McMullan is out of touch

Comment on Glenn Milne “Brutal truth of ex-PM's demise”, 29/06/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/brutal-truth-of-ex-pms-demise/story-e6frg6zo-1225885407911
Understandably, McMullan has been in Canberra for too long to be in tune with what was happening elsewhere that matters. He is clearly out of touch.

For all Rudd's mistakes, the decision not to include McMullan in his ministry turned out to be the right one, even though ironically McMullan, of course wrongly, was arguing for staying with him.

People staying in Canberra for too long may, unfortunately, be exposed to the risk to be out of touch with the public. McMullan is a clear example.

However, don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate Canberra. In fact I am a Canberran and have been living in there for a long time.

But we have to face the fact and be objective, no matter how uncomfortable it is.