Malcolm Turnbull would have no trouble fitting into the Labor Party.

After all, as an untiring believer in AGW and the perceived need to tame climate change, Malcolm agrees with the levying of the carbon tax and the imposition of an ETS.

And he also speaks in favour of same-sex marriage, thus placing the priorities of his few dozen gay constituents over those of his multi-thousand straight ones.

Malcolm Turnbull is intriguing. It would not surprise if he had Labor leanings given his family background and early relationships with the Whitlams and Neville Wran.

He presents very well, and is probably the most statesmanlike of the current crop of parliamentarians. Take, for example, his recent speech in parliament on the asylum seeker issue. Clearly he is intelligent, accomplished and experienced. He also appeals to the electorate, as evidenced by his success in winning support in Wentworth.

On the other hand, there are sufficient comments from his parliamentary colleagues that many of them find him difficult to work with internally. And it seems strange (to me at least) that he could seriously hold the position that he does on anthropogenic CO2 caused global warming. One would think that someone of his intellectual capacity would have looked into the issue himself, rather than accept the arguments from authority of the IPCC, CSIRO, BOM etc.

On balance though, I think that Malcolm would make an outstanding Prime Minister, if he can win the support of his colleagues, in whatever party he ends up.

Herbert Stencil,

"...rather than accept the arguments from authority of the IPCC, CSIRO and BOM, etc."

How strange that an intelligent, accomplished, experienced man of statesman-like quality should take direction on climate change from entities that are actually staffed by scientists.....poor Mr Turnbull obviously lacks the "conspiracy gene".

Malcolm is a curious mixture of things, many of them contradictory. He is not a man of the people but neither is he part of the ruling classes.

He does not fit easily into the wolfish Coalition but the LABOR Party Thugs would destroy him in a matter of weeks.

Politics is not in his DNA. He can't stab people in the back and he can't dupe them like Julia does.

Malcolm would handle a philanthropic organization with supreme skill!

If Turnbull was to take over, he'd be "streaks" in front.
Poirot,
Not by judging on his past performance.

If 54 46 is not streaks in front after being 48 52 behind when Abbott took over I don't know what is. You just can't please some people.