Political newsletter criticises Nick for exaggerating ACC figures

**RentaTriumph** · 7th December 2009, 16:19

Good sense and commitment have seen Speaker Lockwood Smith push Prime Minister John Key off the throne for 2009's top parliamentary performer, political newsletter trans Tasman says. Dr Smith scored 9.25 out of 10 for his insistence ministers give proper answers during question time which "swept away decades of ducking and dodging".

Other winners in the National Party camp included Simon Power, on 8.5, dubbed most likely candidate for leader if something happened to Mr Key; Tony Ryall (8), Gerry Brownlee (8) and Nick Smith (7.5) However Dr Smith was criticised for exaggerating ACC figures.

**RentaTriumph** · 7th December 2009, 16:26

Some more good reporting regarding Nick from the Standard http://www.thestandard.org.nz/trans-tasman-ratings/

Nick Smith goes up from 6.5 to 7.5. This is the minister who has turned everything he touches to crap. Hardly a week goes by without a protest thousands-strong opposing his policies. Nowadays he can’t even turn up to a meeting in a Tory suburb without the crowd turning on him.

**Pixie** · 7th December 2009, 17:50

They give all the crap jobs to Crazy Nick because he's caaraaayzzy

**SPman** · 7th December 2009, 20:16

The whole thing sounds like a National love fest........I love The Standards summations....

Sharples and Turia each get 7 despite having precisely zero achievements this year, unless you count not selling out quite as much as you could have as a win

Gerry Brownlee gets an 8 despite the fact that Parliament runs like a Polish shipyard under his direction as Leader of the House.

Anne Tolley, a woman so stupid she literally went on a taxpayer funded chopper flight because she was told she needed a helicopter view of her portfolio and who has enacted national standards that she herself admits might be a disaster in the face of universal criticism from the experts, out scores every Labour and Green MP

Yep - must be silly season again.......

**nothingflash** · 7th December 2009, 20:20

Originally Posted by SPman

Yep - must be silly season again.......

haha - those are great!

**avgas** · 7th December 2009, 20:23

Originally Posted by SPman

Yep - must be silly season again.......

Damn weekdays

**scissorhands** · 7th December 2009, 20:26

Did you see John key and the Nixster on news tonight? Both very short segments with nervous responses from our ministers.

Methinks they looked not relaxed today