...or Costelliband?

A further thought about men who decline to run for their party's leadership more than once has reminded me of this clip on YouTube of the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating berating Peter Costello over the latter's failure to stand for the Liberal Party leadership both times he had the chance:

"A low altitude flier." With a cancelled trip abroad that doesn't sound so distant does it?

P.S. I've got not idea who our answer to Paul Keating is though:

Anyone care to suggest a counterpart?