Would the real St Kevin please stand up?

Some things are simply beyond parody.

Personally, I'm puzzled as to why Australians keep giving Rudd a free pass on being a phony. I can understand why the press gallery does it, but the rest of us - I'm afraid I don't understand.

What I'd like to hear is the real Kev Rudd language - you know, the stuff that he shares with journalists, or that he uses towards stewardesses and his private staff. Coming from a Kevin who says 'I can't play this game anymore, I can't wear these masks anymore, I can't pretend anymore. I'm going to be dinkum fair with the electorate - they'll get the unvarnished me'.