Another week that showed that good old aussie value mateship in all its glory. Kevin Rudd really got caught out by including ex crims in his mateship circle. Even our mates can get us into strife!! (Howard's mate George Bush has got him into strife over Iraq). Then one of Howard's ministerial mates had to be cut loose so Howard and his cronies, Costello and Abbott could maintain the onslaught against Rudd.
The whole episode, which I'm sure will surface regularly for months to come, illustrates clearly what I've been on about in this blog. Mateship is not always the great thing it is often cracked up to be. Misguided mateship can see mates lead mates into the jaws of hell. Mateship also knows when it's time to pull the plug.
PS Costello's and Abbott's snarling performances in the Parliament probably did them more harm than good. Imagine them with an attack of road rage.
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