Ignorance is bliss (at least for the ignorant)

Perhaps unsurprisingly we were Tony-less when the Libs went to the party room to thrash out their differences.

I suspect someone had a work with him, gently reminding him of some of the differences between reality and his view of the world. I do love that he seems to be holding out hopes of a revival. He is absolutely unaware that he is about to be rendered completely obsolete. I wish I had said this first, but at least he knows he can always get another job.

Today on ABC's Insiders, I saw Nelson for the first time as leader of the opposition. Not that that is what he thinks he is, no the Good Doctor seems to think he the leader of the "alternative government".

Huh?

Wait did I miss something? Have we moved to a parallel multi-government universe? Was there a coup? Are the libs in exile rather than the wasteland?

Sorry Dr you have caught Abottitis (the blissful but damaging tendency to live entirely in a political world of ones own making) and I suspect it may be incurable. The prognosis for your political career is not looking good...

In about 3 days or so he has already made himself a flipflopper or at the very least the ff's poor cousin, the backpeddlar. I think he should just be quiet until the Libs actually have some policy positions instead of spouting off at every opportunity. Although come to think of it, perhaps he is still getting used to the fact that people actually listen to him now.

Dr Nelson has done well in the Libs seeing as he was, for a large portion of his life, a Labor man like his Dad and (shock horror) also the leader of a Union. He has switched sides and I must confess I reckon it is because he thought he'd be more likely to lead the party in the blue camp than the red (plus I'm pretty sure he hates Paul Keating).

But he fits well, at least in the old mould.
Dr N's cred:
A liar: see footage of the good doctor in 1993, swearing loudly, into a bullhorn, while being recorded on camera (smart huh?), that he has never and would never vote Liberal. Then remember that he has also said that he voted Lib prior to making that speech;

A hypocrite: he supports gay equality but still maintains that marriage is a union between a man and a woman and forms the foundation of our society;

Racist: yes he actually and with a straight face called the Stolen Generation the "Separated Generation" on TV today... what, do you think they got weekend visitation Dr?

An appalling, self-centred and arrogant minister: yes I am talking VSU and those planes that only exist on paper, that are more expensive and predicted to perform worse than the forty year old planes we already have and the planes of Indonesia (our most significant neighbour) uses, and that no-one, including the armed forces (you know, the air force) actually wanted Australia to buy... He took money away from infrastructure like education for that.

All in all a good, solid, Howard style conservative.

So he has his way, he is the leader of the OPPOSITION (suck it up Dr) but he will never lead the nation.

Abbotitis will make sure of that.