Was that it?

Silk purses and sows ears.

Dear Leader had not much raw material to play with and I suppose that explains the crap we had yesterday. She had to fill sixty one - sixty one for God's sake - ministerial positions. As there are only about three people in her caucus with a brain capable of saying more than 'Yes, Dear Leader, no, Dear Leader, three bags full, Dear Leader' we were going to be struggling. A few things stand out.

Pondscum is under such stress and has to attend an anger management course so we will make him even less stressed by giving him a couple of new portfolios that he has never seen before. The hypocrisy of Mallard's punishment makes the proverbial wet bus ticket seem like a right royal flogging. Not being Sports Minister is a really severe punishment. 'Mr Bloggs you are found guilty of murder on two counts. I sentence you never to be Sports Minister. A sentence of not being Rugby World Cup Minister will run concurrently.' Does the Dear Leader really think we are all daft? Don't answer that.

Is it right that we have a dental nurse as Minister of both Police and Justice? Answers on a post card to M. Mouse, C/O L. Trotsky, The Kremlin, Wellington.

Comrade Carter in Education ? Pullease. If schools weren't already suffering enough from political correctness they have to try and survive Mr PC himself. Carter's reaction to his 'promotion'? 'I was quite happy with Conservation. Who is going to keep an eye on the Japanese whalers over the Christmas period?' He really said that and we now have him in charge of the education of the nation's kids. The PPTA was understandably delighted to have such a left wing apologist as their leader - they are getting one of their own back. Yuck.. 'He can now go from saving the whales to saving another endangered species - teachers'. We are not talking about people making idle after dinner conversation here, we are talking about running a country. It is pathetic.

All Auckland's problems have disappeared so the ministry set up to sort them out is dissolved. Pouff and its all gone. First, who will notice? Second, Tizard now gets the same money for doing less. North of $150k for carrying DL's handbag - I'd do it for two thirds that. On second thoughts I wouldn't do it for treble - just imagine what you could catch from it.

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