Give RUDD the boot:

Whether its simply a distraction, or there is a leadership challenge on the cards, the Prime Minister should step up to the plate and sack Rudd. Relegate him to the back benches, do what ever is necessary that removes the doubts that we have a government that is governing. Gillard keeps telling us that she's getting on the job, but for most onlookers, Rudds' conitinued distablisation through his inability to state that he is loyal and supportive of Gillard winning the next federal election is eating aways at the foundations of the very thin credibility platform Labor stands on. Anna Bligh, in declaring the date for the Qld election has called on it to be resolved and I quote: "Most Australians are getting pretty sick of the leadership speculation federally. The sooner this is resolved one way or the other the better," Its time for our Prime Minister to show that her brand of leadership is focused on good governance and government. Rudd must go now.

Can you imagine a sacked Rudd voting with the government?

The recent video has exposed a slimy but ruthless vindictive man, who has tried to act a father christmas, as his idea of a PM. Yes it makes me sick too.

It would be interesting to see who actually was sacked if she tried it. Talk about a "yes prime minister" situation for labor. I'll bet they wish they could find a compromise candidate.

Is there really anyone who who still thinks they are electable? After choosing Latham, Rudd & Gillard as leaders one has to believe they have lots of judgement, & they are sitting on it, it's all in their backside.

Must be hard to run a party funded by the blue collar workers, with policies handed down, like commandments, by accademia, particularly when much of accademia resent that many blue collar workers earn as much as they do.

But Rainier, what would sacking Rudd achieve?

He’d still be there. His party could still install him as their next leader just as easily, couldn’t they?

And if they do, after Gillard has removed him from the ministry, there goes her chance of a portfolio.

I very strongly think that Rudd should be sacked. He utterly doesn’t deserve to be in his current position after his disastrous stint as PM, especially his extraordinary opening of up the asylum seeker issue after it had been dealt with by Howard. But I can’t see that his sacking would achieve anything in the current leadership wrangle.

When are all the labor people and thier supporters going to read between the lines and do the honorable thing, and CALL AN ELECTION.

By all means let them have their now long winded leadership tussle, but the majority of us want a government to govern our country.

Obviously they won't, because even if they could bring Bob back, I doubt they could turn the tide thstntheynthemselves have caused to turn so badly.

Please, please, please, CALL AN ELECTION and let's be done with this minority, unworkable government.

Rainier and Ludwig,

Either way, we are in for an election in the next couple of months. If Gillard stays and demotes Rudd, he will abstain from some crucial vote (stay away sick, otherwise engaged, over-slept, etc.) and she's gone. If Rudd takes over, Gillard ditto and maybe Oakeshott too, although Rudd may pick up Katter and Wilkie, but on balance, he's gone.

Maybe Gillard will go the whole hog and precipitate a double dissolution, just to stuff up the Greens. She just need a trigger issue.

So I guess we can say good-bye to a Labor government until at least 2020.

Looking at that video of Rudd,you all must know by now what a nasty piece of work he is.What a petulant,egocentric ,narcississt he is.He is very dangerous since he has absolutely no grasp on reality.If Rudd gets sacked,he will resign and probably force an election.Gillard has no choice. The Labor Party are now totally impotent and dysfunctional.

The Conga line of suck holes is creating a downward spiraling vortex,from which Labor may never escape.

After reading Julie Bishops war mongering article on Syria I have very little faith in the Coalition either.