Okay…I don’t normally talk about politics but this is more than just the normal sh$# pushing, swinging seat pandering, oozing self centred-ness that all political parties stoup too. This is a government, that can no long see the forest through the trees, and it’s starting not just to cost money, but lives.
The NSW public voted the Labor Party in for another term against an opposition Liberal/National Party that was of questionable competence at the least but rumoured racist (of the white nation policy type) at the worst. Most who I’ve spoken to say “What other choice did we have weirdos or idiots!?!”, comments that doesn’t inspire confidence, which may account of the small swing against Labor (of course not enough to change the Government).*
Since the Idiots verses Weirdos election in March the Labor Party Government lead by Morris Iemma (I’ll swallow my pride and call him by his title “Premier”) has lead his government from one near miss to the next, trains, schools, department of children services (DOCS), hospitals and numerous other bungles.
One starts to wonder “what the hell are these people doing? Don’t they know how to run a government or worse don’t they care?”.
As much as it pains me to say it (I’m born and bred Labor) the fact of the matter is that the Labor Government has lost the plot, gone nuts, lost their marbles, a sandwich short of a pick-nick and another assorted sayings for mental instability. In fact I think it may be an insult to those with mental instabilities lets face they couldn’t do any worse and I’d personally have the feeling they could do better, after all at least they know their not stable. Perhaps there is something to the GET RID OF STATE GOVERNMENT argumentAfter reading the latest headlines this morning (which I generally don’t take much notice of as journalist can be just as bad as the polys). I was that angry that my first thought was to pickup my NSW state flag and go protest in front of my MPs office. Complete waste of time of course, our own home girl Reba Maher wouldn’t be caught dead near our lower income earning homes and business.
Labor better put their heads down and bums up and actually do something useful or they are going to get wipe of the map come next State Government election.
Honestly, the whole things so depressing you could cry…..that’s if you don’t get fined for wasting water…..
“Newly risen, how brightly you shine”.#
The Australian - Children Die After Files are Closed
Daily Telegraph – Reba to slash hospitals
Daily Telegraph - End of the line for Morris
Daily Telegraph- NSW lags in DOCS funds
ABC News- RailCorp denies Sydney Tunnel bungle
Indy Media – Whistle Blower Forced to Resign
* Yes, yes I know, I know in the state election their where some very big swings particularly in the by-election pior to the main do of up to 13%. But that’s beside the point.
# In latin on the NSW Emblem of those of you who don’t know.
2 responses so far ↓
miztres // December 12, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Well written. Thank you for expressing the view of many so well.
VJ // June 29, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Well one must agree. All major infrastructure in this State has been ruined. Health, Education, Transport……. Lets not get into recent “troubles” with numerous Ministers (who seem to be there in the trouble zone regularly). Not only are we the most expensive State in the country we are working are way up the rankings on an international scale. Lib or Labour voter, it is time for a change, and sadly as I write this we still have another 3 years of this. What will be left I ask? Morris Iemma has taken an already deteriorating State (at the hands of Bob Carr) and made it worse. Affordability in NSW is at an all time low, people are leaving in flocks. Who can blame them. NSW is expensive, particularly recently if compared to the rest. Stamp Duty, housing? Whoa! Who wants to spend the rest and I mean the rest of their life paying off their $500,000-$700,000 mortgage and thats without the legals or stamp duty. Forget about building, the land and legal costs will be closer to the lesser on the mortgage than anywhere else, but before you lay the first brick! I urge NS Welshmen and women to rise against this regime of destruction and exacerbation of poverty!