Posts by nzlemming
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to andin,
Your avatar is well chosen
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Steve Barnes,
still rather juvenile.
Ah, politics!
Okay, after wine, scotch and an interesting week, I'm off to bed. Nighty night.
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to recordari,
If you could all give my apologies to Jackie tomorrow, that would be good. Something’s come up.
Actually, that's usually Craig, so it's good you're here to give him a breather.
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which is one reason I was so disappointed to the attitude to Ian deciding not to post here any more. You all just let him go without so much as a ‘oh, that’s a shame’
Ian's decision is Ian's decision - what value is there in dragging someone into a conversation they don't want to have? I confess to being a little mystified as to why he made it, but I respect his decision - I made the same one some time ago (and eventually returned, because this is still one of the most civilized discourses on the NZ net) and I don't recall any entreaties to stay, nor did I expect them. We all have our own reasons for doing things - we should all be respected in those decisions we make, regardless of how it makes others feel. Personally, I'll miss the zany, but needle-sharp, observations Mr D brought to PAS, but there's others I miss as well (not robbery - don't let anyone tell you that!).
Life goes on.
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Martin Lindberg,
Actually, that sounds pretty good. I shall now use one henceforth
One always should. ;-)
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
OK, so a plurality of the electorate are fuck-wits and the media are all meat-bots
I thought this was a given in politics, regardless of which team you bat for.
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to BenWilson,
He might have voted for their hot chicks many times.
Well, that would say bucketloads about his judgement...
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Jacqui Dunn,
I’m a bit late to this, but surely Danyl was taking the piss?
I don't think so. If you accept his "centrist" proposition, it sort of makes sense, but I don't accept it. I'm more in line with Giovanni in that it's a crap way of organizing government - so that nothing actually gets done.
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to giovanni tiso,
Wise
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Danyl Mclauchlan,
I didn’t say it’s not what voters do – I said it’s not reasonable. Yes, a centrist voter might swing from party to party, especially as there really isn’t that much between them, but it should be because of policy differences, not because it’s time someone else had a go. If something is working (as Cullen’s budgeting was) you shouldn’t screw with it. But I heard a number of vox pops at the time of the election saying that they wanted a change, for change’s sake.
As Giovanni says, it’s not a playground, though you could be forgiven for thinking so when you view the result in Parliament.
ETA: Shit, when Matthew, Giovanni and I are all singing from the same song sheet, we're either right, or the Apocalypse is waiting outside the door for an opportune lull...