, left and right, should ask Winston to produce independent costing of his promises - because I smell a lot of fudge on Winston’s breath.

As for the Maori Party, I think you’re the commentator who really believed the MP would ever have contemplated any kind of formal deal with National. I think that shows a certain naivety Truia and Sharples were happy to encourage - until it started hitting their poll numbers - but never really believed themselves.

]]> By: joy http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4177 joy Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:01:45 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4177 Peter Q. Chipper may very well want to buy my house in a small country town in a food producing region, if hard right Nats succeed on the 7th. Joy. Peter Q.

Chipper may very well want to buy my house in a small country town in a food producing region, if hard right Nats succeed on the 7th. Joy.

]]> By: peterquixote http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4176 peterquixote Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:54:03 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4176 joy like pull youselfs together woman, this combination would be the most socialist extreme situation for NZ, and our currency house price go bang bang,fall over, chipper buy yous house when price collapse, and Green, Joy, do yous peoples agree on the maori upper house, that with right of refusal of legislation, i donts think so, no fwwog, look yous believing own propa gander joy like pull youselfs together woman,
this combination would be the most socialist extreme situation for NZ, and our currency house price go bang bang,fall over, chipper buy yous house when price collapse,

and Green, Joy, do yous peoples agree on the maori upper house, that with right of refusal of legislation,
i donts think so,
no fwwog, look yous believing own propa gander

]]> By: joy http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4173 joy Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:45:54 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4173 Reading the "assimilation" post and now this one, it is ever more clear to me that the LPG's middle of the road is the way to go. Not hard right with National. And for Maori voters to think carefully about how exclusive their policy and position appears to be. Joy. Reading the “assimilation” post and now this one, it is ever more clear to me that the LPG’s middle of the road is the way to go. Not hard right with National. And for Maori voters to think carefully about how exclusive their policy and position appears to be. Joy.

]]> By: phil u. http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4166 phil u. Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:57:51 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4166 ahh zen..i see you are already preparing yourself for the green future.. '..sharing an organic carrot on a picnic blanket..' is surprisingly whimsical.. phil(whoar.co.nz) ahh zen..i see you are already preparing yourself for the green future..

‘..sharing an organic carrot on a picnic blanket..’ is surprisingly whimsical..

phil(whoar.co.nz)

]]> By: ZenTiger http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4165 ZenTiger Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:48:37 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/08/30/another-support-party-bites-the-dust/#comment-4165 If you go out and book a restaurant now, for September 16th, you can probably celebrate without having to worry about the crowds. Furthermore, petrol may be too much by then to afford gatherings in any kinds of numbers. I suggest you go out and meet your neighbours. Any luck, they are all Greens or Labour voters and you can share an organic carrot on a picnic blanket. If you go out and book a restaurant now, for September 16th, you can probably celebrate without having to worry about the crowds.

Furthermore, petrol may be too much by then to afford gatherings in any kinds of numbers. I suggest you go out and meet your neighbours. Any luck, they are all Greens or Labour voters and you can share an organic carrot on a picnic blanket.

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