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| Sick as a Maddog | |
The good thing about generational change is that it allows evolution. Humans
strive for improvement, every generation thinks they can do better than the
previous one and often they are right. And so it is with governments. Old Prime
Ministers eventually die (or become Asylum Seeker advocates)
and a new younger, invigorated and fitter generation replaces them. Well
.. sometimes. Desperate True Believers hailed Simon Crean's leadership appointment as
generational change, which was a bit of a joke - he is only 10 years younger
than Little Johnny. But with Mark (Maddog) Latham they actually got
it. Unfortunately for The
Left, they may have embarking up the wrong tree if Maddog is too sick to do
the job. Maddog is in hospital with pancreatitis, from which it is 'highly likely' that
he will make a 'complete recovery'. At 43, Maddog is already showing signs of
being worn out. And at retirement age, Incumbent Johnny is still going on his
daily power walks at a pace which must make Labor heavyweights Maddog and Kim
(Fatboy) Beasley break into a collective cold sweat. The dog-eat-dog world of politics is nasty, unforgiving and stressful. Maddog
is wearing a hospital gown, and Little Johnny is still wearing his fixed
election campaign smile. He suddenly has more to smile about.
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