Barry Cassidy from Insiders interviewed on Channel 10's 7pm Project tonight was asked whether the problem was the Carbon Tax or Julia Gillard. His answer, given that it came from an ABC anchor man, was telling: "It's a bit of both."
However, he went on to say that after rolling the Ruddster, they're (and therefore WE'RE) stuck with her until the next election "or face losing what little credibility they have left".
Given that with almost 80 percent of the electorate, they don't have any credibility left to lose, that could well mean that she'll be gone within a month. It all depends on how many times we hear senior ALP functionaries saying that she enjoys their support "100%". The more times we hear that, the less safe her position becomes.
What would they do with her if they rolled her? Surely not another Rudd-style deal, (please, not Foreign Affairs or the UN!!!!), although I can't see her retiring quietly to Altona. One option: one of our esteemed universities would give her tenure teaching politics or economics. Now that would be a course with major street cred - NOT!