Kevin Rudd looks confused, sad, lonely and forsaken on the backbench during Question Time today in the House of Representatives. Picture: Ray Strange
Previous Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of 2007, despite of three stage humiliation, from Julia Gillard and the band of Labor party he is still eyeing the post of foreign minister. Mr Rudd’s humiliation came step by step but it was the quick one. First he was ousted from Australia’s number one job, the Prime Minister of Australia. Secondly, automatically qualified for the backbench, where he sat by himself looking sad, alone, lonely and forsaken pondering upon the previous day; last day as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia and of course followed by unwilling farewell from the Official lodge in Canberra. Thirdly, not able to even win a place in Julia Gillard’s Ministry. Mr Rudd was completely isolated and forsaken by Gillard and the union band, just like Ball’s Pyramid in the Pacific Ocean which is lifeless and away from mainland Australia.
Now, Mr Rudd heads for United States to attend the annual US-Australian dialogue. Mr Rudd is the founding member of the dialogue and has attended every meeting for the past 17 years. During his time in New York and DC, Mr Rudd will be speaking on national security. Mr Rudd has no plan to retire from the politics yet, but to be active in politics and even more he wants to serve as a minister in Gillard’s government and he is keen in grabbing a place in foreign affairs (external affairs).
But his former deputy and accidental 27th Prime Minister Gillard said he needs to wait until the next election victory. I cant picture how much he will be wasting tax payers money by flying out of Australia every week or twice a week, if he actually becomes foreign minister, let alone how salty he will be and the relationship disaster he will create on behalf of Australia with foreign states. He could create friendly nations to unfriendly, friendly-foe nations to foe and foe-nations to completely foe. During his week visit to United States he will be accompanied by his millionaire wife, Therese Rein.
