In November 2007 the " Kevin 07 " phenomenon reached a crescendo when the voters made a choice between this flamboyant " Wonder boy " and incumbent prime minister John Howard.
Howard had delivered many years of safe but unspectacular government. Rudd was offering huge innovation - and big promises. The voters chose change !
What a difference today !
Rudd is clearly on the nose with those same voters for a variety of reasons. His promise to regulate petrol pricing and grocery prices failed to eventuate - and now lay abandoned.
" Disaster " is the only term to apply to the rood insulation fiasco, and it seems that there is more to come with solar hot water and the stimulus plan for more school building improvements.
Politics is a hard game. You only wear the leaders guernsey while you keep winning.
The media pack are baying for blood - and waiting in the wings - Julia Gillard is poised to step into the lead role.
The history books will salivate with theories to explain how something that seemed so right - ended so tragically wrong !
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