Originally Posted by
BlackPeter
People have short memories.
The Bolger-Shipley government lasted three terms, but got kicked out after nine years for being incompetent, arrogant and somewhat corrupt. For their last term their greed to stay in power was stronger than their decency and so they went with Winston, who finished them off.
The Clark government which followed got kicked out after nine years for being incompetent, arrogant and somewhat corrupt. For their last term their greed to stay in power was stronger than their decency and so they went with Winston, who finished them off.
The Key / English government which followed got kicked out after nine years for being incompetent, arrogant and somewhat corrupt. For their last term their greed to stay in power was stronger than their decency and so they went with Winston, who finished them off.
The Adern / Hipkins government which followed got kicked out after six years for being incompetent, arrogant and somewhat corrupt. Interestingly they started already with Winston, but Nationals alternative after their first term was so attrocious (cheers, Crusher), that they survived the Winston term. And actually - they still might agree with Winston on a third term, but this depends on who is offering the bigger baubles :);
Ah yes, and assuming National is going to do it this time with ACT and Winston (subject to the final count, but they likely will need him already for the first term - same like Adrern :scared: - how long do we think they will survive?
Lesson: All NZ governments are incompetent, but voters normally need 6 to 9 years to find that out, and Winston always helps ...
How about you?