Comments on: 970 words of hollow platitudes. How ambitious.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:13:14 +0000

“jd. those aren’t the only things that Labour did and National hasn’t repealed the F&S Act or the important parts of the EFA.”

Which are currently being reviewed. Of course not to add this would be duplicitious and we wouldn’t want that would we? Lyingby omission is still lying.

By: scotty

scotty — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:55 +0000

I see they put a stop to comments at lunchtime,
Too many negative responses
Thanks for trying Jon, but your best, isn’t good enough

By: felix

felix — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:23:28 +0000

True dat.

“Mission Accomplished” indeed.

By: Roger Anderson

Roger Anderson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:55 +0000

Why do people keep saying John Key has no plan. This is not true. He always wanted to be Prime Minister, so he joined the National Party (the inept elite in National must have made it easier for him), took the leadership, and smiled his way to victory because the general public were stupid enough to vote for someone because he seemed like a nice guy. Now he is the Prime Minister-plan succeeded now he can relax. This is why he is so relaxed all the time.

By: snoozer

snoozer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:29:12 +0000

jd. those aren’t the only things that Labour did and National hasn’t repealed the F&S Act or the important parts of the EFA.

By: Pascal's bookie

Pascal's bookie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:24:55 +0000

What is there to say though BLiP?

The Mogadona is ambitiously relaxed. Meh.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:24:12 +0000

“Either do nothing (or rather focus on hollow aspirational statements while quietly carving away at anything progressive”

I’m confused. How exactly is are the Seabed and foreshore and the Electoral Finance Act ‘progresssive’?

By: BLiP

BLiP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:17:08 +0000

I see they haven’t updated the comments since before midday – wonder why?

By: Camden Whelk

Camden Whelk — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:04:27 +0000

Isn’t ‘listing’ what boats do when they aren’t on an even keel?

By: lukas

lukas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:53:36 +0000

he always has been and probably always will be.

By: IrishBill

IrishBill — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:51:46 +0000

They’re still there but they don’t seem to have approved any since 11:50 this morning. I wonder if KT made a special call to the stuff editor after reading this post.

By: John A

John A — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:38:43 +0000

They’ve taken the comments off the DomPost site

By: Tigger

Tigger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:41:35 +0000

Really glad IB highlighted the ‘I could go on listing’ remark – the entire piece is tinged with this ‘Claytons’ type of puffery – it’s the column you write about your achievements when you really don’t have many achievements to write about…

By: Scribe

Scribe — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:18:33 +0000

the sooner he gets emphysema the better

Have I missed an allusion to something or are you just a sick individual?

By: mickysavage

mickysavage — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:29 +0000

Gee that was awful. My overriding impression is

slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan, slogan.

No mention of the environment or the arts. No clue as to how we are going to “transform” the economy or reduce debt.

Come back Helen, please.