I hope I was dreaming

I hope that I was dreaming when I heard, or, I hope, mis-heard, this snippet of news:

WA has a billionaire miner. Yes, another.

This one has been found to have acted... without regard for ethics. Yes, another.

What I think I heard:

The unethical billionaire donated $9,000 to the WA Labor party. Well, why not. That's how any billionaire buys political favours A very cheap price, too.

And yet... in light of today's news...

with various individuals and organisations rushing to distance themselves from the now *in* famous billionaire -- and his money and his possibly-corrupting influence...

Our Premier is asked, Will you return that "tainted" money?

I mean, How stupid can Premier Cook possibly be?

Of course he -- or the Labor Party -- will return the money.

No-one... no one honest... wants to be associated with "tainted" money.

I mean, mud sticks.

But No.

Premier Cook says,

No, we will not return that $9,000.

What?!

Surely I imagined that? I hope so.

Remember Blazing Saddles? The list of thugs, crooks, criminals, etc who are required to attack Rock Ridge?

Will Premier Cook take dirty, stolen, tainted money from any or all of those criminals?

Of course he will. Why not?

Money -- to Cook -- is money. His money now.

So Premier Cook will keep the tainted money.

And be forever associated with its tainted source.

Just how stupid is Premier Cook?

Just hand back the money. With a polite apology, perhaps. In light of the current news, we can't... etc etc.

Back away. Now.

Or forever be the WA Premier who will take money... is that "gift" a bribe? From anyone, Is that person a real criminal? Where did they get their money ?

etc etc etc...

I hope that I was imagining that half-heard snippet of news.

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Independent Dexitroboper

half blind, half deaf, dying of cancer,

So what.

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