Promise broken, promise made

Andrew Bolt,Herald Sun (Australia)
"Julia Gillard promised at the last election that “there will be no carbon (dioxide) tax under the government I lead”. This morning: The government’s carbon tax package was passed 74 votes to 72, with applause from the government benches as legislation was passed with the support of independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, and Greens MP Adam Bandt.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott makes a promise even more definite:

But Mr Abbott said he was more determined than ever to axe the carbon (dioxide) price if he became prime minister. “We will repeal this tax, we will dismantle the bureaucracy associated with it,” Mr Abbott said. “I am giving you the most definite commitment any politician can give that this tax will go. This is a pledge in blood this tax will go...”

If Abbott is elected. he’ll have no option but to repeal the tax, no matter what that will cost. "