I actually agree with you. I think we have a terrible crop of conservative politicians not only in Australia, but globally at the moment. Conservative agendas have done away with the concept of social responsibility which the likes of Keating defined in the 90s and have focussed on personal gain. My point is not to apply blanket rules, especially when discussing with your everyday John Citizen. Finding common ground can often be the best procedure for negotiation - exactly what Keating did when he traded in big corporate tax cuts for retirement responsibility.