I think most of us where moved by the Barak Obama speach, but I think more importantly many people hold hope that this is a sign of change in our world.
With the latest Obahma news as reported on Perthnow:
"BARACK Obama has signed his first executive orders as US President, determined to ensure members of his administration serve the public, not themselves.
The President promised a new era of accountability and transparency, saying there would be a "clean break from business as usual".
"His first announcement was a pay freeze on senior White House staff. He said American families were tightening their belts, and so should Washington.
But he also set out new restrictions on lobbyists and introduced ethics briefings for all members of the administration.
He said the moves were "to help restore faith in government, without which we cannot deliver the changes that we were sent here to make".
He said he would issue new directions on the interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act, changing the emphasis from keeping details secret to making them known".
The comparison is as reported again on Perthnow:
"DESPITE calling for wage restraint, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has secretly paid two advisers top-ups to bolster their $200,000-plus incomes.
Despite calling on workers to defer pay claims, Mr Rudd intervened to have a salary bonus paid to his "boy wonder" chief of staff, Alister Jordan, his 29-year-old long-serving confidant.
Another senior adviser has also breached the Government's official salary cap, boosting his "principal adviser" salary above the top level of $192,000.
Mr Jordan has worked side-by-side with Mr Rudd for six years and is one offour Government advisers paid at the top "principal adviser" level.
With superannuation and overtime added to salaries, principal advisers earn close to $250,000 in annual income.
The revelations of the top-up payments are embarrassing for the PM, who on Monday night called on workers to show wage restraint as Australia rockets towards recession".
Don't get me wrong this isn't a Liberal-Labor thing, but a finding an Australian politician with morals thing.
It certainly seems our great hope PM may not be so great after all, but isn't every politician you know in Australia self serving first and foremost?
With the latest Obahma news as reported on Perthnow:
"BARACK Obama has signed his first executive orders as US President, determined to ensure members of his administration serve the public, not themselves.
The President promised a new era of accountability and transparency, saying there would be a "clean break from business as usual".
"His first announcement was a pay freeze on senior White House staff. He said American families were tightening their belts, and so should Washington.
But he also set out new restrictions on lobbyists and introduced ethics briefings for all members of the administration.
He said the moves were "to help restore faith in government, without which we cannot deliver the changes that we were sent here to make".
He said he would issue new directions on the interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act, changing the emphasis from keeping details secret to making them known".
The comparison is as reported again on Perthnow:
"DESPITE calling for wage restraint, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has secretly paid two advisers top-ups to bolster their $200,000-plus incomes.
Despite calling on workers to defer pay claims, Mr Rudd intervened to have a salary bonus paid to his "boy wonder" chief of staff, Alister Jordan, his 29-year-old long-serving confidant.
Another senior adviser has also breached the Government's official salary cap, boosting his "principal adviser" salary above the top level of $192,000.
Mr Jordan has worked side-by-side with Mr Rudd for six years and is one offour Government advisers paid at the top "principal adviser" level.
With superannuation and overtime added to salaries, principal advisers earn close to $250,000 in annual income.
The revelations of the top-up payments are embarrassing for the PM, who on Monday night called on workers to show wage restraint as Australia rockets towards recession".
Don't get me wrong this isn't a Liberal-Labor thing, but a finding an Australian politician with morals thing.
It certainly seems our great hope PM may not be so great after all, but isn't every politician you know in Australia self serving first and foremost?
2 comments:
Great post, really good comparison. It's so encouraging to see Obama taking that kind of action - I just hope he doesn't discover the country actually can't be run honestly anymore. That would be the worst.
Thank you for you comment Observer, A lot of people seem very encouraged by Obama and his actions so far, I thinbk he has a massive task ahead, lets hope he can really walk the walk when the resistance ro change kicks in.
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