"A crucified Rudd hovers, Christ-like, savouring a second coming. But his true role can only be to wreak relentless vengeance on Gillard. He will be able eventually to wallow in the satisfaction of her demise, that's all he can achieve."One of the most robust commentators in the nation Larry Pickering sums up the disaster that is the Federal Labor Government at pickeringpost.com
Gillard Government in Crisis
If there was any doubt that Gillard's ploy of a September 14 election date was simply an attempt to forestall looming by-elections, there is certainly no doubt now.
She is determined to remain super-glued to her throne, wreaking pernicious damage on the ALP before she finally oversees its total annihilation.
Unions' own polling in the Western Sydney seat of Lindsay forecasts a vicious 20% swing against Assistant Treasurer Bradbury. Western Sydney? Wasn't that a Labor stronghold?
Yet Gillard remains unmoved.
McClelland, Rudd, Crossin and others who have suffered Gillard's treachery are eager to enact revenge.
Dead meats Slipper and Thomson are keen to rescue what they can of their pensions, and that may require resignations.
Premier Barry O'Farrell has a shortlist of applicants to a position on his NSW Industrial Relations Commission.
There is no doubt Rob McClelland tops that list. He is overly qualified and O'Farrell's decision is expected in weeks, prompting an eager McClelland to jump ship.
Gillard's frenetic attempts to shore up her position may well be in vain if resignations displace her undemocratic notion to avoid by-elections.
Insufficient Gillard numbers on the floor of the House and Abbott becomes caretaker Prime Minister. Writs are immediately issued, Parliament is prorogued and an election, including half the Senate, will be called in six weeks' time.
The result of any general election under those circumstances is an ALP holocaust far worse than Whitlam's.
So what stands in the way of the ALP at least saving some furniture? Bill Shorten stands in the way. He controls Caucus numbers via corrupt union mobsters.
At the moment he stands covering Gillard's back, but her support in a skittish Caucus is weakening by the minute as the realisation sets in that she really must go.
Even the corrupt NSW Right is bemoaning its original decision to anoint her.
One of my ALP friends, a backbencher (contrary to assertions, I have few friends in the Coalition) says the disquiet in Caucus is reaching resigned torpidity.
"Our hands are tied, given a free vote we could throw her out. Something has to give soon, for every week she stays one more seat is lost", he said.
Media continue to promote a Rudd challenge... that simply won't happen. As a lone commentator I have been saying for years that this can't happen.
If there is a Caucus decision to defy Shorten and dump Gillard it will not be to the favour of Rudd.
A crucified Rudd hovers, Christ-like, savouring a second coming. But his true role can only be to wreak relentless vengeance on Gillard.
He will be able eventually to wallow in the satisfaction of her demise, that's all he can achieve.
He may be popular in a Brisbane mall but the ALP machine detests him.
He has as much chance of again leading Labor as I do of turning homosexual.
Again, Gillard's poor decision-making shows it is her Achilles heel, even when selfishly plotting her own survival.
Sacking Attorney General, and Rudd supporter, Rob McClelland in favour of grossly under-qualified mate, Nicola Roxon, was a another error in judgment.
McClelland was co-author of the explosive Cambridge Affidavit itemising Gillard's criminality in all its forensic detail.
Hadn't she collected enough enemies already?
What was she thinking?
From pickeringpost.com 15 February 2013
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