(10-23-2024, 09:02 AM)shawny date Wrote:And word is they want to erect a statue for dictator dan. Better have 24 hour guards or it wont last a day.

Quote:Each premier since 1933, apart from Ian Macfarlan, who only served for 51 days, has had a portrait commissioned for the Victorian Parliament's portrait collection. The tradition was initiated by Legislative Council President Fred Grimwade.

Premiers who hold the office for 3,000 days are granted a statue as a commemoration of their legacy. Five premiers, Daniel Andrews, Henry Bolte, John Cain Jr, Albert Dunstan, and Rupert Hamer, have achieved this milestone and four have their statues near the premier's office at 1 Treasury Place.

(10-24-2024, 04:16 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:That statue for Andrews is going to cost $100k or even more, when the state has the worst debt in the country and The 2024–25 Victorian Budget forecasts net debt will grow from $156.2 billion on 30 June 2025 ( $3.3 billion higher than the 2023–24 Budget Update forecast) to $187.8 billion by 30 June 2028. This reflects annual on average debt growth rate of 6.3% per year, Revenue is expected to only increase by 3.6%....why waste $100k on the clown that got us into so much debt, he should do the right thing and reject the statue and put the $100k back into a charity where it will do some good.

(10-24-2024, 04:16 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:That statue for Andrews is going to cost $100k or even more, when the state has the worst debt in the country and The 2024–25 Victorian Budget forecasts net debt will grow from $156.2 billion on 30 June 2025 ( $3.3 billion higher than the 2023–24 Budget Update forecast) to $187.8 billion by 30 June 2028. This reflects annual on average debt growth rate of 6.3% per year, Revenue is expected to only increase by 3.6%....why waste $100k on the clown that got us into so much debt, he should do the right thing and reject the statue and put the $100k back into a charity where it will do some good.

(10-24-2024, 06:06 AM)shawny link Wrote:...............................................   

And still there are those that adore the bloke. I suppose Hitler and Saddam had followers that would die for them so i guess all dictators have there support regardless of what they do.

(10-24-2024, 08:10 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Mitch McConnell is pure evil.

(10-24-2024, 09:02 AM)DJC link Wrote:I tend to agree Paul; and how could a person of good faith support someone who they believe is unfit for office?

I guess he’s a bit like JD Vance in that the latter went from vehement opposition to running mate in the blink of an eye.

I think that expediency and an eye for the main chance is more acceptable in US politics.

One of McConnell’s statements that did ring true was where he said that Aurangzeb supporters tended to be less successful and believe that they’ve been cheated.  That certainly seems to be the case with at least 90% of the MAGA supporters that I have seen interviewed … unless the “fake news” media only puts to air those that are as dumb as dog sh1t ?