rabsody

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...58-601,00.html

At least the Liberals have a genuine contender on the front line now. What do you think about Turnbull? Will he make a good leader of the Liberals?

bcworld

Depends on whether he has Tony Abbott as deputy as suggested by this article:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...59-601,00.html

I could never ever entertain that idea! In fact even him as a minister is enough to put me off full stop!

rabsody

Apparently Julie Bishop is.

Abbott has come across ok actually when I've seen him on Q&A (my favourite programme LOL!), but it's his rabid religious views I can't stand and his attempts to bring them into politics. Politics should remain secular
IMO.

bridie

but didnt turnbull stand last time and they voted for nelson?

i dont know, would like to see someone new and vibrant to be a good contender like Rudd, otherwise it'll be like the UK and we'll have to wait a decade for the labor party to self destruct!!

Siren & Brian

Turnbull Is very new, and personally think would do a decent job running this country.

KRudd is annoying the crap out of me the way he responds to a question by asking himself a question in the answer.

Amazulu

I think he will do okay. I like Joe Hockey. He looks like he likes a good laugh and has a bit of character about him - something KRudd will never have.

annqldau

He's got to be better than piggy eyed Nelson.

tictac

Good call

I've always been impressed by this guy too

spartacus

"Thanks to our political correspondent in Canberra for that report, and now here's Michael with the weather. . . "

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...plinsky416.jpg

Agreed though, Piggy nelson was unelectable.

rabsody

I loved the way Turnbull said in his speech this morning that he knows hardship because he *wait for it* once lived in rented accommodation! He sure knows how to bond with the common people.

I don't mind him though. He has a certain authority and confidence about him which I think will go in his favour (actually I think I fancy him a little bit ). I don't necessarily like his attitude towards business (Gunns, pro free market etc) but then that's why I don't vote Liberal!

rabsody

I voted for Rudd but I would have to agree. I wish he'd loosen up a bit!

Wish we could bring back Bob Hawke (did anyone see him on Denton? just brilliant) but then the political landscape is a whole lot different now so he'd probably find it equally hard to call a spade a spade as the rest of them.

bridie

quoll

Not much difference between Turbull and Krudd for me - I thought Nelson had the capacity to make a good go of it but the media definitely had it in for him. I'd like to see Dennis Jensen put his hand up.

spartacus

Putting his hand up where / who?

I had hoped that kind of behaviour was limited to the WA opposition leader!

annqldau

Even his hair style was like an old Dracula movie but looked like it needed conditioner far too dry looking.