howard approval rating, page-200

"Howard really needs to take an immediate well-earned retirement and hand over to Costello - or the Liberals are stuffed. My take on Costello is that he is more pragmatic than Howard, and I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him soften the IR issues. Very capable leader...he'd do us well."

With alll respect...get with the programme, Costello will never be pm, same as debnam in nsw, they are unelectable.
The next leader of a liberal party in opposition will be Malcolm Turnbull - he will also be the next Liberal PM - I,m sure he didn't give up what he was doing to be the local member for the little old ladies of Vaucluse complaining about the cats eating their rosese