Senior Senator from Queensland

After attempting to emulate soulmate Barney Rubble in Senate Estimates yesterday, Ron Boswell has been called to account today. I won't detail the saga because as usual the MSM are full of it.

"I haven't got a racist bone in my body; I'm certainly not racist." he said.

Perhaps not - but he doesn't have much concern for the environment - or reality ether.

The senior Senator from Queensland has almost single handedly taken on the role of the defender of the "big carbon polluters". Well, that is the conclusion you would have to come to after reading his many pronouncements on the subject - which are here.

And according to his profile "Bossie" has held the position of Leader of The Nationals in the Senate since 1990.

And is the champion of small business against - well just about everyone else.

Apparently he also single handedly defeated Pauline Hanson and fought off the "far right" in Queensland.

But he is most proud of the work that he is doing to defeat that dreaded ETS of the Rudd Government.

Apparently "Bossie" is the defender of mediocrity and the status quo in Queensland and has become quite good at it - after 27 years in the Senate. And if he lives long enough then he will be there until June 2014!

I am afraid that Senator Boswell is one of those "old school" folks that I referred to a couple of days ago - he hasn't worked out that his best moments are behind him and apparently he wants to keep fighting the cultural and political battles of the 1970's - probably all the way up to June 2014.

Senator Boswell should retire early and Queensland should find someone who understands their real interests to represent them in the Senate. Because the issues are only going to get more complex and Queenslanders will want more than a Barney Rubble impersonator putting their case.