Trecherous Mal is like the dog that chases the bus and finally...

Trecherous Mal is like the dog that chases the bus and finally (unexpectedly) catches it - he hasn't a clue what he's doing or what to do.

It's what happens when you are convictionless.

Leaders with conviction drive change (Thatcher / Churchill / Whitlam (though he was a disaster) /Hawke / Reagan / Howard / Abbott). The rest are just hot air and in it for the job (resume to big note themselves).