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November 29, 2007
Brendan Nelson: Liberal self-loathing?
Correct us if we're misreading this, but the only way to understand the decision of our erstwhile leaders, the Liberal Party, to appoint Brendan Nelson as its leader, surely is as some manifestation of the Freudian death wish.
Even watching our former Minister for Buying Stuff, and let's see now, Education, Science and Self-Promotion on TV, we feel an unaccountable urge to get up and check the silverware. Which could of course be one possible explanation: what we view as Nelson's baggage, his recent performance on education - as Sydney University's vice-chancellor, Professor Gavin Brown, put it, "an example of ambition overriding principle" - the Liberals view as an essential qualification for the job.
Or do they feel Australians will quickly find themselves yearning for another Lying Rodent?
Posted by cw at November 29, 2007 12:35 PM
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