Whether kingmaker Rob JOakeshott ever intends to go through with his threat to consider switching sides if Gillard is knifed Rudd-style will be neither here nor there.
The reason being, if Gillard stays, so do her policy vacuum, her childish and ludicrous obsession with "the leader of the opposition" and not much else, her backflip on every election promise, and her pandering to the solitary Greens MHR. Her popularity and perceived competence will rival her ascended counterparts, Keneally of NSW and Bligh of QLD - both scheduled for an election thumping (to understate things) in the coming 15 months.
If they ignore the spineless and vengeful "independent" members for Lyne and New England (seriously, guys, how many decades will it take you to get over your grudges with the Nationals?!) and do knife Gillard and her dud leadership, then predictably, and rightfully so, the electorate will demand an election and Labor's head on a platter.
Whichever way the self-serving pendulum swings, Her Majesty's loyal Opposition can just sit back and watch it self destruct, while formulating its own policies in time to take to the people - and in the interim do what the opposition is supposed to do: I.e. Oppose the incompetence of the government.
One need only listen to or watch Julia Gillard's performance in the last 2 question times of 2010 to see that she has absolutely lost the plot. We are embarrassed that someone so deceptive and hollow, and someone without substance, retort or recourse save the cheapest of insults and low blows, could be called our Prime Minister.
If the electorate were ever that gullible under Rudd, we shaped up pretty darn fast. We don't see the Australian people falling for the spin again. Ask the chief of spinners, John Brumby of Victoria. He reportedly employed the largest number of spin doctors out of all politicians in the country... And he was, to everyone except the people's surprise, resoundingly dumped - and thus never elected Premier by the people of Victoria.
Gillard said prior to the last election that it would be a referendum on her as leader, and then refused to accept the result. Next time (which will be very very soon) we will make sure we send the message loud and clear!
For the Cause...
Drew Scott, Esq.
Federal President
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