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The Art of War is not Simon (the-UN-defines-morality) Crean's strong point, so
perhaps he should have avoided the current war of words with his predecessor,
Kim (Fat Boy) Beazley. Kim did an interview for The
Bulletin, and started shooting off at the mouth about 'if I were PM', and
then got onto 'if I were opposition leader again'. It wasn't clear whether Kim
was testing the water for a comeback, whether he was the stalking horse for
another contender, or whether he just can't shut-up, but his musings were
certainly noticed. With Simon's popularity at an all time low, and more Australians wanting
Kim Beazley as ALP leader than
Simon Crean, Simon was a more than a little testy on the subject, and shot back
with accusations about disloyalty, and whined about how he'd been a good an
faithful deputy to to Kim, so why couldn't Kim just shut up and let him run the
ALP into oblivion in his own way. Kim suggested that Simon was 'overeacting'. It wasn't only the Saddamites who lost the Gulf War. The ALP have realized that
Simon's short-term-popularity strategy was disastrous (they were counting on
more Iraqis dying), and they have to decide whether to effect a regime change of
their own. They have realized that Simon can't possibly win the next election, but they
also know that Kim (two time loser) Beazley can't either. So why should they
change? Because Kim will hold on to more seats than Simon. And that is the best
they can hope for when hunkering down for an indefinite opposition. It's a big job, but Kim's got to be the best man for it - he's used to having a
lot on his plate.
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