Yep, I agree, there is a lot of political manoeuvring going on, a lot of lies, and a lot of stupidity from the politicians. At least Kevin Rudd happily admits that he is seen as a control freak, when he was Prime Minister, he was called Kevin 24/7, because of his incredible work ethic, which he applied to everyone, as well as himself.
This is going to be very interesting over the next few days. They may take out Julian Assange, but this won't stop WikiLeaks. There are a lot of supporters for the work that WikiLeaks does, and this is not something that can be repressed.