*Who'd come up with the idea of Tau Henare as Speaker? You're right, Mr Key: no way, Jose. Surely the NZ Parliament has enough thugs without appointing one prime specimen 'to rule over 'em all'...
*Maurice Williamson - Mr Lifetime Licence himself? No, again, somehow I don't think so...sorry, Maurice, nothing personal you understand...
*So it seems to be David Carter by default. Chief assets seem to be: his first name (Remember, 'Mrs McCave had 23 sons, and she named them all Dave'; and it'd certainly take the wind out of the '3 Daves' Labour ship); his surname - related no doubt to that elder gentleman of National party fame, John Carter, (now apparently snorkelling in the tropical South Pacific), also JC of the same namesake as that of the hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian books of yesteryear; and - perhaps somehow, somewhere - related to that elder statesman of U.S. presidential politics, the best ex-President America's ever had, Jimmy himself; and besides, he has that sober, detached, thoughtful mien befitting an adjudicator. Which reminds me, Lockwood always had an advantage, being preened for the job from his celebrated days hosting University Challenge in the early 80s (or whenever). NOT FAIR, LOCKWOOD! BUT PLEASE DON'T GO!!!
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