Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Be-jesus, they'll be talking tax cuts next!
So Labour have hit the panic button, and it would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad. Suddenly they are reviewing race based policies (not that they were ever policies based on race, just policies which had stuff about Maori and no-one else in them).
The most alarming turnaround yesterday came from the most unlikely to back down, Trevor. I had earlier struggled to come to terms with his relentless crusade to axe schools, now Trev is not so sure either. The reasoning that superseded the 'months of research' that resulted in the closures originally came in four words - "well I'm a politician" said Trev, 'and I don't give a shit about schools as long as I'm pulling $180,000K plus perks', he may or may not have added later.
John Armstrong's column in the Herald is bang on, and put very politely, it states that Labour will abandon the high moral ground and duck into the pawn shop if ever they are threatened. People don't tend to hold politicians in high regard, this is why.
