This absolutely disgusts me.
Forget about Uncle Tone, the guy is obviously a terrible communicator and was a far better Opp. Leader than PM.
As far as I'm concerned, though, this is more of a reflection of us as a society than anything else. Short attention spans, no ability to engage in informed, constructive, meaningful debates, no tolerance for anything larger than 140 characters or a 30-second sound byte.
We have become petulant, self-absorbed little sooks with the attention span of an gnat and if we don't get pandered too right now! then we'll chuck a hissy fit. All the politicians are doing is reacting to this and it has f**ked our political system.
Rudd started it but, really, he's not to blame. We did it to ourselves. It ruined Jules, who was the best Labor leader since Keating (with all due respect to Beazley and Crean, who are decent men) and it has crucified Abbott who, from all accounts, was a far different man once away from the camera.
If I could ask anything from Turnbull it would be to kill this shallow movement in politics before it becomes entrenched. He has the intelligence and charisma to do it.
Still, I'm pretty f**king disgusted in us right now.
