Posts by DexterX
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Minto is a great thinker and is principled. I hope he gets in and gets to help build the new left. The left that labour left behind.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Sacha,
I have to agree with Bryce.
My take on this election is that it has become a teenage melodrama - Key owns the PA and even though he can't play or sing everyone wants to be in his band - including Russell whose friends hate Key, Goff is Hard Rock and every one else is wanting to form a Heavy Metal Band, and Winston well he is Iggy Pop on the comeback trail who just might out rock them all.
John Banks and Don Brash are still hanging up on the coat hangers in the foyer by the belts of their pant; even though Key has got them down once he is loathe to appear uncool and get them down again.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
He is great where he is thanks.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
I don't think it is credible - remorse is only for those that get caught out. But I must say it was well expressed.
IMHO it is likey that if the partner of the party Leader's executive assistant knew - then it was not a secret.
Would love to see, but don't expect to, who ordered, printed and paid for the stickers and who drove who around putting them up.
I feel this issue is low key as Key might just need the Greens should Winston get up and Act fade away. Winston is sitting around 4.5% of the party vote.
I don't see -
the dread hand of Darth Joyce/Crosby Textor/the lesbian-unionist cabal running the Labour Party/whatever
behind this - I see stupidity which is the order of the day/month this election.
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Be mindful that National did not particularly enjoy being in opposition for 9 years and add to this Key probably wants to go one term better than Clark – he is just so great and we need him.
To stay in Government National may be willing, under Key’s stewardship, to enter into a Left/Right coalition govt including Act, Maori and the Greens.
Effectively making a party vote for either of these coalition partners a party vote for National.
The fall out from the billboard vandalism has been a love fest between Key and Norman – it looks to me like they were courting one another - if Key wasn’t a married man I though we might have a sold foundation for a civil union.
Under a Left/Right coalition govt you could have asset sales, an advance on the introduction of the emission trading scheme, congestion charges, capital gains and a Maori renaissance, welfare reform and the erosion of workers rights etc, etc. All of this all in one bed happily “lying” alongside one another for the next three years with each minor party empowered to do its own dirty work.
Lots of happy smiling people everywhere marching around and around in circles left, right, left, right – every people happy everywhere happy smiling peoples – First Citizen John Key the First – he is so great a happy smiling guy. He stands up for what he stands up for whatever that is.
The only losers I can see are the taxpayer and people who are not very well off.
If this, the Grand Left Right Coalition, eventuated it would show that nothing stands for nothing and no one stands for anything. Which is what I suspect.
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the greens vandalising and then apologising and reinstating National Party Billboards. As if bogans NZ over would not have taken it upon themselves.
This political life/elevtion cycle - is just so funny - scriptless insanity.
The window to the world of the Cup of Tea; I beat the tape is very Derek and Clive:
JB – I wonder if you are interested in playing with us.
JK – What are you terms and conditions?
JB - There are no terms and conditions you just need to let us be handy to you.
JK – Who do you mean by us?
JB – Me and Don.
JK – What do you mean by handy?
JB – We would lend you a hand.
JK – Do you both like to play?
JB – Yes, and we are very clean.
JK – I know that, otherwise I wouldn’t be in the bath with you.I have no respect for any of the current players - what a bunch of.........................ers..
It truly is tragic.
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to BenWilson,
Yes, if Winston gets up and Act disappear it will be interesting.
The Maori Party (or NZ First) could enter a coalition on the basis that there are no asset sales. Though I don't know what the Maori Party position on this will be.
The best outcome is that National need to form a coalition and can't govern alone.
I don't see a grand left coalition as a good thing - it will be flaky and implode in a fashion bordering on cannibalism as only the left can accommodate - as is their custom.
I'm just not ready to be saved by a bunch of cannibals stirring the pot.
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to BenWilson,
There are some critical outcomes that could swing things quite a lot.
I am interested in what are these "critical outcomes", critical outcomes of or from what?
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to Kracklite,
A least, in NZ, we live in democracy that we can participate in.
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to Kracklite,
An insightful view - What happens when productivity goes up and wages don't.
Rising productivity and the problem of the concentration of wealthOne needs only need to experience the operation of Employment Law in NZ to see how the situation is stacked against "working people"..
It is quite amazing that the cost of living, the cost of life, is not a part of the equation or even a consideration in our economic system.