'A loss to the nation' Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
and from the mad abbott at that. You guys are such a giggle.
Did he pay you for this Tony...or is just on spec?

I agree with Ozymandias. Most righteous so called conservatives such as Abbott are really just failed case repressed comedians.

Peter Costello was handed 400 billion dollars from the mining boom, and then sold off 250 billion dollars of taxpayers assets,and only 20 billion dollars was left when he lost his job.
Don't think Macquarie bank will be giving him a job!

Tony Abbott it bad from to get your mum to leave comments on bogs for you re shadow minister.

Costello will be remembered as some who never had the ticker to take on Howard.
A dead fish could have managed the Australian economy better then Costello. It's easy to create a surplus by raising taxes and reducing spending in areas where there a no votes to buy.

A find it funny that the right is moaning about labours spending when Howard Costello increased middle class welfare so much while they were in government.

Peter Costello was very lucky to be in office during the mining boom,like all politicians he was quick to claim credit for someone else's work.

How can the ordinary Australian middle of the road voter agree with this latest of Abbotts quite bigoted writings, as in most of his previous other utterances Tony Abbott has a most one eyed view of life. Costello was a Treasurer, not any better or worse than his predecessors in the job, however his one claim to fame was his complete lack of initiative to put his hand up for the PM's job, when obvious to the general public, John Howard, (but not apparently to Tony Abbott & his ilk) was losing the plot to Kevin 07 Rudd.
This action alone( or should we say non action) will be Costello's only & final public epitaph. By his deeds (or lack of) he will be remembered!
Can I finally say: Good riddance to another failed politician.