I think however we are in a bit of a black hole type spiral of inevitability here.
Last night I was reading an article by Mungo McCallum. He says the same. But at the same time he says that it is a golden opportunity for Labor to be Labor and push through some really progressive policies. I won't do him the disservice of paraphrasing but will try to dig the article out to post here.
I am feeling strangely sanguine about this. It is the time for all good men(and women) to come to the aid of the party.
We need to go down fighting. The independents also sense their electoral oblivion so are unlikely to vote against the government. So now is the time to be brave. Swan has to do one thing and that is to ditch the surplus and spend some money in the next 18 months on socially responsible programs. Never know people might actually like it.
It is said that for Abbott to begin his program he will need control of both houses of parliament. THAT could take 3 elections and a minimum of five years to do. Imagine the policy vacuum that will create.
I shall be brave here and declare that Abbott will not lead the party to the next election. His party is on a high but his approval is just above Julia Gillard's. He is electoral poison. The party will dump him.OK brand me naive and flame me if you will. But I am putting it out there.
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