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by David Penberthy

04 Sep 06:00am

Filed under: Eddie Obeid, Factions, Kristina Keneally, Luke Foley, Nathan Rees, Nsw Government, Nsw Labor

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There are more former ministers in the NSW Government than there are ministers. Fourteen of them to be exact.

One of the two purpose-built enclosures at the Macquarie St bearpit.

One of them is in Long Bay for plying youths with heroin and having sex with them in his parliamentary office.

The other 13 aren’t bad people. They’re just guilty of a combination of hubris, sloth, incompetence and stupidity, and stand as examples of what can happen when a government has been in power for so long that it can’t remember what it was originally there for.

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Fred says:

02:21pm | 06/09/10

Gerard - I don’t think that technically makes it illegal… in the eyes of the court, anyway. His work would have the right to fire him because it went against something he said he wouldn’t do but I’m pretty sure there needs to be other elements involved to make it… Read more »
Fred says:

02:19pm | 06/09/10

@ Rosie - I think you’re confusing Labor voters with swinging voters: “Also the Labor women’s mentality that because she is our first woman PM they should vote for her” That’s not the Labor women’s mentality, clearly if they identify as Labor, they would vote for the Labor leader regardless… Read more »

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