Lil Sis went to Canberra last week. Her faith in the democratic process was greatly reaffirmed by a visit to Parliament.
“They just insulted each other the whole time and one person was even asleep,” she told me. “And all John Howard did was twirl on his chair and scratch his head.”
“It’s like a monkey-house in a zoo,” I heard Mum mutter. As Lil Sis talked some more she revealed that the only one actually trying to do something useful was the Minister for Education, but her efforts were more or less negated by the posturing of everyone else.
Finally, Lil Sis told us how she spotted Midnight Oil band-member-turned-politician Peter Garrett.
“I could tell him by the top of his head,” she explained simply.
(Note: for those unaware of the fact, John Howard is Australia’s prime minister and Canberra is our nation’s capital.)
Radioactive Jam said,
August 20, 2007 @ 12:27 pm
I believe you could substitute “US Congress” for Parliament, change nothing else and the story would be the same. Well, except for the names. And band members. But we have ex-pro wrestlers I think… no, he was a state governor.
*sigh*
And I think “monkey-house in a zoo” might be the most apt description I’ve seen.
Wonder if some other countries – *any* other country – can claim a different story.
Dorian Gray said,
August 20, 2007 @ 3:22 pm
Yup, sounds about right. No law tute is complete without at least one joke at the federal government’s expense.
anaglyph said,
September 3, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
It’s like our country is run by children. No wait… children would do a better job.
Sigh.