Those three words guarantee Rudd the toughest week yet of his fledgling leadership. In a move almost certainly engineered to throw momentum back behind the Government in the pursuit of Rudd, Campbell has resigned from cabinet. I'm sure we'll see a return to cabinet in the future, or favour granted to Campbell for 'taking it for the team', just as we'll see a growing storm of media intensity come Monday. The Government has set the bar for dealing with Brian Burke - a bar too high for Rudd. Instead of dulling the relentless attacks in parliament we saw Rudd endure on Friday, the Government now has the ability to shift the attack up a gear.
This next week will be all about Rudd being on the back foot - desperately trying to regain the friendly media environment of his honeymoon, vainly trying to set the focus on his agenda, whilst remaining embroiled in the Brian Burke saga.
2 comments:
Hi Ben,
Don't you think Howard should find a real issue to attack Rudd with? Rather than this "Oooh! Look how scarey it is being in the same room/ state/ country/ time zone as Brain Burke."
After hearing Abbott & Costello in Parliament on Friday, I reckon all the man in the street will see is politicians flinging mud, once again. And, once again, the flinger is left with mud stuck to his hands, whether he hits his target or not.
I just appreciate the end of a nonsense honeymoon - I'm sure you'd agree that Rudd hasn't exactly had to earn his way as opposition leader till now.
You had to love Costello's performance "oh bryan burke - what a surprise... ill just give a speech on china"
All aside, Rudd needs to be kept honest. He's been spewing forth contradiction - walking both sides of the road. I'm hoping now that the press and parliament will force him to be more black and white and less grey.
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