• ‘In 1989 Tuckey was one of the leaders of the plot to depose John Howard as Liberal Party leader and replace him with Andrew Peacock. After the success of the plot, Tuckey boasted about it on television, privately infuriating Howard.’

• Just days after the devastating Victorian bushfires, Tuckey places political blame for the causes of the bushfires. Sensitive guy.

• ‘Tuckey has yelled “Look at moi” across the chamber at Ms Gillard every day this week… Mr Tuckey, who was thrown out of Question Time yesterday over an unrelated matter, vowed to keep up the interjections. “If you want Kath to run the Government, you should vote for her,” the West Australian backbencher said.’

• ‘Dr Nelson was… forced to defend Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey, who walked out of Parliament before today’s apology to indigenous Australians.The West Australian MP was in the house for the opening prayer, but left the chamber when Mr Rudd rose to his feet to deliver the apology….Mr Tuckey had earlier suggested saying sorry would do nothing for solving indigenous problems.’
• And just generally, he’s arguably an overall idiot.

Today, there was a “regrettable incident” in the Liberal party room, “when NSW Liberal backbencher Alby Schultz became angry and shirt-fronted Victorian MP Chris Pearce”, giving Labor an opportunity for a few barbs directed at the Opposition during Question Time. Anthony Albanese, for example, said: “The Member for Hume thought it was the first of June and he’d give the member for Aston a pinch and a punch for the first of the month.”

Lame stuff, but lamer was yet to come.

Enter Wilson Tuckey:

But not everyone thought the verbal stoush was funny.

West Australian Liberal Wilson Tuckey implored Mr Rudd to ease off, especially towards one of the participants “for reasons he would understand”.

“Using his sharp and nasty wit is very unfair … just lay off,” the backbencher said.

That’s rich!

Sure, Tuckey, sure. The day you stop insulting and degrading your peers, opponents and colleagues, maybe?

UPDATE: Paul Keating was, of course, the master of insults and I imagine people would try to compare Keating with Tuckey. There is no comparison between the two. Tuckey is just nasty and would attack people for, say, their appearances, such as the “fat so-and-so” jibe at Kim Beazley.