"cp" wrote in message
On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:07:48 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:

"cp" wrote in message
On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:36:08 +1000, Terryc
wrote:

jh wrote:

If I was the PM I'd forget about the murrey darling basin and build
each state a couple of desal plants whioch are about $350 million
each. Each plant in Perth caters for about 300,000 people.

1) Little John would rather funds parties than build any infrastruture
for Australia. his legacy is going to be the squandering of the good
economic times that PK lined up.

Water is the responceability of the states as is the hospital system
which is in a god awful mess.

So why is John Howard trying to take over control of the Murray-Darling
Basin?

Personnaly I think he's made a mistake. Time for him to retire
gracefully.

I agree on both those.

I don't like Costello. I would like to see Turnball or
Bishop in the leadership pack with Downer.

I like Costello, Bishop and Downer too but I'd like to see how they operate
without the dead hand of Howard stuffed up their back before I vote Liberal
again.


2) Climate change. To power desal, you are going to need a new coal
fired power station. Nukes are not going to happen in my lifetime.

Power stations are owned by the state governemets, blame them for coal
power station building.

So why did John Howard come home form his last trip to the US and announce
within a week that Australia would have 20+ Nuclear Power Staions?

Its a good idea.

It may or may not be a good idea, but the point that I was making is that IF
power is a State responsibility as you claim, then John Howard should not
have made any announcement about nuclear. He should have left that to the
States. He didn't and no doubt he knows he could probably use the
Corporations powers to overide them if need be.