It seems, Gillard has ruined Labor, (my apologies for more ad hominem) when it seems no one wants to sip from the poisoned chalice and nominate themselves as Labors next leader.
After the WA elections and the weekends news polls, Gillard will be done and dusted, it's my belief she's now shoring up deals with union's, sweetening things for them, repaying her dues while she still can before Labor festers for another 10 years in federal opposition.
Make way for Showbag Shorten and his built up shoes, for contrary to claims that he has no desire to assume the ALP leadership, not now, not ever... he has his sights set on taking the ALP leadership when he believes the time is right, it's just a question of when... before or after the 2013 election.
There may be a temporary position in store for someone other than Shorten (ie Crean) to take the reigns for a brief period, though rest assured, Shorten will slip into poll position and assume the ALP leadership faster than a catholic priest slips into the anus of an alter boy as soon as he feels the time is right.
Presumably after all the kerfuffle re- the AWU fraud dies down leading up to the federal election after next.
Meanwhile Mark Latham has been busily talking about the white elephant climate change, something none of Labors ministers want to discuss due to the overwhelming skepticism emanating from middle Australia in the lead up to the federal election.
It surprises me that Latham isn't a climate skeptic himself, well, so he would have us believe anyway.
I find his terminology a tad perplexing myself, re "Climate change disruption" not so much as the consequence or process of climate change itself.
Is Mark Latham a born again changer, or merely choosing his words carefully, this and has plans for some sort of a political comeback himself?
Marks no dummy, which is why it struck me odd that he would appear not to be opposed to both a carbon tax and climate change itself.
I hope Marks not going all new-world-order on us, he's sounding rather 'globalist' these days I must say.
His own party didn't want him, perhaps he figures the UN might?

Mark'sis socialism Latham style.. ... perhaps he's fallen off the wagon again.