and I also admit freely that Rudd was clearly a mistake. but in excuse.... he was a great performer and the great majority wanted to remove Howard.
now you claim to be a supporter of independent politics, yet you consistently side with Dud. perhaps even farther to Dud's right. were you a backer of the 'white supremacist" who got in on Pauline's ticket? I don't recall his name.... ahh.... too many kooks and crooks come and go in PH.