mozzaok
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Using the term "hate" is already signalling that you are a bit of an extremist, and as such your views can be more easily discounted as being less valid than those of more moderate people. We may dislike politicians, or even hate some of their actions, but reasonable people appreciate that it is a very tough job, and popularity is not a great indication of effectiveness.
I would rate Gillard a 3 out of 10. I would rate Abbott a 2 out of 10. I would rate Swan a 2 out of 10. And Bishop I would give 3 out of10.
Rudd was a much better seller of his ideas, but his personal character seemed to have been so universally loathed by those close to him, that it seems to have been his undoing. I have never heard anyone come out and say what a "nice bloke" he was, rather that he was an egotistical control freak seems the most common assessment. Hawke was extremely popular as a PM, but very ineffective in my opinion, and I fear that leaders who wish to be loved, will always be somewhat ineffectual, as a good leader has to be prepared to make the hard decisions, be they popular, or not. Keating could do that, and he was hated by a lot for it, but he was the best PM in my lifetime, and I bemoan the fact that there is nobody like him on the horizon, just a lot more "beige" would be leaders in the wings.
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