Labor Cabinet IQ

Can you believe it? Apparently Della Bosca represented 50% of the Intelligence Quotient of the Labor Cabinet. Well if that's 50% IQ it doesn't say much about the failed minister nor the rest of the cabinet that remains in office!

Super Premier Man (aka Nathan Rees)

A hilarious and timely comic strip from the Daily Telegraph -- it is a hoot!

Selling the Lotteries - Hello, Anybody Home?

Could somebody please knock on the collective cranium of the NSW Labor Cabinet? I just want to be sure if anybody is there. I think that there is a "vacancy" sign displayed on the collective forehead of the Cabinet -- "for lease, vacancy, apply within". The empty-heads want to try and sell the NSW Lotteries. How are they going to pull that off? The Shooters Party wants to go "bang-bang" in National Parks, wants to over-turn the law that can whack a fool for aiming a laser pointer at aircraft, and what seems to be a fishing-free-for-all. They won't support Labor until they get their way with guns. So how can Labor govern in a hung Upper House? What a laugh, Hatzistergos doesn't want the health portfolio - yeah right after he supervised it from 2005-2007. And Hatzistergos is the key player who got The Greens to vote for his bill, and they said right John so long as the Shooters are stopped. Oh please why isn't he removed from office? When oh when can we vote this lot out?

Hatzistergos and Health Portfolio

Hatzi is back (for the time being) as Minister for Health, a position held from 2005-07. His track record back then is not something to cheer about. Presumably it will only be a short nanny-based appointment until someone fills the chair left vacant by Della Bosca. Hold your breath NSW Health and Hospitals!

NSW Planning Minister Hammered

For once, it seems, the cause of pro-development has suffered a set-back due to the findings of the Land & Environment Court. The findings sink more nails into the political coffin of Mr Sartor and they also put Kristina Keneally as the current minister on-the-spot.

The donor relationship between developers and NSW Labor does not look good at all in the eyes of the public: a party and government beholden to companies interested in making fast-dollars.

Yet one more factor to add to the Mt Everest high-pile of reasons for voting out the current state government!