Milching the Cow

With more revelations today about the incestuous nature of South Australian state politics - I thought it was time to reflect again on why this odious little state government is increasingly "on the nose".

Apparently ex Premier Dean Brown has been paid $800,000 for 3 years work in providing "strategic advice" on how to drought proof the state. Great value if you ask me ;-)

Of course anyone who knows the place will appreciate that the state is just a hive of water activity - with everyone wallowing around in huge amounts of excess H2O - gardens and greenery are mountainous and it’s a veritable water world. The tropical paradise of the South.

Perhaps not - I suspect most locals view the whole thing as a rather poor joke.

Forgive my mirth but Dean Brown was a failure when he was Premier and it looks like he is an even bigger failure in his latest job.

Some of you will think that is a little harsh - but the facts are that he presided over the destruction of around 300 small IT businesses when he was Premier - and the Garnaut Review is very clear about the parlous state of the water resources in South Australia. I reckon that is two strikes - are we going to give him a go at the third?

Probably. But this is just another scam engineered by a government that is intent on looking after itself and its mates. This is all about being seen to be generous to the "losing team" when they are in opposition - so they will reciprocate when the tables are turned. It's a little bit of "insurance" that will help Mike and Kev and Pat and Co. gain sinecures with the state after they have been deposed.

This is about engaging previous state government ministers for the "benefit of the state" and paying them handsomely - to set a precedent that will apply when the current ministers are kicked out for being incompetent.

State politics are different - and mostly irrelevant. There is no reason for state governments to exist and state politicians know it - that's why they behave like greedy little sh*ts because they know that eventually the people will wake up and deal with it.

Until then they are just "milching the cow". Happy holidays cow.