Lisa: Thanks for you comment on my blog. I would’ve left this comment at yours, but whatever I do I can’t get past your captcha.

I think you’re right, Latham’s getting too much attention at the moment, but that will die down soon enough.

It’s now clear that by taking such an extreme position (lashing out at everyone), all Latham has done is ensure his opinion is not going to be taken seriously. It might mean any constructive change he could have brought about within the ALP now may not occur. Shame.

Having said that, it is a sad state of affairs, I agree. There has been a serious failure of the opposition in this country and Latham is not helping. Party unity at the commonwealth level is obviously not as strong as it is on the state level, where they all seem to fold at the nearest sign of conflict. At the moment it seems, that the chances of the ALP winning government are about as good as there being a train station at the end of franklin road

Another thing that’s a bit sad is to see how much of a self-centred windbag Beazley is in his diaries…

Mr Latham blames the alliance [with the US] for dragging Australia into unnecessary conflicts, including Vietnam and Iraq, and prefers the foreign policy model New Zealand has adopted.

Oh how I’d prefer Latham as PM, then!