Better doing what you are good at, Mr Rudd

Comments on Michael Stutchbury “No market reform on Rudd’s recovery road”, 27/07/2009, http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/currentaccount/index.php/theaustralian/comments/no_market_reform_on_rudds_recovery_road/

With all respect for his prime ministership, Rudd seems, unfortunately, to be acting like a confused man at the best, or an extreme opportunist always seeking popularity at worse.

The question is why he has been so interested, eager and daring in venturing into an area he does not have the expertise to say or do anything in that field.

While he has used the excuse of the lack of the relevant language skill to veto the appointment of a senior diplomat as Australia’s ambassador to Germany, that itself was extraordinary, then why hasn’t he apply similar criterion on himself in terms of whether he understand economics and economic history?

Rudd would do credit to himself and good to the Australian public, if he can concentrate on managing his government better and on managing the country’s affairs based on sound advices from experts, as opposed to publish half-cooked economic essays.

That is what he was elected for. The voters voted for an alleged economic conservative, but did not vote him for doing an incompetent economic essay writer.

Self aware is important, not only for ordinary people, but more importantly so for politicians holding high offices.