Right Pulse

Jeff Kennett, who made number 10 on my list of top Australian conservatives, said in relation to Rudd’s stimulus packages:

“We are throwing money at the community a second time, billions of dollars,” Mr Kennett said. “No one asked for a second handout. It was just a gift. It was wrong. A lot of people are saying, ‘We don’t need it; we didn’t ask for it’.” Mr Kennett said federal Treasury secretary Ken Henry “seems to have become political” and added it was “unclear whether Ken Henry is running the Government or the Government is running Ken Henry”.

Jeff Kennett was interviewed by Chris Smith on 2GB, he said the following:

“…never known when throwing money at a problem solves it…”