When I was watching his speech, it occured to me (through my tears) that if Rudd had been so honest and heartfelt in recent months we would never have been where we are today. His ego has gotten in the way, he hasn't respected and enabled his own MInisters. And sadly Georgie, becase he has been ducking and weaving and syopping spot fires, he hasn't had the time and energy to highlight all these amazxing achievements - in politics you have to repeat and repeat your accomplishments - the electorate can have a very short memory. Very sad for My Rudd, my heart is full of sadness for him - he did his absolute best and worked his guts out for this country, but that's the way of politics.