Q. What goes on tour…

a) stays on tour?

b) stays on tour until there’s political capital to be gained by raising it?

Colin Espiner is worth a read:

Sure, it wasn’t the smartest thing in the world to invite a suspended prison guard along on the trip… But it’s not a sacking offence. If these are the standards we’re applying to ministers these days, soon there’ll be none left. O’Connor is a hard-working, honest straight-shooter..

The Prime Minister called it a bad call and it was. True to style Key went over the top and referred to it as “unbelievable stupidity”.

Colin has also pointed out that the other co-captain is Murray McCully, senior National Party MP and strategist. He asks: “How come he’s not copping any of the blame?”. Bloody good question. It defies belief that McCully didn’t know that Jim Morgan was a suspended Rimutaka Prison guard.

If he didn’t, and I were Key, I’d be sacking him as my strategist.

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