tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9984802.post110724968469279836..comments2023-10-25T03:49:39.690+13:00Comments on Red in Roskill: Making the NZ Breakers Look AmateurishMichael Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238158356210379837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9984802.post-1107420374102142392005-02-03T21:46:00.000+13:002005-02-03T21:46:00.000+13:00i'd just like to point out Phillida was Alliance n...i'd just like to point out Phillida was Alliance not Labour. just like Paid Parental Leave and Kiwibank :-PSpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9984802.post-1107393571907751112005-02-03T14:19:00.000+13:002005-02-03T14:19:00.000+13:00Of course you are correct in saying that some indi...Of course you are correct in saying that some individual Labour MP's have been disciplined for various transgressions.<br /><br />This situation is different - it is a political crisis created by inept leadership, that has led to the loss of the 5th most senior MP.<br /><br />There are "honest disagreements" within the Labour caucus, and most other caucuses I imagine. However, other parties have sufficiently experienced and/or competent leadership to sort out such disagreements inhouse.Michael Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238158356210379837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9984802.post-1107297558882787902005-02-02T11:39:00.000+13:002005-02-02T11:39:00.000+13:00It's an honest disagreement about policy. Let's pu...It's an honest disagreement about policy. Let's put this in pespective:<br /><br />Dover Samuels: fired for hiding his criminal convictions<br />Annette King: allowed her ministerial car to be used to transport illegal drugs<br />Ruth Dyson: drunk driving<br />Helen Clark: forgery and destruction of evidence<br />Clark and Cullen: revealed confidential information to influence the share price of a public traded company<br />David Benson-Pope: falsely accused an opposition MP of using a racial epithet<br />Lianne Dalziel: pants on fire<br /><br />I'm sure I missed a couple. These are all (or were) Cabinet Ministers. It is in fact political ineptitude of the most amateurish kind.Nigel Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810873665345046994noreply@blogger.com