I can't think of a single linguist who could make change for a bus ticket. Our Ruddy is a linguist, & has no idea of the likely outcomes of anything he does.

Would it make any difference if he did? Probably not, if doing it was to Ruddy's advantage. Surely there can't be many left out there who believe he has interest other than satisfying his ego.

Chris Lewis you are too kind. I very much doubt Ruddy even considers any issue other than as it applies to his personal goals.

Tish Tish Hasbeen,

You are so hard on PM Rudd. He has the support of the polls and is way ahead of Abbott.

Rudd has already labeled every thought bubble as a “reform”, the thought bubbles from the Gillard government have been assigned new reform names so he can claim credit for these and deny his former tormentors any legacies.

He is a fiscal conservative because he was responsible for the dismantling of all the policies that made Australia economically weak. You know, like no net debt, no deficit and money in the bank.

You can only be a good economic manager if you have debt to manage and lots of it. Without debt and deficit there is no management required, our primary school kids could manage that.

Think of it as a job creation program, create debt then look good managing it. Give the guy a break

The re-emergence of Rudd is the best thing that has happened to Australia for a long time. He makes Abbott look like a punch-drunk lightweight, a pretender, an amateur.

The coming election is now a contest and, if Australians really believe in the fair-go, they will Kevin a fair-go in the few remaining months.

He has been through a lot but, to his credit, he hasn't given up on Australia.

Sorry David G,

I am betting on Abbott ripping Rudd to shreds, and young people soon to be reminded of a very flawed character whose rhetoric is no real reason to be given another chance.

I also believe that Abbott, like Howard before him, is much more passionate about the needs for Australia than Rudd. I do not believe that a vote for Rudd is good for Australia in the longer term, albeit that a vote for the Coalition will not be without some pain for society.

Abbott, however, needs to now step up with more ideas about Aust's future, at least to counter Rudd's rhetoric and uphold real concerns rather than just listening 100% to IPA and Andrew Bolt and Gina Rinehart, although I suspect he is smarter than that.

Come on Tony, you can be a great PM first go and prove doubters wrong. Keep your centre-right perspective, but be a pragmatist like other competent Liberal leaders.

Chris Lewis,

"I am betting on Abbott ripping Rudd to shreds..."

Not judging by this performance here he won't.

http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/17805418/abbott-unfazed-by-labor-polling/

As vacuous as ever....(let me know if you spot and substance, because I couldn't find any)

It is a 3 month campaign, no need to rush. Abbott has won ever battle so far, so this would be his first if he would lose.