The Dishing of Dirt

Apologies for the lack of posting since Sunday, but things have been a bit hectic on the work front...

The issue I want to raise today is that it appears that the "scandal" involving Therese Rhein (wife of soon to be PM Rudd) and her ownership of a firm in breach of Industrial Relations laws has been totally been a non-event in the eyes of the average punter.

The polls, if they can be believed as an indicator of support, have not blipped since this so called scandal blew up.  But apart from some sort of dirt dishing, what does it actually mean for Rudd?

His wife has sold her firm.  She is clearly a savvy business woman as she knows that once her husband becomes PM, this profitable business (which is a recruitment agency for Government departments) will go bust because she will see her market share dive as people dont want to be seen to giving business to the family of the PM.

So she sold up.  This is a clear indicator that the Rudds clearly believe that they are in a winning position and despite the dirt being dishes, they have lost their personal economic benefit in a profitable business because "they know" that the profits will dry up next year.  What better indication of confidence is that?

So in a nutshell, the Rudd's come through it unscathed, they make a sound economic decision based on the future projections of a Labor government and I can bet you down to a dollar that the Labor Dirt Dishers will find someone on the Coalition side of the fence that has a wife / husband / relative involved in a less than savoury business deal involving Industrial Relations....

Oh hang on... didnt us taxpayers fund the payouts to John Howard's brothers business about 2-3 years ago??  Someone with the surname of Howard refused to pay entitlements.... mmmmm....