carole
11-08-2008, 06:56 PM
Well yes NZ voted for a change as well,not to my liking one little bit, i was more than happy with the present government, and as a staunch labour party supporter, would never vote for the opposition National, but so be it,that is what most kiwis wanted,
I understand how the Mccain/palin voters feel now, a huge disappointment, and concern about our new government, i think what swayed the voters here, were one the American elections did have some influence for sure,but also National has made some promises, like they all do until they get in power, about making our streets safer etc etc.
Anyhow thought some of you might be interested to know a little about the politics of our country.
The saddest part for me was that our Prime Minister Helen Clark, announced she is stepping down from the leader of the Labour Party, she has been the leader for 15 years and prime minister of our country for nine of those,it was indeed a bit of a shock, but i guess she figures it is time to let someone else have a go, and let some new blood into the party.
So all in all a huge let down for me today, but i guess i will get over it lol, one has to accept the new government and just hope with all fingers and paws crossed they do a good job of running the country,in these times it is going to be a difficult job,of course the new party will always blame the old party for any messing up that eventuates.
I understand how the Mccain/palin voters feel now, a huge disappointment, and concern about our new government, i think what swayed the voters here, were one the American elections did have some influence for sure,but also National has made some promises, like they all do until they get in power, about making our streets safer etc etc.
Anyhow thought some of you might be interested to know a little about the politics of our country.
The saddest part for me was that our Prime Minister Helen Clark, announced she is stepping down from the leader of the Labour Party, she has been the leader for 15 years and prime minister of our country for nine of those,it was indeed a bit of a shock, but i guess she figures it is time to let someone else have a go, and let some new blood into the party.
So all in all a huge let down for me today, but i guess i will get over it lol, one has to accept the new government and just hope with all fingers and paws crossed they do a good job of running the country,in these times it is going to be a difficult job,of course the new party will always blame the old party for any messing up that eventuates.