Let me say that I am glad to not be fighting on the front line of the war of ideas this week.  The election came at a bad time for me as I have been working flat out for a new client to complete 5 weeks of work in 3!

But my, my haven't those in the lime light given us lots to talk about.  Rudd has announced his front bench already.  And I guess there aren't a whole lot of surprises for the politically astue.  I have to say no matter who was in charge of IR, I would have been disappointed, but I'm just glad it's not Combet, who has been given the junior role of Defence Procurement.  No doubt if he's still got MUA contacts he could really slash prices as long as no one asked any questions about where supplies were sourced from.    I also think Gillard's new 'super ministry' is an interesting reflection on Rudd's theory that education and employability go hand in hand.  I'm also disappointed that the Arts have been lumped with the environment and given to Peter Garrett.  If there is one man in that parliament who you could immediately point to as having NO FREAKING IDEA ABOUT AESTHETICS, it would be him.  And Maxine McKew, the star celebrity candidate has not been given Media and Communications - I'd have thought that was something she couldn't wait to get her teeth into.

Government aside, the opposition have set chins wagging, not just with the national leadership debate, which looks to be contested by all remaining Liberal members (kidding).  I wish Nelson all the best, he has served the public well as a minister and hopefully will help us in the fight against Rudd, but our state leader has been making something of a stirr.  It would seem that the Liberals in state parliament can not decide who is or rather, should be in charge.  Personally I think having Bruce Flegg as parliamentary leader is the best thing the Beattie (and now Blight) government had going for it.  I'm just really disappointed to see the issue aired so publically.  What's wrong with a quiet swithch-a-roo?  But really, this is the best time to do it and will possibly even have us comfortable with the new Liberal/National leadership just in time for the next state election - in 2010.  Assuming Blight has not followed down Beattie's path, become a fully fledge dictator and dispensed with general elections.

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