I've just picked up my 8 year old from soccer practice at one of the local gyms. It is cold! Might have to crank up the fire tonight. I am so glad I don't have to go out again tonight.
I did the unusual thing of commenting on one of David Farrar's blog threads. So has Andrei, though he's more prolific there than me. Normally I don't comment there, as comments do tend to get lost due to the sheer number of commenters, comments and threads. But this provocation thing is really annoying me. More to the point, the National Government acting like clueless idiots is annoying me. I really had hoped for something better.
What does everyone think of competency tests for politicians before they take office? A simple IQ test would do, and then that way, those that have trouble differentiating between bludgeoning someone with a piece of wood and a simple smack on the bottom would be weeded out and prevented from causing any harm before they even got started! Pipe dream, I suppose, but really, when the PM doesn't understand a simple referendum question, you've got to wonder about the calibre of NZ's politicians.
I did the unusual thing of commenting on one of David Farrar's blog threads. So has Andrei, though he's more prolific there than me. Normally I don't comment there, as comments do tend to get lost due to the sheer number of commenters, comments and threads. But this provocation thing is really annoying me. More to the point, the National Government acting like clueless idiots is annoying me. I really had hoped for something better.
What does everyone think of competency tests for politicians before they take office? A simple IQ test would do, and then that way, those that have trouble differentiating between bludgeoning someone with a piece of wood and a simple smack on the bottom would be weeded out and prevented from causing any harm before they even got started! Pipe dream, I suppose, but really, when the PM doesn't understand a simple referendum question, you've got to wonder about the calibre of NZ's politicians.