Where's a Prime Minister of Substance?

Tony DeLorger © 2016

The latest polls tell a story, but I think that Turnbull's outstanding figures are more about Shorten's failing than Turnbull's success. Bill Shorten is probably the worst leader of any party in the history of Australian politics. He is naive, clueless, can't speak to save himself, and watching him is like a boat sinking. He appears to know nothing, express nothing, just some negative swipes that his writers no doubts scribbled down in hast. He is the most ineffectual politician in decades.

So when the polls reveal his oh so devastating stats, it is expected. But Turnbull's approval rating surely is more about a non viable alternative rather that his popularity. Turnbull has been riding the coat-tails of his predecessor as most of what has transpired since his coup was of Abbott's making, Malcolm in all his humility, happy to accept the accolades.

Malcom Turnbull is a puppet and pretender, with far more confidence than ability, far more guile than savvy and in the end, his ego and arrogance a dangerous combination to an Australia in a political stalemate. Labour is gone, not even worth a mention, yet voting for the coalition retains the leadership of Turnbull, who in the end has no real affiliation with the Liberal Party, his interest the top job alone, and he didn't care how he got there or which party would help him.

This man is not a PM, just another self-serving poli with the ability to well and truly have a negative impact on this country's economy and even worse, ruffle the feathers of global concern by big-noting himself in the global community. He may be a puppet of Obama's presidency, but look how screwed the US is; our alliance, necessary, our opinions say-so in a global sense.

Where's a Prime Minister of substance, of humility and a patriot of this great nation?