NZ politics for teh win!
Oh, Colin James. I may disagree with your politics sometimes, but you are a hilariously snarky bastard.
(For non-NZ folks, he's one of New Zealand's most famous political columnists. It's funny, his politics are a little bit right-leaning - although he'd probably be labelled a liberal in the US - but he really admires Helen Clark.)
A few quotes from his New Year's resolutions column for the politicians from the end of 2004:
Next up is Don's tormentor, the man who dedicated this year to undermining him: Winston Peters. Winston wins the parliamentary quip of the year contest for a point of order when the warning bell was rung marking two minutes from the end of Don's allotted time for a speech: "Mr Speaker, was that the bell or an alarm clock?" ("MogaDon" was last year's winning quip, by Jill Pettis.)
Winston's resolution: to stop being nasty to Don -- for a day or two at least.
Gerry Brownlee: to learn to count past 10 in Maori.
Peter Dunne: to learn a joke to tell.
(For non-NZ folks, he's one of New Zealand's most famous political columnists. It's funny, his politics are a little bit right-leaning - although he'd probably be labelled a liberal in the US - but he really admires Helen Clark.)
A few quotes from his New Year's resolutions column for the politicians from the end of 2004:
Next up is Don's tormentor, the man who dedicated this year to undermining him: Winston Peters. Winston wins the parliamentary quip of the year contest for a point of order when the warning bell was rung marking two minutes from the end of Don's allotted time for a speech: "Mr Speaker, was that the bell or an alarm clock?" ("MogaDon" was last year's winning quip, by Jill Pettis.)
Winston's resolution: to stop being nasty to Don -- for a day or two at least.
Gerry Brownlee: to learn to count past 10 in Maori.
Peter Dunne: to learn a joke to tell.