Brendan Nelson having a go
I’m not exactly a great admirer of Brendan Nelson, but I do think he deserves to be given a chance. I wonder if much of the speculation about his position isn’t just political mischief.
Compared with state leaders Ted Baillieu and Troy Buswell he’s doing a pretty good job in unenviable circumstances.
I didn’t hear his budget reply speech, but reading the news summary it sounds quite good.
Nelson has got a long tough road ahead of him to restore the Liberal Party’s fortunes. He can’t simply wait for Rudd to stumble, he needs to develop an alternative vision.
Cutting the fuel excise by five cents a litre has been criticised as populist. But isn’t that what politicians should be trying to do … be popular?
Of course, they also need to be responsible and that’s an arguable proposition in relation to the petrol excise. But that’s also the job of politicians … to argue and formulate policy.
At least Nelson is having a go. The Liberals were totally rattled after the election defeat and it’s in the national interest for them to regroup and form a strong opposition.
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