We're nearly there lads!
The charming people at dear Granny Herald have said that we could be the next government. The latest poll has us on a whopping 37% - which is the score I received for my school C NZ history mark.
While the Herald has been writing, I've been travelling a bit recently, getting out into heartland New Zealand. It gets me away from Murray, who expects me to be a 'leader.'
"Where I travel, I find increasing frustration, almost anger, with the Government. Sometimes it's not quite clear why that is, but it's a lot more widespread than it was six months ago." If I could work out why people are angry, I may be able to form a coherant policy harnessing their anger. It worked well when I yelled at them uppity Maoris. Aparently knowing what people want is called 'politics.' Giving it to them is called 'skill.'
Being political does pose a problem though. I will be in charge of a board of 45 other people and I just haven't got that many friends. And unlike business, these 45 other people tend to have 'opinions'. Sometimes they like to voice them a little too loudly - like that damn Maori woman. Murray tells me the skirts are good for the lady voters, but when they try and have opinions that contradict their CEO, my skin crawls.
Why oh why did we ever allow women to vote? After all, look at my Board of Directors, 8 white men and a Judy. And it's not doing too badly.
While the Herald has been writing, I've been travelling a bit recently, getting out into heartland New Zealand. It gets me away from Murray, who expects me to be a 'leader.'
"Where I travel, I find increasing frustration, almost anger, with the Government. Sometimes it's not quite clear why that is, but it's a lot more widespread than it was six months ago." If I could work out why people are angry, I may be able to form a coherant policy harnessing their anger. It worked well when I yelled at them uppity Maoris. Aparently knowing what people want is called 'politics.' Giving it to them is called 'skill.'
Being political does pose a problem though. I will be in charge of a board of 45 other people and I just haven't got that many friends. And unlike business, these 45 other people tend to have 'opinions'. Sometimes they like to voice them a little too loudly - like that damn Maori woman. Murray tells me the skirts are good for the lady voters, but when they try and have opinions that contradict their CEO, my skin crawls.
Why oh why did we ever allow women to vote? After all, look at my Board of Directors, 8 white men and a Judy. And it's not doing too badly.
posted by Don Brash at 5:49 PM
