I wanna know, what exactly - no, not the obvious stuff, I mean exactly - could he have done so wrong that they just decided, "Yep, sorry Kev ol' mate, but this just ain't workin' out"? Was he spreading rumours about his backbenchers under the table? Secretly trading budgie-smugglers with Tony Abbott? Or, God forbid, trying to run his country?
I'm no hardcore Rudd supporter, and he did do things I didn't agree with. But, hell, he had eleven years of Howard's crap to clean up, and was starting to make some- not much, but some- headway, and I think that, if nothing else, should at least entitle him to the dignity of a full term. Then you can boot his arse out the door.
Nothing against Julia, she seems pretty smart and capable, even if she'll never get the majority vote. I just feel that it's testament to a system that's failing that, at the first sign of trouble, without any major forethought, our leaders can just be swapped out like a deck of cards or an old car. "Nuh. Don't like this one. Want a new one."
The worst part is, this is what he'll be remembered for. Not the Apology. Not withdrawing our troops from Iraq. But for being the first man in forty-odd years to be stood down before he even got a chance to run the whole gamut. For being replaced by a woman (harsh, true, sexist, absolutely, but I dare history to prove me wrong on that one). And for being dumped on his arse at a time when the one thing we need from those in power is unity. It kind of makes the whole democratic process look like a joke. You vote someone in, you rely on their ability to run the country for you, and someone else decides you chose wrong.
It does make me glad I'm not a registered voter. But only a little.
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