Opinion of Kevin Rudd

[Talleyrand]

The funny thing was that on paper he was the perfect leader for the ALP, and I think someone with his background still would be today.

A nerdy Anglican Queenslander who was widely palatable to most of the electorate, and career diplomat who wasn't a union or factional hack.


In addition to his insane behavior in the 2013 campaign and destabilization in the 2010-2013 parliament, any sympathy I would have had for his knifing in 2010 is completely destroyed by the way he removed Kim Beazley. That single action was devastating for the ALP in the long term, removing a very decent man who would have been a fantastic Prime Minister (and probably kept the ALP in office for three terms) from politics.