Posts by nzlemming
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Paul Williams,
I don't think that's entirely fair. I can't see him walking away from National any time soon, but he's also publicly criticised them on various matters.
I did say principles. I said nothing about the vehicle he's chosen...
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Legal Beagle: 14 Pages of Democracy, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Are you saying MADness, takes its toll?
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Legal Beagle: 14 Pages of Democracy, in reply to Phil Lyth,
Last time the Ministers were sworn in on 19 November: this year it was 14 December.
I've made a phone call and will report. There is usually a coordinated programme to release the BIMs.
Doh! of course. Damn my suspicious mind ;-)
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As an aside, has anyone seen any Briefings to Incoming Ministers pop up yet? They had all been released by 17 December last time and were trumpeted by each minister as they came out, but nary a word this time.
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Legal Beagle: 14 Pages of Democracy, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
That looks scarily like David Farrar on a bad day ;-)
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Sacha,
Some people have far too much free time. Also, I don't believe that Farrar is that far right, but only because I don't think he actually has any political principles beyond gaining power.
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Hard News: It was a munted year, in reply to DexterX,
What a huge fucking surprise. Not.
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Legal Beagle: 14 Pages of Democracy, in reply to izogi,
I took an implication from that that there may have been some malice/corruption during the original count on the part of those doing the counting, which is very disappointing if true
I didn't take that implication. Cock-up is a much easier explanation than conspiracy.
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Heh.
"My favourite was the voter who emphasised their tick for Carmel Sepuloni by drawing a little orange heart in the rectangle containing her name."
What a very human and readable judgement - they're not all like that, not by a wide margin.
Edit: Actually, that was fun to read and, if you understand the judicial manner of expression, full of wry jokes, usually about himself.
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Russell Brown,
The full phrase is "don't be a dick" and I always thought it meant what I said above.
Some guy once said, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Whether you share the mythology that has grown up around him, that sentiment is something to live by.