Psyber wrote:I've known Nick since about 1980, though the last time I saw him in a social context was in 2009.
I don't agree with all his policies, but agree with quite a few.
He was certainly making a lot more money as a successful Adelaide Barrister than I think he stands to make out of Politics.
The age old question, do you take $1.50 a year as a barrister, and retire at 60, or do you take $1 a year as a polly, then watch the gravy train roll on from 60-100 on your government pension.
Grenville wrote:Xenophon is a political ambulance chaser, once the sirens stop he loses interest.
This is the truth for mine.
Loves a good press conference, but not sure how much he achieves.
There was that graph floating around before the last election showing from 97 to 2006 when he was the "No Pokies MP", pokies grew consistently in SA. Then he moved on having failed for a decade, and from 2007 to 2016, they steadily fell.
His latest one now is jumping on the "hot topic" from Melbourne on Friday and talking about bail reform. While I agree the system is broken, why did it take a major incident for Nick to speak up?