Can't count, as well as can't think straight 579?

If all Labor & Greens want Turnbull, [by the way you can have him], that makes about 40% right now. You need another 60% to make that every body.

The left desire for Turnbull for a leader just reinforces the fact that you lot have absolutely no idea when it comes to picking leaders. Your last few decades, national & state confirms & highlights that.

Abbott is holding power by one vote, i can see a challenge coming on.
Tony's not the most popular, when it comes to moral beliefs.
Him and Pell are very close confidents, should the PILL be on the subsidized list.
We do not need a radical govt; If Turnbull does not lead the list i am not voting noalition.

Lexi,

"It would mean much more to Mr Abbott's sister -if rather then welcoming her partner into his home - he would support the legislation that would give his sister and her partner equal rights to marry"

Are you a mind reader? Do you know this? Or as I suspect you are arrogantly making assumptions on her behalf, in which case this is a brazen lie.

579,

Nice try, I don't believe that you would vote for the coalition under any circumstances. You prefer the crooked and incompetent labor/union/greens.

Dear Hasbeen,

Gee whiz - Australians have done rather well - with
who they've picked as leaders. Sure there's been
a few ghastly exceptions - like William McMahon
who was more concerned with the prestige of Prime
Ministership than actually doing anything as PM.
Then of course - John Howard's exploitation of
asylum seekers and invading Iraq were major blemishes,
as well as his refusal to resign which cost his party
the 2007 election. Still Hawke was a great PM. He was
more interested in building consensus then finding
fault with others. And as for State politics - look
at the years that Labor has had compared to the Libs.
And take a closer look at what's beginning to happen
in Victoria and NSW. The cracks are definitely beginning
to show under the Libs.

As for Mr Abbott winning the next election?
Don't be too sure about that. Mr Abbott keeps going
down a base-level political path and people are starting
to get tired of it. For example, Abbott has taken every
possible position on climate change. From skepticism
to warm embrace to horrified opposition.

In his latest phase he's concentrated on the PM's
trustworthiness - as he accuses her of having broken
an election promise not to introduce a carbon tax.
And he's someone who's offered one Independent a
$1 billion hospital if the Independent backed a Coalition
minority government while accusing the PM of selling out
to the Greens.

Lets look at Malcolm Turnbull as a comparison. Malcolm
Turnbull has held his climate change position - even
though it cost him the Liberal leadership.

Mr Turnbull stuck by his belief that there should be a
penalty on carbon emissions and that a market-based system
was the most effective way to do this.

Mr Turnbull has stayed true to his beliefs.
He is someone that doesn't change positions for political
expediency.

Dear SM,

I actually know more then you do.
And that's not a brazen lie!

The only reason the noalition changed their mind about the carbon tax is they could not be seen being in favor of supporting the labor camp.
The same goes with everything else, no no no.
He made a mistake the other day by saying he will support a national disability scheme. Another foot in mouth situation. Within a couple of months we will get a ;no; out of him, be more normal, labor works best alone.