So it's on. A leadership ballot to elect a new leader of the ALP. Surely this cannot be a good thing regardless of how unpopular the incumbent leader is with the general populace. Cannibalizing itself is a sure way to get rocketed into political oblivion is it not? So why would they come out and throw such vitriolic statements into the public domain? Neither combatant can come out of this without having a heap of skin off.
Am I so naive about politics to expect a party that is leading the country to find a more civil and dignified way of sorting out internal differences? Are these people so inept at debating that they must resort to debasing their opponent instead of reasoned argument?
Question for the day: Should we not expect our politicians to form reasoned argument about policy issues and be able to debate them without demeaning those that hold opposing views?