It's D (for David) day for the Labour Party.
Who will the 34 members of Labour's caucus choose when push comes to shove later today? Will it be the experienced, charismatic, melodramatic David Cunliffe, who if rumours are to believed, isn't exactly popular in caucus? Or will it be the man with the back-story - David Shearer - whose weaknesses in communication have been exposed during the leadership tour?
It's an important decision for Labour as the party tries to rebrand, and cut the apron-strings to the Helen Clark era. But there's another important question to be asked; whoever wins today's contest; will they actually lead Labour to an election campaign in 2014? Or is today's appointee merely going to be a stop-gap leader while some of Labour's ambitious young tyros gain further experience?
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And breatlessly the media pacj, led by John (Uriah Heep) Campbell await on Parliament Steps the first wisp of smoke from the caucus room. At last a faint puff, Campbell, for it is he, turns to face the nation People our saviour has come "It is David"
Then Robertson will play Brutus in a round 2 years, tune in for another thrilling episode, or swicth off like most sensible people
Speaking on Breakfast TV this morning Cameron Slater was going on about getting a couple of things wrong this year and posting an apology or retraction.
I don’t recall Slater ever apologising or posting a retraction for his numerous inaccuracies and illegal hate speech. In fact doing so would go against his numero uno rule that explaining is losing.
When Slater said he wanted Arie Smith-Voorkamp to be "gut-shot and left to die" and "hung, drawn and quartered" prior to us learning of his Asperger's syndrome and compulsive disorder to steal light bulb fittings… there was no apology.
And the relevance of that is?
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