Sonofgloin, writing slow try to keep up.
First only you can take the praise being given to the American President, and warn its a ploy!
Funny stuff.
Turnbull, if leading , would smash my ALP lead by Gillard.
For goodness sake SOG! say something controversial.
So we can have an argument!
Turnbulls first act as leader? crush Abbottism.
Help turn the boats a around, get out of the way of Carbon trading scheme.
Stop the Negativity.
And win the popularity numbers Rudd had.
Not my wish, just truth, it still has value for me.

Belly why do you people always look for a messiah? You gave us that drop kick Rudd by looking for a god, & what we got was a god awful fool.

Now you want to inflect another self proclaimed god on us. I can see the attraction of Turnbull to you & your mates, you can see a reflection of your god, Rudd in him.

Any similarity to Ruddy is to be avoided at any cost.

Belly,
Please stop that nonsensical feigned promoting of Turnbull. The good citizens of Australia don't want him as a leader. Abbott will do fine in comparison to Rudd/Gillard.
If you're so concerned about the next Prime Ministership being handed to the wrong person then you have to stop promoting the wrong people.

Scribbler,

A natural disaster is always a good opportunity for an incumbent.

Just look what Yasi did for Anna Bligh.

Correct SM, but a little too simple. Katrina, for instance, was a political disaster for Bush.

In any kind of disaster – natural or man-made – opportunities arise for all leaders. But opportunities can be missed, as easily as they can be embraced. When Yasi hit, Anna Bligh surprised everyone with her resolve and her leadership. She showed herself to be a decisive leader, but also to be one of the people too, suffering as they suffer, on the ground, standing in the soaking rain, working around the clock. Of course, it was her job to do so, but many others would have failed the test.

Chamberlain was a hopeless wartime PM, Churchill a brilliant one. Some leaders are good in a crisis, others not.

Obama’s decision to suspend the campaign for a total of three days in order to assess and assist his affected people, at a time when he was lagging in the polls, will be seen by many American voters (most particularly the those in key swing states) as more than a function of his office, or an opportunity to gain public respect, but as a supreme sacrifice. It was a big risk for Obama. What clinched it for him were the very unexpected endorsements by Christie and now Bloomberg.

It remains to be seen whether his play will have the desired effect on the election outcome, but even if Obama is ousted from office, he will be remembered as much for his actions and resolve over the past few days as for anything else he has done.

Scribbler the fact is Bush failed totally this bloke is, so far not.
Good thread leaving now, the red necked three winged, only we know birds have arrived.
I know my place so with draw.