Labor must Act!
December 3rd 2006 12:10
For Labor to have any chance of winning at the next election there must be a change of leadership tomorrow.
Beazley is a shot duck he is electoral baggage who has lost all relevance to a public that sees him as a waffler, klutz, part of an ALP aristocracy and worst still a two-time loser.
Rudd on the other hand seems to be able to break through to the electorate does not carry baggage from the Keating/Hawke years and seems to be delivering a message ( I think people maybe unclear of what that message is exactly however they appear to think he stands for something!!)
there is no doubt it would have been much better for Rudd if he had acquired Party Leadership via the resignation of Kym Beazley as he would have come into the Leadership in his own right and would have given him a much more powerful position in which to instigate change.
Instead he is not only dealing with a leadership challenge he has to placate nervous frontbenchers who will have the positions spilled. He also will be getting some of his numbers from the Gillard partnership and it is pretty obvious to most that this comes with strings attached as well as the threat from Gilliard herself if he fails to win the next election.
For all of these problems still Rudd is the only one who can hope to win back many of the disaffected Labor voters and those who are looking for something fresh but still with that conservative streak that Australians seem to embrace these days.
In reality I think Beazley has never recovered from his last election defeat which was seemingly snatched from his grasped by the events of 9/11 and the arrival of the Tampa into Australian waters. His heart just has not been in it he knows he wants to win but I think even he doesn’t believe he can there appears no conviction in his attacks or responses. He seems beholden to those around him.
Worst possible scenario for Labor is a narrow Beazley victory that will total destroy any public support for Beazley when they know almost half the cacus don't think he can win.
Rudd will need to quickly exercise some power within the party if he is to show he is in charge. The last thing the public wants is another Labor Leader who seems to be beholden to those around him. He needs to stamp something of himself and to beware he will be in the spotlight now not just from the public but the Media and his own Party like never before.
P.S
There is apparently one worst scenario that could occur. According to Labor caucus rules in the event of a tie the names are picked from the hat. I can just see the headlines for that one “Hat selects Labor Leader" although I’m sure subs around the country could come up with better headlines then that one.
Beazley is a shot duck he is electoral baggage who has lost all relevance to a public that sees him as a waffler, klutz, part of an ALP aristocracy and worst still a two-time loser.
Rudd on the other hand seems to be able to break through to the electorate does not carry baggage from the Keating/Hawke years and seems to be delivering a message ( I think people maybe unclear of what that message is exactly however they appear to think he stands for something!!)
there is no doubt it would have been much better for Rudd if he had acquired Party Leadership via the resignation of Kym Beazley as he would have come into the Leadership in his own right and would have given him a much more powerful position in which to instigate change.
Instead he is not only dealing with a leadership challenge he has to placate nervous frontbenchers who will have the positions spilled. He also will be getting some of his numbers from the Gillard partnership and it is pretty obvious to most that this comes with strings attached as well as the threat from Gilliard herself if he fails to win the next election.
For all of these problems still Rudd is the only one who can hope to win back many of the disaffected Labor voters and those who are looking for something fresh but still with that conservative streak that Australians seem to embrace these days.
In reality I think Beazley has never recovered from his last election defeat which was seemingly snatched from his grasped by the events of 9/11 and the arrival of the Tampa into Australian waters. His heart just has not been in it he knows he wants to win but I think even he doesn’t believe he can there appears no conviction in his attacks or responses. He seems beholden to those around him.
Worst possible scenario for Labor is a narrow Beazley victory that will total destroy any public support for Beazley when they know almost half the cacus don't think he can win.
Rudd will need to quickly exercise some power within the party if he is to show he is in charge. The last thing the public wants is another Labor Leader who seems to be beholden to those around him. He needs to stamp something of himself and to beware he will be in the spotlight now not just from the public but the Media and his own Party like never before.
P.S
There is apparently one worst scenario that could occur. According to Labor caucus rules in the event of a tie the names are picked from the hat. I can just see the headlines for that one “Hat selects Labor Leader" although I’m sure subs around the country could come up with better headlines then that one.
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