"Cos you can't be a leader if you don't front up. Well, Gillard can, but then she's a woman - so she gets latitude - and can turn on the tears and cry switch (and lie) if pressured. eg: "Her" Disability policy coming in in seven weeks, she sobbed to Parliament?
No, Ms. Gillard, it won't be fully funded and operational (and there's a lot of "if's" as to affordability) until 2019. Why not opt for the truth? sadly you took the other fork in the road - the road to deceit. Which has been your undoing. Truths come out - in the end.
Shorten has too much Union related baggage - too much of conflict of interest - and his unfortunate "don't you know who I am where's my pie" born to rule spiteful arrogance -
The NEW Anthony Albanese?
After all, in one incarnation, he DID support Mr. Rudd. NOT Gillard.
Gillard's "killed off" Crean. In most disgraceful and ruthlessly ice cold fashion - seeing he was her mentor and friend - in the past. One of only three then Miisters invited to her 50th birthday bash. Disgracefully cut off - with a short letter to Quentin Bryce - who then had to dismiss Crean on the Gillard command. (Pity she didn't arc up!).
Albanese sees himself as their next leader. And so he's adopting "Nice". Simple.