Non brain damaged ACT members wanted to rid themselves of the meddlesome priest; John Key pulls rank; do they say “okay John, keep your sticky beak out of it or the Government is over”?

No, of course not – that would require both balls and principles.

Instead they whimper apologies for stepping out of line and slink back into their caves so that Sir Roger can vote for another $12 billion deficit and massive tax increases next year, too

In the words of Margaret Thatcher “how pathetic the party you support and how pathetic you are”

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Yeah, well that would be solved by dumping the damn Progressives who hold far to much sway there. Angus got it dead right in his post at 5:57pm yesterday.

Yes, it can.
Wait for Neville Key to sell NZ down the river during the rest of his term. With the possibility of ACT disappearing from the political scene, his only way to keeping National in power is by even more bending over to the racist Maori Party, a job he does very well.

Tell me, why do so many of you support troughing MPs if you are on the right ?

It’s an imperfect world and must pick from an imperfect bunch of politicians. Who do you vote for?

If they want a new leader and don’t want the party to collapse, they should look to the founder or to John.

(Or woo back Muriel Newman or Stephen Franks.)

The fact that Roy chickened out when threatened with the removal of her ministerial warrant by Neville Key shows that she is as bad as Hide when it comes to be blinded by the baubles.

Yeah, I re-read that three times, all the while thinking “Did he?! Did she?!”. What right does Key think he has to threaten a Minister with withdrawal of their warrant (assuming they are in other respects doing an adequate job) because the leadership of his or her party might change in a way that puts his nose out of joint?! That’s a move I’d only have ever expected from Winston.

And what sort of craven bauble-grabber tugs their forelock to such a demand if they truly believe their desire to change their party’s leader is best for the party?

Can the integrity of the people we elect go any lower?!

True RB, and as you’ve alluded to yourself on more than occasion, there are too many dipshit members of the so-called “liberal right” within ACT who appear to think that some of the greatest barriers to liberty and prosperity centre around the fact that queers can’t get married or party pills aren’t available over the counter.

If Rodney goes, then in all probability ACT will be booted out of Parliament at the next election.

Then all National has to do is win 50% of the vote under an MMP election. Never been done before but I’m sure all John Key has to do is flash a smile and everything will be fine.

A possilbe alternative is Phil Goff as Prime Minister in short order. Would Phil Goff’s Government be a “do nothing” Government?

Audrey should have done her homework better.

ACT’s leader and deputy leader are appointed by the board, not the caucus.

And Tinman: Don Brash only got 48% of the vote. Labour won because the introduced their free student loan election bribe.

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I often talk to people who espouse ideas which are broadly in line with ACT, yet if you ask them “Would you/did you vote for ACT?” they look shocked, like you’ve suggested they should vote for the Nazis.

BB, most of ACTs problem under Rodney are of their own making. Sure the media will go after ACT, but there are multiple ways to communicate with the public, yet ACT do very little. Just look at their website and blog. Nothing much there. Metiria Turei is always on the radio and telly mangling logic and language. Same with Pita and Tariana. Where are the ACT MPs? You never see them. The Greens and Maori Party out do them every time and I don’t think this is all media bias. I can’t help thinking ACT MPs are a bit lazy and/or they’ve been told by Rodney/John to keep quiet in exchange for the super-city role. That was a very poor deal IMHO.

You make some interesting points, and I agree with you re Rodney and Auckland, when all is said and done he (Rodney) will always be able to point to the new super city and say “I did that”.

However, he (and ACT) must have been aware of the way the pinko media would go after them, Espiner, Mold and the rest are not interested in what he has to say they are hell bent on destroying the ACT party.

When you are in politics and not on the left you should bloody well appreciate that the pinkos media do not play fair, they will always excuse left wing pollies with stuff that they would never let a right winger away with, these are the rule and anybody who pisses and moans about them is a fool.

As a consequence we on the right need to be whiter than white, Rodney’s troughing is a noose around the neck of the party that they just do not need.

Hide has been a handicap to ACT since his ascension to the leadership.

I disagree however with your Brash statement.

Yesterday’s man who was never electable.

ACT needs someone young(ish) and strong.

Malcolm, not sure a woman, unless definitely the best man for the job, would make a difference, particularly after the last government.