Why Kevin Rudd should not rise to the challenge

Since his dismissal from his party, the media have been voracious on tidbits of news suggesting that former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd will aim to reclaim the leadership and thus, the Prime Ministership.

There are several factors why Rudd should not rise to the challenge.

The first, who said anyone, was going to take him back anyway? One of the factors of Rudd’s “political assassination” as it was better known, was his tendency to do things his way (i.e. selecting his own cabinet, without the involvement of the caucus as it is traditionally done, as well as working as a team of one rather than of many). Sure, he might have changed, but is the risk on behalf of the ALP worth taking?

The second factor is the media coverage. Through the reporting there has been an underlying assumption that Rudd will claim victor.  As Gillard’s rise in the past few polls comes about, it seems that the public are generally content with the woman who has faced some severe criticism in the light of the media.

Furthering with this idea of the media’s involvement is the fact that the leadership challenge rumours (are just that) and are, how do I put it? Wasting space? It is not definite that it will indeed happen or if the challenge will be from Rudd so why take the time to persistently write an article practically every day on the matter, when there are a number of issues, including the selling of uranium to India on the agenda?

Above all, I did like Rudd and his proactive style when he was Prime Minister, BUT I’d rather not see him be PM once more due to the fact, there are bigger issues to be dealt with and addressed, and a government that switches leadership regularly or has challenges to do so will ineptly debate those larger issues.