Hi Julia, what is your take of the term "political intelligence" ?
Being savvy about what to say and when, having an understanding of the ramifications and repercussions within the electorate and amongst your own party of every small comment.
Further, when given the chance at leadership, what was absolutely not politically intelligent was ignoring the consensus of your party and striking out alone to make a deal with the government about an ETS, thus for ever earning you the disapprobation of your colleagues.
If Mr Turnbull thinks he will be forgiven for this, it's simply a further testament to his political stupidity.
Joining the right party would be a start.
Quite so, but Mr Turnbull can't quite come at being in the 'workers' party' blueblood that he is, despite Labor being his natural fit in many ways.
Re his climate philosophy, as I think has already been pointed out, he should be supporting the Greens, but realises the possibility of PM 's position will never be his via that avenue.
It's all about Malcolm, nothing to do what's best for either any party or for Australia.
Following is email I have sent to him this evening:
Mr Turnbull:
How about joining the Labor Party if you cannot adhere to the policy espoused by the Coalition?
Why can't you be a team player?
You have made your leadership ambitions clear, despite having had a chance in this position and dismally failed.
Why did you fail? Because you lack political intelligence/nous and because your colleagues rightly perceive you as being 'all about Malcolm' and very little about the party, or for that matter, about Australia.
Just when the Coalition is making decent headway against the government, you have deemed it, in your egotistical fashion, appropriate to voice your dissent about the climate policy.
You are of course entitled to hold whatever views you wish.
But if these views are out of line with that of the party you are representing, at least do the decent thing and stand as an Independent or tip over to the Labor Party.
When you were elected to parliament I was delighted, believing you to be competent and intelligent.
But you have been an utter disappointment.
I detest the government but if you were (by the remotest of chances) leading the Liberal Party, I would even vote Labor, such is my distaste for your pathetic egocentric personal grandstanding.
The old term used to be 'Dog in the Manger'. The law needs to be laid down to the Member for Goldman Sachs, and fast. This presents a test of leadership for Tony Abbott.
Shut up or go. Why reward him with Shadow Treasury, it just supplies an opportunity to further undermine the Coalition, and it would be a kick to Joe Hockey who has been disciplined.
Totally agree. Mr Turnbull's ego is so large I doubt he has remotely considered that he could be pushed out. This is what Tony Abbott should be doing.
Poor Rudd.
He thought he was the best at this too
Yes, one has to imagine what Mr Rudd must be thinking now as the government is in way more disarray than it was when he was tossed out.
Ms Gillard would be gone tomorrow if such a move did not make them a complete laughing stock.