"Wow, what will they think of next!"

Well, we were all waiting for it, and he certainly didn't let us down - Malcolm Fraser has finally shown his true colours and quit the Liberal Party.

In a sign that the Liberal Party is doing everything correctly, Fraser has quit the party because, according to the ABC, it "was becoming too conservative."

Now, it's been well known for some time that Fraser isn't your archetypal Liberal member - it seems to be something about people named Malcolm. Turnbull is the same - a social liberal in a party of conservatives.

We all know that the normal home for "those" is the Labor Party, but it would appear that, when these guys wanted to join, the ALP said, "WHAT? YOU HAVE MONEY GAINED THROUGH A CAPITALIST SYSTEM AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE? GO AWAY!"

However, I doubt this piece of news is anything new to the Liberals - Opposition Finance Spokesman Andrew Robb said what most of us have been thinking: "We've become used to Malcolm disagreeing with our positions on many issues for nearly a quarter of a century." Now, I don't proclaim to be a maths whiz, but 25 years ago is 1985 - a mere two years after Fraser lost the 1983 election to Bob Hawke, losing the office of PM. I strongly suspect (nay, I know) that people expected good ol' Mal to disagree with their positions on many issues well before 1985.

So, now all that remains is for Kerr's Cur to go and join the ALP, and, as they said long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away, "his journey to the Dark Side will be complete." We wait with baited breath for the sequel to this most unsurprising turn of events.

Menzies' brow would be furrowed.

-M