Midnight Oil

Subject: Re: [powderworks] And also ... (on the point at which pollies become sell outs)
From: Frosty!
Date: 19/07/2009, 10:38 pm
To: Stephan J�nsch
CC: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au

I think this was a great article. My first thought when the Uranium mine lease was extended was that Garrett has to abide by Government policy (and possibly legislation) which would say if the application conforms, the lease must be granted. If Garrett believed the lease should (or could) be denied he would have to make a motion in parliament. Just because he's the Minister for the Environment doesn't mean he can do what he wants.

I've always felt these calls of 'sell out' were very short sighted. Watch everyone change their tune when he does have to draw that line in the sand.

Frosty


On 19/07/2009, at 9:33 PM, Stephan J�nsch wrote:

 

I believe Pete has his line in the sand and I believe he won't cross it.
And I believe his political opponents know that line very well and they
won't challenge him to cross it which they might if it was someone else
in the job put Pete. Not that I knew anything about Australian politics
but that's the picture of Pete I need to preserve for myself or else I
would feel personally hurt by his betrayal after all the impact the
Oils' message (and an important part of that is integrity) had on my way
of thinking and acting.

Stephan

tr_espen schrieb:
>
>
> In addition to a previous powdies post:
>
> "The good oil: Garrett knows his job"
> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25796947-7583,00.html
> <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25796947-7583,00.html>
>
> t
>
>