I Can Imagine President Bush is Envious of This
See-Dubya, guest posting at Michelle Malkin’s blog, linked to an op-ed by Gerard Henderson in the Times Online. Two paragraphs jumped out at me in discussing how the loyal (my term) opposition party operates in this time of war:
Despite their differences on Iraq, the major parties have been more or less united on the need for a tough-minded approach to national security. Mr Beazley generally supported Mr Howard’s anti-terrorism legislation and his position has been followed by Kevin Rudd, who took over as Opposition leader last December.
While the political conservatives dominate Australian national politics at the moment, the social democrats are in office in the six states and two territories that comprise the federation. By and large, the Labor Premiers, who control the police forces, have backed Mr Howard on national security. This amounts to strong bipartisan support — since about 80 per cent of Australians vote for either the conservatives or social democrats.
That is not only refreshing to see, it must make President Bush drool in envy. He’s not had that kind of agreement since the days just after 9/11, when even the Democrat politicians took a break from politics.
