Goodbye, Morris Iemma!

So Morris Iemma is no longer NSW Premier, eh? This saddens me. Not because I particularly liked him – I moved to Victoria quite soon after he took over from Bob Carr and never really had to deal with him. But his last name sounded a little bit like “Yeah, mate!” which I think is rather nice. I wish all our politicians had such positive surnames.

Morris Iemma has resigned as NSW Premier at a party meeting today.

He was forced to stand down following a challenge by NSW Emergency Services Minister Nathan Rees, who has been in parliament for only 18 months.

I have no idea who this Nathan Rees character is, so I decided to Google Image search his name (politicians, like everyone else, are best judged purely on their looks and not on their abilities).

This was the first image which came up.

While this Nathan Rees, as a member of an U20’s Welsh rugby side, may not be the best qualified person to act as Premier as far as “experience” or “skills” go, he’s still got my vote!

Unfortunately, the real Nathan Rees is a bit older.

Anyway, I’m bored already. State politics does nothing for me. Local councils, now that’s where it’s at! Sexy, passionate, and just around the corner making important decisions about your footpaths.

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