[War] Decker: Can't Please Everybody

[Daniel Sanderson]

“Can’t Please Everybody”
Prime Minister Jack Decker
Australia
Thursday August 7 2014

The approval ratings weren’t that great, down to 53%. Jack was still a politician, and the numbers meant something to him. His strong, uniting domestic policy agenda was being pushed aside by global crisis after crisis. Michael Taggart and his Opposition front bench were doing what they did best, oppose. Worst, DFAT was reporting their international favour was down to 50%, ironic considering Decker’s fence-sitting attempt.

As he returned to Parliament House after a lunch, the press descended upon him.

“Mr. Decker! Opposition Leader Taggart says you need to retract your previous statements on the China-Canada issue and strongly support our Western allies…”

Decker raised his hand. “Australia has, since the late twentieth century, been faced with a choice, between our geographical allies in Asia, and our cultural allies in Europe and North America. What I am trying to do is keep us from choosing sides. Australia is in a unique position to act as a middleman in discussions between East and West. A lot has happened over the past few days, and we’re doing our best to keep ahead of it.”

“People are accusing you of fence-sitting…”

“Well, I used to be a bureaucrat, so that only makes sense.” Decker said with a smile. “I’m fence sitting because, and the Honourable Mister Taggart should take notes if he wants to be Prime Minister one day, you don’t make decisions on the fly that could have, no, will have, serious implications for Australia’s future. And if some of our allies doubt our friendship, we received a communication from the leaders of Operation Caspian Shield and Joint Task Force Azerbaijan, to let us now that combat operations have officially ceased. We have done exceptional work with our Western allies in the Caucasus, and I am proud of every member of our forces there. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a meeting to go to, got to get this nation back on track. We can’t just stumble from one crisis to another, we have to keep focused, and I’m afraid that Canberra’s been a little blurred lately.”

Decker turned and walked into Parliament House where, as usual, Lucas was waiting.

“What was that?”

“Just trying to explain myself.” The PM replied. “Feel like taking a leaf out of Romania’s book.”

“Closing off all international relations?”

“No, going on national television and swearing my head off.” Decker retorted. “Canada, China, Taggart, the press…”

“We’ll see if we can find a less…rude…way to do it.”

“I’d get a bump in the polls in Queensland.”

“Only if you were swigging Bundy rum while you did it.”

--ACTIONS TAKEN—
1. Taking questions from the press.
2. Explaining his actions during the Canada-China issue. Not neutrality, just trying to be friends with everyone, hehe.
3. Set the scene for my next post where there’ll be some new bills introduced, try and bump up the approval rating.

OOC: Sorry it’s short, got work and school and so on, it’s a bit busy!




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