Courtside
If John Howard were a tennis player, I would compare him to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Sanchez Vicario doesn't possess incredible tennis skills but her plain doggedness got her to Number One.
Similarly, John Howard isn't renowned for his charisma either, but after wearing down his opponents over a couple of decades, finally lifted a cup over his head. Both Howard and Vicario patiently waited in the shadows while John Hewson / Monica Seles was knifed in the back and then watched Steffi Graf / the leadership Dream Team of Peter Costello & Alexander Downer implode before swiftly sidling up to take control.
Howard and Sanchez Vicario are baseline players, slugging it out from the back of the court, safely playing the percentages and angles.
So where does this leave other political leaders?
I would liken Mark Latham to John McEnroe - both had flashes of brilliance but lost through their temperament. They are both serve-volleyers, willing to get up close to the net and take their chances.
Kim Beazley? An up-sized version of Anna Kournikova - they both thought they played the part but never won when it counted.
posted by Yarravillean @ 3:55 pm
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