The new Australian prime minister has selected Peter Garrett formerly of Midnight Oil to be the next Australian Environment Minister. Here is the BBC link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7118265.stm .
OK maybe it will start a trend. Bono for Ireland's (or maybe the EU) Minister with responsibility for debt relief, Bruce Springsteen as Labor Secretary, Willie Nelson as Agriculture Secretary...They can't do any worse than the idiots currently in government.