Comments on: Kerr: Costello, bastardry and brilliance

By: Venise Alstergren

Venise Alstergren — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater, had the vote but not the meter. A show pony through, through and through. He lacked the guts to tackle you know who; poor Peter, Peter pumpkin eater.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Fortunately resignation is as close to suicide as it gets in our system. Hubris is a danger, and the labour party is better served by a good opposition than the crippled rememenants of the old guard. Really, the smirk was never electable.

By: Philippa

Philippa — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

I thought that perhaps he might let the duffers fight it out for 12 - 18 months, and then step up as leader prior to the next election when the King of Wentworth inevitably trips up over his own ego.

By: Andrew Neeson

Andrew Neeson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

…..and a fall on his cutlass rendered him nutless……

By: fay

fay — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

These loony bitter letters I read here can’t be real. The writers obviously have computors and can afford a Crikey subscription as well, so they can’t have suffered under the previous government. No wonder our domestic violence stats are so bad. GET HELP!

By: dermot mcguire

dermot mcguire — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

I can comment as he is not my minister any more. Why should he stick around and carry the can. time for someone else to lead the party. Costello’s time would have been 12 to 18 months ago.

By: Michael Lines

Michael Lines — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Peter Costello proves what so many of us have long suspected: he’s a loudmouthed, arrogant, gutless, lazy bully.

Good thing he never got to be Prime Minister eh?

By: Ally

Ally — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

I really think any mention of suicide is extremely distasteful. This man has given up a lot for public life and I think anyone who serves on the front bench for 11 years has a lot of courage. Good luck for the future Mr Costello.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

I for one would have stuck with the Libs had Costello taken over earlier this year. Keating was Mr 19% when he took over in 91. He still beat Hewson in 93. Costello simply didn’t want to be a destabilising element in an already sinking ship.

By: Campbell Bearlin

Campbell Bearlin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Christian, if your predictions about a by-election in Higgins are correct, the taxpayers ought not to have to pay.
Tthere are several other well-superannuated ex-ministers likely to exit . Any parliamentarian who leaves for personal gain should pay.

By: Ron Hodgson

Ron Hodgson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Oh how much more pleasant the airwaves will be without lurking smirking Pete - and of course his nemesis “the rat”. Pity “fishnet” and “the boxer” won’t go as well….well not yet anyway!

By: Tony Stott

Tony Stott — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

I dance on their political graves, even more so because the stupid fools don’t even understand why they lost

By: Tony Papafilis

Tony Papafilis — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Yes, Peter Costello has done a Latham - big dummmy spit to demonstrate to all why Libs did not make him leader. Much easier to have the prize put on a platter than to fight for it like Howard did. Costello was one of Howard’s cowards that let Libs down.

By: Gary Carroll

Gary Carroll — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Costello has shown that his collegues were right in not elevating him to the leadership. No ticker, no guts, no glory.

By: Glenn Brandham

Glenn Brandham — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

As a former soldier, I deeply resent the cowardice shown by the Libs this weekend. It is as if the hench-men don’t want to face the Australian public now that they have no power to shape their lies. At least real Nazis commit suicide when defeated.

By: Alan H

Alan H — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

The next “Liberal” prime monster is not yet in the parliament. They are banished into the far right ‘Flinty’ caves of doom until they can regain a human face. Costello is a gutless wonder, the treasurer with no balls.