As it is, it's so watered down it's almost worthless, and this is why the Greens
are so opposed to it.
Whatever Gillard has to deal with is of her own making – the way she came to power was ugly, and whatever faults Rudd had, his polling was never so low that a coup was justified. Gillard's hunger for power was so great that it overcame what little political judgment she ever had, and only the greater unpopularity of Abbott saved her and the party from complete annihilation. Yes, she can negotiate deals, but now we all know that she can't be trusted to keep her part of the bargain, so those skills will have little value in the future.
Had she been able to inspire people with her plans for the future, she might have been able to rectify some of the damage, but nothing she has said or done since she seized power gives any reason to believe she has any values or any vision for the country. She speaks only in empty slogans and says nothing that hasn't been scripted for her, and her speeches are delivered without any thought or feeling, because even she doesn't believe what she's trying to sell us. She's had the top job for two years now, and I doubt anyone knows what Julia believes in.
At one time, I would have welcomed the election of our first female PM, and I thought Gillard might be good, in time. But she blew it, and I think the damage is irreparable. The truth is that nobody wants Gillard and nobody wants Abbott; we're caught between a rock and a hard place.
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