This is Rudd's mantra. He has just visited John McCain, US Republic presidential hopeful, and managed to slip into the interview that he wasn't taking sides in another country's politics like evil old John Howard did. He met with all 3 presidential contenders, Obama, Clinton and McCain, whereas John Howard said Al Qaida must be praying for Obama to win. (The fact that John Howard was 100% right on this point is beside the point.)
Rudd is bullshitting off the scale again. For those who's memories dont extend beyond 24 hours, the previous day Rudd OFFERRED HIS SUPPORT TO THE CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN! Of course by his support he means our support, since he's our PM. I mean if that isn't taking sides WHAT IS??
The question for me is not why Rudd would have so obviously intervened in another country's politics, nor is it why having done so decided to deflect attention by flinging some poo in Jonny's direction, it is how he would be so thick as to prop up the so-obviously faltering campaign of Hillary Clinton.
I guess when Rudd heard Hillary telling bare-faced porkies about Balkan snipers he thought he'd met somebody he could really relate to.
Birds of a feather and all that.
