Malcolm Turnbull has an impeccable pedigree but not a lot of common sense. Rhodes Scholar, lawyer, merchant banker, writer, he was named again last year as one of Australia's richest men. Up until December last year, he was Leader of the Opposition but he was beaten in a leadership spill by one vote. Now Tony Abbott has the job and Malcolm's not happy Jan.
And to prove he's not happy, he made a speech on Monday about how Tony Abbott's Emissions Trading Scheme is a farce and the Rudd government's plan is just what the country needs. The irony seemed to be lost on Malcolm as he stood there, committing political suicide. The Coalition made sure that the chamber was almost empty when he rose to his feet and what a pathetic picture he made. His speech was covered by cctv throughout the halls of Parliament House, but no one was watching.
But it gets worse, as he said he would, Malcolm crossed the floor on Thursday to vote with the government on their ETS Bill. I wonder if he will resign and go back into banking or law, or will he sit on the back bench waiting for another chance to wreak havoc for the Liberal Party, you just never know with this man, he's not used to coming second to anyone or anything. To show such disloyalty to his own party is unforgivable and it's rather a sad thing to see a man once respected by many, now regarded with contempt.
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