Abbott and Gillard. What did we do wrong to end up with these two?

Indeed, what did us poor suffering Australian's do to suffer these two 4th rate leaders?
How many ladders did we walk under, how many black cats crossed our paths, how many cracked mirrors etc, etc..
This article linked below by  Peter Hartcher the political editor and international editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, says it all. It crystallised my thoughts on the political debate we have at the moment.
Abbott and Gillard. "Panic on the House Floor."
below are some pieces from the article.

For people who spend every moment striving to win and hold power, their greatest fear is powerlessness. We have just seen Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott panic at the prospect of powerlessness, but it loomed for each in a very different way.

Abbott lives in fear of stunts because, we have to conclude, he has built his own political success on stunts. He goes from factory to factory, day after day, declaring imminent bankruptcy as he spreads a fear campaign. He is the leader who called for a "people's revolt" against a carbon tax.

"She freaked when the AWU walked into her office," was how one participant in the process described it. "She just lost it," said another.
This moment illuminated the real "Real Julia". It showed up two realities which are not customarily on public display. First, it showed that she feels herself to be dependent on the unions for her leadership, and on the AWU in particular, whose affiliated MPs supplied at least 20 of the 71 votes she won in her leadership ballot against Rudd in February.
Second, Gillard's acute anxiety suggests that she feels her leadership to be under a live threat.

Where do we go from here?

Who should lead the two major parties?

I think we are down the creek without a paddle.

The Liberals have one potential leader that is a real Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull.

Labor as far as I can see has no one.

Kevin Rudd is not the answer, he may be a short term answer to Labor. But for me he does not have the spine to be a good leader. This is evidenced by his falling over on his ETS policy.

Discuss.

Worst Government in Australian History

Is the current Australian government the "Worst Government in Australian History"?
I don't know, at the moment they are close.
I hold no torch for Gillard or Rudd.
Gillard is an inept leader. Nothing that shows this up more than what is happening at the moment.
If she had leadership qualities she would sack Rudd now, she should have last week at the latest.
He has been the most destabilising influence on this government.
What is she afraid of?
A leadership spill?
Rudd will only challenge if he has the numbers.
The longer Gillard "flounces" around, the more votes in caucus that she will lose.
Admittedly she has a lot against her.
A hung parliament, that is very difficult to negotiate.
The way she came to be Prime Minister.
If Rudd gets his old job back will he be a reformed character?
Only time will tell.
He has a lot of people in Labor that are against him.
He is more popular with the electorate, and maybe will put up a better show in an election than Gillard.
But Rudd needs to form a backbone and stop his overbearing, bullying behavior.
Unfortunately, the opposition, under Abbott, will be inept as well.