Pushing Hard

There’s no doubt that NSW Premier, Morris Iemma, is under pressure. On the nose as I heard it described on radio. Opposition Leader, Barry O’Farrell, is pushing his case very hard as the possible next Premier of NSW. But there is still a long time till the next election, about 3 years actually.

Polls suggest that if there were an election tomorrow then the Labor govt would be voted out. But because the election is about 3 years away then should the opposition be pushing Iemma so hard to stand down as Premier of NSW. Of course they should push him for answers on issues, but surely in the back of their minds they are thinking that they would rather face him as leader over anyone else.

What if someone else takes over and they’re half decent? This would mean they are twice as good as Mr Iemma. But three years is a long time in politics. Just look at how quickly Kevin Rudd rose to the top.

Deputy Premier, John Watkins, seems the most capable to turn things around, but I’m told that factional divisions will prohibit any promotion on his part. Carmel Tebbutt has been sounded out too, even though she recently resigned from cabinet to look after her young son. So maybe Iemma is the best they have.