Dead Slow

Those journalists are funny coves. On a dead shift for blog content they can be relied upon for a quotable laugh. Last night one suggested that given the continual woes of the hapless Labor Party, they may as well bring back Paul ‘The Count’ Keating. (‘The Count’ is my phrase and spelt correctly).

I’d asked him, ‘So what’s news in there ?’. 'AWB', he replied. ‘We’ve got multiple page coverage in tomorrow's paper’. At the mention of AWB I automatically switched off. Not that I don’t think it’s a scandal - indeed I’ve previously blogged that someone in the Government should take the rap - but like most others, I’m now over it.

Earlier in the evening on ABC local radio, pollster Hugh McKay reported the same view on the AWB issue, as it pertains to negligible concern by the larger majority over the Governments' culpability -  we've moved on. For we all know the Bart Simpson defence when we hear it - 'I didn’t do it; nobody saw me do it; you can’t prove a damn thing'.

A fellow radio guest, Carmen Lawrence I think, confirmed this public apathy by stating AWB doesn’t pass the Sydney taxi driver test. Indeed, if anything, passenger sentiment last night dealt with Friday’s Critical Mass bicycle ride which caused major gridlock during the evening peak hour. Some opinions from office workers in the cab were scathing.

Later on a dead rank I was still chucking at the thought of Keating doing a Lazarus. If nothing else it would certainly liven-up Parliament, once again. Labor could go for the full experience package by enlisting Carmen Lawrence, as Deputy Leader to The Count, to sharpen-up the Government in the approach to the election. Real entertainment.

Imagine, the Dream Team in full flight...no ? Like I said, it was a slow night in the cab.

Comments

[PQ]

Thanks Adrian, The mere thought of that duo holding the reins of the government horse will give me nightmares for a week.

[Lee]

Oh! God! Adrian...I hope you have a busy night, tonight! The thought is like something out of "Scary Movie"!

[jr]

no, no, no - we can't have the count (and i know there's an extra letter in there somewhere) anywhere near public life again. I can't afford the interest or the tax!!!!

[Lee]

Who can, jr? Definitely not I! Let him keep playing with his pigs!!!!! Even his wife didn't want him!