Gives up on leadership aspirations? Pity he didn't give up on political aspirations 20yrs ago 
Damn Labor - weren't elected properly with a clear majority, and instead of the re-vote that should have happened they sided with the greens so they could get in. Since then we have had a leadership change (person we never voted for) and maybe now another leadership change. Democracy? Hardly 
Well it seems likely that we'll eventually end up with the mad monk, Dr NO
any which way you look at it we're screwed
all they are worried about are polls and egos, maybe the government should scrap having a leader all together and each day a member of the public can be prime minister for the day
Who are we betting on come Monday by the way?
I suspect Rudd is the people's choice, he was very popular (the most popular ever at one stage), but it seems he busts too many asses in the workplace. not toeing the public servant line.
I would like to see Turnbull v Rudd.
The writing is on "The Wall"
as seen at a recent concert........
"mother should I trust the government"......"No f@#king way"
(any government)
Put them all in a U.F.C ring.see who comes out.
They are the next P.m could not be any worse than the crap that's going on now.
Personally, this is the best situation....out of all the worst situations(if ya know what I mean) that the party could have hoped for. The worst would have been an undeclared war between the forces that went on all the way to the election. I'm sure the conservatives would have hoped for a guerilla war until they won the election. This way the air will be cleared as Rudd will go to the back bench weather he stands or not. So hopefully Gillard will be able to assert her superiority over Abbott in the year before we go to the Polls. A year is a long time and sure Gillard is coming from a long way back but she'll have the momentum and a good policy and economic record to show the electorate. The coalition will have to lift their game and my feeling is Abbott may be found wanting.
Rudd or Gillard, Turnbull or Abbott?
At the end of all of this you can be assured that the person elected will still be one thing.
A POLITICIAN - no more and no less.
i'm a little surprised it actually took this long for labor to destroy themselves.
this is how labor works. always has.
OR is that the left wheels
if i was K rud i'd have a crack,
if i won, i'd sack all of the loud mouths to the back benches
if i lost, i'd resign from labor, become an indipendant and cross the floor.
