I'm a Simple Creature

…so perhaps I don’t understand the finer points of running for political office in New Zealand; I cannot help but feel that a guy who was promoted as a potential minister of finance at the last election on the basis of his expertise in high-finance ought, perhaps, to leave that in the background now that he’s trying to be PM.

Because, honestly, I cannot understand how now is the time to be bragging about a background in the part of the financial industry most associated with the current economic woes.

Unless, I suppose, you’re admiring the wisdom of making a quick $60 million and then bailing for a nice secure public service job before the shit hits the fan.