INDEPENDENT Senator Nick Xenophon understands why Kevin Rudd prefers to keep him waiting in Canberra when the Prime Minister has the chance to meet singer Missy Higgins in New York.
The key balance of power senator, whose vote the Labor Government needs to pass legislation against Coalition opposition in the Senate, says he has yet to have a meeting with Mr Rudd.
``If I had a choice between meeting Missy Higgins or me, I`d rather meet Missy Higgins,`` Senator Xenophon said in Canberra today.
The federal Opposition wasn`t so tongue-in-cheek, criticising Mr Rudd`s itinerary for his trip to the US while Parliament continues to sit back home.
Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce said it was likely Mr Rudd would spend more time with Ms Higgins than discussing the global financial crisis with US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson.
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