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Bill McLean (32)
I assume Gillard wants to show she's in control, by choosing Carr, but she's not going to be calming down the rest of the party.
Talk about jobs for the boys! Great if you can get one.
By the sounds of it, Gillard has pissed off Smith and Crean who reportedly had an eye on the Foreign Affairs portfolio. Great way to repay their loyalty. Another example of her poor political judgement?
After the face-off with Rudd this week, she pretty much quelled the leadership rumblings for the time being. But now could possibly have stoked them again with the insertion of Carr into Federal politics.
Who's to say some of the rabble rousers in the ALP aren't already lining up a safe Sydney Labor seat (if they still exist) for Carr in the House of Reps next? Then the leadership? Scary thought, especially for us in NSW, who are still working our way out of the morass of the former Labor government.