Last night Kevin Rudd delivered his vision for education in this country, using a catch cry that will no doubt be overplayed during his campaign: the education revolution. While the ad was a little corny and the whole bush setting a bit folksy, I think Kev accomplished two important things: 1) he showed that he is a viable alternative to lead Australia, breaking down some perceptions about his nerdiness (and being the opposite of Mark Latham) and 2) he showed some vision. No wonder the Libs are running scared and reshuffling their bench. For the first time since Keating, Labour seem to have a credible, electable leader who conveniently has some personality and imagination. While he's certainly no Bill Clinton in the charisma stakes, if Kev can keep up this sort of public image and stay out of trouble until the election, the people might just get what we're crying out for - the end of the Howard dynasty.
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