Comments on: Colin Barnett and the perils of recycled leaders http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/07/colin-barnett-and-the-perils-of-recycled-leaders/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:54:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tony Papafilis http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/07/colin-barnett-and-the-perils-of-recycled-leaders/#comment-15545 Tony Papafilis Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15545 Recycling a leader worked wonders for Libs in the Federal election in 1996 - remember Howard.<br /><br />Therefore, WA Libs returning Colin Barnet to the leader's spot does not provide any comfort for Labor. On the contrary, the haste with which Labor called the election is proof to everyone that the Labor Party is very worried about Barnet, and so it should be. Recycling a leader worked wonders for Libs in the Federal election in 1996 - remember Howard.

Therefore, WA Libs returning Colin Barnet to the leader’s spot does not provide any comfort for Labor. On the contrary, the haste with which Labor called the election is proof to everyone that the Labor Party is very worried about Barnet, and so it should be.

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