Moral Managers Needed

What is it which makes the manner
of a man? The man I am thinking of
has occasion to stand tall in politics
and public affairs; where he has
placed his hands we are better for
sure and when the time comes for
pretentious comment he will without
exception be recalled with affection.

Yet even he has had to wear the stain
of odious innuendo, invented discontent
and lying embellishments, ire of political
opponents whose use of dirty tricks smacks
their ill-conceived schemes. That’s politics,
he says, dismissing all of it in the wave of
a hand, smiling his cheerful smile
– keeping his courageous stand.

With the exception of Peter Beattie I am
ashamed Queensland is so sorely bereft
of genuine leadership; the robust and
pugnacious liars who operate disingenuously
in an orgy of disinformation and bad behaviour
– claimed to be classic party platforms, do not
bend themselves easily into decent managers
grievously needed by our beautiful State.
© I.D. Carswell 2007