Wow, Scomo must be really desperate, to stuff up Australian foreign policy to try and win a by-election:
To betray the national interest to chase a few votes is irresponsible. To betray it for no votes at all is stupid as well as irresponsible.
Scott Morrison faces his first electoral test as Prime Minister on Saturday. The Liberal Party is in danger of losing the seat vacated by Malcolm Turnbull, once one of its safest. Morrison has just shown that he is absolutely desperate to avoid this possibility.
The seat of Wentworth has a relatively big Jewish population of about 12 per cent. Morrison on Tuesday proposed two possible changes to Australian foreign policy designed to pander to them specifically. The effect is simply to appear to be wrapped in the flag of Israel.
And he's done it by echoing Donald Trump positions, but not actually acting on them.
