Well, I couldn’t possibly say it, but right-wing blogger Cactus Kate has.
She says Pansy Wong’s appointment as Minister of Women’s Affairs was done knowing she is incompetent, thereby making it ineffective as a Ministry.
“So it didn’t surprise me she was given a portfolio that needs to be gotten rid of – Women’s Affairs. If her job is to discredit it with incompetence so even the pinkos want to get rid of it, she is perhaps succeeding and John Key is a management genius for gifting her the portfolio” – Cactus Kate 12/12/09
Perhaps that’s also why the Chief Executive has left the job after just one year under the new Minister? Her job was advertised last week.
I think this is the first time I find myself agreeing with the prickly one!
It looks like she was the wong person for the job.
Wong needs to be put under more pressure from Labour, she is doing a woeful job whilst being largely ignored by Labour. Grill her in the House and put her under a bit of scrutiny and she will self-destruct. She’s got nothing to offer and Labour is letting her get away with being an abysmal Minister. Sort it out.
Perhaps the reason that Cactus Kate can post this and you can’t, is because she takes a minimum of time and effort to do research, rather than posting rubbish?
Shenagh Gleisner CEO of the Ministry finishes up her FIXED CONTRACT of six years in Feb. She’s sticking around for the new CEO to be bedded in.
Feeble attempt to stir.
Using that theory – of incompetence therefore setting up for failure – Tolley as Ed Min makes sense…
I’d say that Cactus is barking up the wrong tree. The entire National Caucus has proven itself incompetent so the theory of having an incompetent minister in charge of something they want to get rid of is…
…Oh, wait, National wants to get rid of government doesn’t it?
Another case of Key taking a hands off, relaxed approach.
Its terrible that some NAT is promoting women, this is Labours job. Shame on her.
Good on you Sue.
I love the way that you guys quote the likes of Cactus … sometimes .. but not always. So, is she your go to girl now?
Jabba
I would hope they didn’t *always* quote me. Usually we end up agreeing the Nats are useless but for 2 entirely differing reasons. Same as here.
You know – I think the Prickly One might be onto something. See, the proof of a theory is largely in its replication of results on other cases; hence, one can begin to understand the Hollow Men’s efforts to install The Goober and their insistence on the appointment of: Chopper Tolley, Basher Bennett, Calamity Kate, Tupai Brownlee, and Mad Nick. What a perfect assortment of incompetents to undermine those aspects of government the private sector salivates over.
Draco is on to it.