Poor Mr Rudd, now he has to make a big deal about scampering off to Canberra to get a "briefing".

As long as he can make himself look busy & Oh terribly important, anything, just get me out of here, I need damage control & anything will do.

Now I know there will be the usual outrage like "oh how could you, people are dying" well this war has been full throttle for over a year but now, in the middle of a campaign from hell for Rudd,  it's a miracle.

There truly isn't anything this fake will not use to his advantage.