Crises? What crises?

That was last week, when we had a Liberal Party leader who was the darling of the press, which should dhave been a dead giveaway that he was in the wrong party - that behaviour by our media usually is reserved for ALP royaly.

So confidant in their man, they thought the ETS was a given and then were so bitter in defeat - that's true isn't it, they are not just the opposition to the government, but to the press, who all know the government is right and thus, should not be questioned.

Now we have Tony Abbott, a man who, regardless of what you think of him is a leader of a political party, not some autocratic CEO of a financial organisation.

The press got it wrong, so wrong with Joe Hockey, their next favourite, dear me they try to form political opinion in this country and miss by a mile.

Peter Costello? He's always been a non player in the leadership stakes, a good performer, but not a leader. Yes, I agree with Pericles as well, PM Howard missed the moment to pass the baton.

We're past it all now anyway, I do remember the ALP having 3 leaders in 2 years as well, was that described as the ALP tearing itself apart, no, of course not - that sort of hysterical comment is only made about conservatives.

Scott, you have to let go the hate at some stage, it starts to look odd after a while - but I guess you'll just move on to hating Tony Abbott, oh well everyone needs a hobby.

odo, you might be correct about abbott, but i very much doubt it.

first of all, the liberals will now have to come up with a climate policy and "do nothing" won't cut it. abbott has ruled out the ets, he's ruled out a carbon tax. what he's left with is smoke and mirrors.

secondly, though abbott has integrity, he's pretty nasty and pretty right wing. he's not just catholic in name, he's catholic in practice. he'll please the liberal right, but i don't see he'll please much of anybody else. definitely he's a hard sell for women.

so, i think abbott will either be true to himself, and inevitably piss people off. or, he'll tone himself down and become a no-man. my guess is he'll be the liberals' version of mark latham.

Ludwig,
I reckon Howard should have stepped aside after his first term as a winner,it was all down hill from there. By the time we got to the Tampa, and core and non core promises,I glad that I hadn't voted for him after his initial term.

You initially voted for Howard, Examinator!! Eeergh!

Um, no I don’t think Howard should have handed the leadership over to Costello at any time. I just can’t see any merit at all in him being leader. For all Howard’s foibles (and I don’t include the Tampa incident as one of those), I reckon Costello would have been a whole lot more fault-ridden.

Bushbasher, I think you're wrong.

The coalition only needs to come up with a climate solution, if it's politically necessary, like PM Howard did, though he didn't believe in it. The coalition will no longer have to do anything for something that is nothing to do with man. They can "do nothing", because the whole scientific fallacy is falling apart, and politically he can oppose it and win. You may disagree.

I disagree that Abbott is so unpopular, that's a typical left wing attitude which is just as typically tinted by hatred for the right. Yes Tony is of the right, and the tide may be turning since alot of people are getting sick of the slimy and tricky way the ALP run things, so soon too. The constant bullying and press management may please the left and the luvvies, but doesn't fool everyone all the time.

If you want to see someone piss people off, then just tune into the ever more frequent rants of our PM as he slags off at the population. Calling skeptics loons and accusing them of not having their childern's interests at heart may be fun in the halls of parliament, but he's just alienated a big part of the Australian population which will not forgive him his arrogant ways.

PM Howard never ever called Australians names, say what you like but PM Rudd has just done so much damage to himself, and some say PM Howard was guilty of hubris, I ask you - consider these rants of your dear leader?

You need a big dose of thick skin to listen to the PM rant and call you names and then go vote for him and his big taxes again, good on you Kev, we don't need to do much, just stand in the way and you'll do it all yourself.

Costello seen the writing on the wall long age. He was to far in front to be bothered with such a gathering. He stayed on the back bench long enough to see what was on offer else where.
The libs have a do nothing attitude toward climate change.
To clean up the air we breath is mandatory.
Business only sees what it may cost them, to clean up their act, rather than doing something to help them self.
I think Turnbull will end up changing lanes, and become a labour man, he has to many brains to stay where he is. He showed his courage by sticking to his advanced thoughts. Only one vote in it.