There has been much speculation in the Australian media about the possible return of Kevin Rudd MP as the leader of the Australian Labor Party, currently the Federal Government.
He was deposed by his deputy in a ‘bloody coup’ (only metaphorically speaking) last year.
The media has had a field day with the Rudd to Return speculation, which is odd as I simply can’t see it happening.
During his tenure as PM and leader of the party, Rudd was exposed as a very poor leader, he was shown to be controlling and unable to negotiate or compromise. It was widely accepted that he was obsessed with style over substance, manipulative towards the media, travelled too much, enjoyed pointless talk fests and presided over poorly managed public sector programs.
Crucially, he was also very unpopular with everyday Australians.
For these reasons his return would be a kamikaze move by the Labour Party and simply won’t happen.
Yet we’re subject to the endless speculation by the media and the opposition (and possibly fuelled by Rudd), which undermines the Government and detracts from the very very important issues of the day.
There are only two possible explanations – either they think we’re stupid or they actually believe this stuff, which makes them stupid.
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