Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Future of NSW is open to debate

It's about where I live, how I live, my kids, and am I safe at home and in the streets.
Mr Carr is seen as a practical, approachable Premier, and not at all as an arrogant one. But leadership alone will not allow him to coast through this campaign, as he did in the last, against Kerry Chikarovski. His refusal to debate Mr Brogden is not only ill-judged, but has made it seem as if he is trying to avoid a personable, youthful challenger. Mr Carr's stated reason for rejecting a debate – that neither Nick Greiner nor John Fahey would debate him – is uncharacteristically childish. There are many different lenses one can use to try to assess the relative values of different politicians and parties, none perfect but all yielding pieces of the puzzle
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