will julia kneecap kevin again?

The signs are clear that the Gillard government is in its death throes.

I have absolutely no time for the misandrist currently degrading the office of PM but one thing I'll say is that she's tough as old boots and not for turning. Intensely stubborn even.

She'll know the numbers; she'll know time is up. She holds the Ace - go to Yarralumla and ask the G-G to dissolve parliament and issue writs. She can do it whenever she wants. That will lock the Party in behind her; it will condemn Rudd to being no more than Opposition Leader. His narcissism would see him as PM again - if only for a few weeks. It's in his nature.

Will Gillard shaft Rudd again? Good chance, I believe.