Bob Day. Well read, and standing on principle.
Dear reader, just when we thought the, ‘never been a more exciting time to be Prime Minister”, was going to pass some really innovative, Ideas-boomish progressive legislation, “The Poor Refugee Punishment Act”, there’s a spanner in the works.
George Brandis. Principle personified, and well read.
Who would’ve thought that the post election composition of the senate would be so fraught? And most recently the Family First senator Bob Day who stood on the principles of free enterprise, cutting governmental red-tape, family values, and first century christian fundamentalism has resigned. Turns out that he was elected to the senate whilst broke. Not just ordinarily broke, but owing mums and dads, perhaps the same who stand for principles of free enterprise, cutting governmental red-tape, family values, and first century christian fundamentalism lots of money.
You see, though we’re no experts on corporate law, it’s not ethical to trade or borrow money from banks and investors whilst you’re insolvent. Apparently that’s not right. And though we don’t know ever, how much pollies receive from private donors till months and months, sometimes years after an election, we do know that it’s just not on, going off to Canberra, when you’re up shit creek financially and you’re in deep poo with lots and lots of debts.
Last time that happened, was as far back as 2015, when the head of the Palmer United Party, Clive Palmer, ploughed a whole lot of money into his campaign when he was technically broke, with smelters going bust owing millions. But Clive explained it had nothing to do with him. It was all the fault of his brother in law who wrote ledgers in pencil and is overseas, and unlikely to ever come back. Poor Clive, what a rotten brother in law. You see, this is all about ethics. There’s a thin red line. You see it’s ethical for an ex minister like Andrew Robb, to pass the sale of Darwin Ports and then get a job as a consultant to the winning tender as soon as he leaves parliament. Can’t tell you how many pollies, (we’ll name a few, Peter Reith, Alexander Downer, Michael Woolridge, Larry Anthony, Phil Baressi, and the maestro himself, Graeme Richardson) are now working for firms with a direct financial interest in getting the right kind of legislation passed in parliament.
Alexander Downer. our man in London, and East Timor.
But the core issue is that these firms stand for principles. The sort of kind of principles that ensure our prosperity as a nation and enshrine the principles of free enterprise, cutting governmental red-tape, family values, and first century christian fundamentalism. And these companies need special treatment, because voters can’t really be trusted to make the right informed decisions. That’s why they need ex politicians with huge parliamentary salaries and pensions and direct financial interest, to work for vast sums of money to preserve those interests. And that is entirely ethical.
Clive Palmer. Let down by his brother in law. A man of principle, and though not so well read, an expert in handwriting.
But this Bob Day bloke has got us beat. He was going to weather the storm and stay in the Senate, such was his burning desire to serve Australia. But there’s been an outcry from builders, suppliers and families that have gone broke. Same thing happened to Clive, but it was his brother in laws fault. Poor Bob. And ultimately poor Malcolm. The ‘Poor Refugee Punishment Act’ will have to wait, till after the High Court deliberates. That could take ages, cos the High Court is the highest court in the land and delivers JUSTICE. And their determination may set a precedent.
It’s bad news for Malcolm. Malcolm is a free thinking, liberal, socially progressive, reformist. Because of Bob Day, we may never see his reformist zeal in action. He just can’t get a break. And we’re sure that Bob, who stands by the principles of free enterprise, cutting governmental red-tape, family values, and first century christian fundamentalism would be glad to know that though he may have left the building, Malcolm will count the cost. That’s poetic JUSTICE.