In the land of the incompetent, the mediocre is king

I know that many out there think that Peter Costello was the greatest Treasurer in Australia’s history. Sorry. Don’t agree. He was Ok. Brilliant he was not. Competent but not incompetent. Certainly not stellar.

He was mediocre. He was a beneficiary of circumstance and timing. If he had some actual fortitude, well then perhaps he might have been a…