Who else might be comming? Perhaps Kiwiblog could set up a poll/betting forum on this?

Possibles include:
John Tamihere (if he learns to control his tongue)
Merepeka Raukawa Tait (if her religous afiliations don’t get in the way)
Jerry Matepaerae (once he leaves the army), Mark Weldon (CEO of the NZX)
Muriel Newman (if Act doesn’t cry),
June McCabe
Alison Quesnel(if she steps back from the EEO and the Small Busines Advisory Group).

David, it could be good if you started a thread on this theme so we could see some ideas and see what people think.

Who else might be comming? Perhaps Kiwiblog could set up a poll/betting forum on this?

Possibles include:
John Tamihere (if he learns to control his tongue)
Merepeka Raukawa Tait (if her religous afiliations don’t get in the way)
Jerry Matepaerae (once he leaves the army), Mark Weldon (CEO of the NZX)
Muriel Newman (if Act doesn’t cry),
June McCabe
Alison Quesnel(if she steps back from the EEO and the Small Busines Advisory Group).

David, it could be good if you started a thread on this theme so we could see some ideas and see what people think.

Who else might be comming? Perhaps Kiwiblog could set up a poll/betting forum on this?

Possibles include:
John Tamihere (if he learns to control his tongue)
Merepeka Raukawa Tait (if her religous afiliations don’t get in the way)
Jerry Matepaerae (once he leaves the army), Mark Weldon (CEO of the NZX)
Muriel Newman (if Act doesn’t cry),
June McCabe
Alison Quesnel(if she steps back from the EEO and the Small Busines Advisory Group).

David, it could be good if you started a thread on this theme so we could see some ideas and see what people think.

Who else might be comming? Perhaps Kiwiblog could set up a poll/betting forum on this?

Possibles include:
John Tamihere (if he learns to control his tongue)
Merepeka Raukawa Tait (if her religous afiliations don’t get in the way)
Jerry Matepaerae (once he leaves the army), Mark Weldon (CEO of the NZX)
Muriel Newman (if Act doesn’t cry),
June McCabe
Alison Quesnel(if she steps back from the EEO and the Small Busines Advisory Group).

David, it could be good if you started a thread on this theme so we could see some ideas and see what people think.

Far too many of this country’s rivers have been sacrificed to hydro dams. Perhaps Ewen-Street can point this out.

Well, sorry in advance if this offends some people, but the Greens fundamentalist attitude toward genetic engineering is suspiciously close to the US religious right’s blanket anathema on stem cell research. I’m sure Ewen-Street is going to be involved in some (to put it politely) free and frank exchanges of views on envirtonmental policy, but he’s a big boy and am sure he can tell the difference between a broad-church political party and a cult.

Mate, if you think Islam treats apostates somewhat harshly then watch for the response from the left at this news.

In response JF has posted this on the Green site:

Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons wishes Ian Ewen-Street well in his newly chosen home, the National Party.

“I’m not surprised by his choice. Ian was increasingly at odds with our caucus over recent years. He wanted to support National Party legislation, and their moves in select committee to water down environmental initiatives. He also wanted to support Labour’s legislation on the Foreshore and Seabed, and was uncomfortable with the Greens’ commitment to the Treaty.

“I do wonder how he will get on with the National Party’s endorsement of genetic engineering, an issue he did care deeply about, and with their denial of climate change.

“MPs sometimes do change their political affiliation. We wish him all the best, and hope he can find some issues in the National Party that he wants to work hard on.”

Our climate scientists are really sure it’s real. Nice to know that you know better.

Do the maths. Take the nonsense that non-experts like Auer spout when they claim that anthropic global warming isn’t real, check his sources, spend half and hour reading up on the carbon cycle, and do the bloody maths. And then you’ll see that doubters like Auer (or Fred Singer, since Auer’s arguments are all copied verbatim from Singer) are talking crap. And if you are incapable of doing the maths and checking up these claims yourself then either:

(a) learn
or
(b) trust the experts, who conclude that anthropic global warming is real
or
(c) decide that global warming is a farce because it’s trendy for right-wingers to believe it’s a farce, and to hell with science.

I think I misunderstood the typo.

Not meaning to pry (and arriving at this thread a little late) just what is your background in environmental policy? It doesn’t seem to shine through as an issue on this blog and your roles in market research and for InternetNZ seem good cover for a hitherto hidden talent.

I would rather National dusted off Simon Upton, who I am a pretty big fin of. I would go so far as to say he was the best Min of Env. the country has seen and it would help your credibility if he could be persuaded to contribute to your policy.

How-ever former MPs going from ACT to National is not a huge surprise. Going from Greens to National is far more so.

“Have to say, I was expecting a press release like this – except with Stephen Franks’ name on it instead!”

Interesting. I heard him give Don Brash’s immigration speach a month or two back. Wondered if there was a link.

This guy will most likely be a poison rather than a potion. Good God, Nats…. surely you can formulate policies of your own with people of your own…?

the only thing it got me ‘going’….was deciding now was a good time to get ‘going’ to make a cuppa..eh..?..and maybe have a yawn/bum-scratch at the same time…eh..?

phil(whoar.co.nz)

Does Don believe in the tooth fairy????

The similarity between wots happening with your mob and the dying days of John Major’s Conservative Government is somewhat striking aLthough I must admit you haven’t sunk to level of selling off peerages as per Tony B (you know, the person ‘She’ likes to champion)but, no doubt if you hadn’t done away with Sirs and Dames the thought just might have crossed Mike Williams’ (or Trevor Mallard’s) mind. Now, that should get you going on a cold wet afternoon.

I hope not because global warming is a farce and Kyoto is an expensive farce.

if you are insinuating it is the greens..i’m sure many of them could put you straight on that..eh..?.

tho’ i am curious as to the markers you use to evaluate poodledom…please advise..!
(or do you not evaluate..?..is that just one of your favourite cliches/catchphrases..?..probably..eh..?..)

i’m just having fun..ross millar…chuckling over this new added wrinkle in/to (your?)national party dysfunction…

now..what other retreads should the nattys recruit..?

hang on…i don’t think the awatere-huatas are that busy these days..

why don’t you give them a call…?..see if they are up for a ‘conversion’ to the the ways of the don..eh..?

it’s amazing what the sniff of another parliamentry (padded) seat will do..

it will turn many a head…eh..?

phil(whoar.co.nz)