Colin James suggests in the NZ Herald that John Key doesn't need any king hit out of today's speech. He sees 2008 as the election that is there for Key to lose and for Clark to win. We agree with much of Colin's analysis. One sentence jumped out however, "Some on the front bench cannot expect to be there in a Key Cabinet." Colin doesn't think the current front bench for National is credible. Who does Colin James see as being dropped? Unfortunately he doesn't tell us. Nor does he suggest who the replacements will be.
We are pleased to learn that Key has been spending the vacation boning up on policy. If we are to see a Presidential style election campaign - Clark v. Key - he will have to ensure that he is more comfortable debating policy in all areas. To date this has been Helen's trump card.
