The Libs were too scared to dump Howard, If they had, with Costeloo they'd have won.
The Libs are too scared to dump Abbott If they did, under Turnbull they may win.
But with an Abbott, a Bishop and Cardinal Pell determining policy, Labor with Rudd now consulting (not ignoring or bullying ministers, MPs, Senators) Labor will not only win, it will triumph over the Libs who are too conservative to change.
Abbott is a young fogey. He belongs when most Aussie voters had yet to be born and snobbery was rife, even on a Toorak Tram:
