Doing the Shuffle

[chickenfeet]

Reflecting on Harper's new cabinet yesterday I had a revelation. The true purpose of the Afghan war became clear to me. It exists so that there is always going to be one minister who is less popular than the PM and there is always one job that the PM can dispatch a feared/hated rival to. It now becomes clear why the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland went on as long as they did.

Comments

[gramarye1971]

IIRC, Jim Hacker actually says as much in an episode of Yes, Prime Minister. When Sir Humphrey asks him why ministers are so interested in becoming PM (a relatively thankless job), Hacker replies, 'Because I'm the only member of the Government who can't be sent to Northern Ireland next week.'

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I remember that bit

[knirirr.livejournal.com]

You have a very healthy mistrust of statists, sir. ;-)

[besideserato.livejournal.com]

Ha!