when he decided to enter politics, but was persuaded by Lucy to join the Libs instead.
This came from Bob Ellis, who says he was sitting in their kitchen when they had the conversation. I don't have any time for Ellis, but if he really was there, I guess we can accept its truth. And it does make sense, given Malcolm's intelligence and moderate views. Pity he seems to have sold his soul for a ministerial portfolio.
Pundits say his own party detests him, yet Abbott won the leadership by only one vote. And yes, I do remember that Hockey supported him over climate change, so Hockey's done a complete about-face, as has wimpy little Hunt.
Malcolm is too intelligent not to know that Coalition broadband policy is nuts, and I wonder what would happen if he had the guts to resign his portfolio and go to the backbench? Could he do a Keating and force a leadership spill? The evidence for climate change is becoming obvious to all but the most extreme, and there must be some backbenchers who have doubts about Abbott's denial policy.
The only good thing about Abbott's leadership is that he's making it easier for Labor to come back in 2016, but the thought of the damage he can do in the meantime is terrifying. But if it was to be Turnbull vs Shorten, I wouldn't be at all certain how it would play out.
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