Christine Keneally and the ALP must think her yanky accent suspends all analytical faculties … the SMH reported 25 August 08 that she funneled undeclared developer donations to candidate Linda Scott in the CBD seat during the last state election, now Linda Scott is Meredith Burgman’s running mate for City Hall this Saturday . The SMH reinforces the point again today with another story 9 Sept. Big Nathan says to Ellen Fanning this morning (proxy for Adam Spencer on hols on abc 702 radio) that Keneally has ‘the highest integrity’.

Well, she has the highest something … Opus Dei capacity for taking the biggest (World Youth Day) corporate (religious) welfare bite out of the taxpayer’s backside is true enough as minister responsible for WYD: ‘Cardinal’ Gerry Gleeson who ran Carr’s qangos with an iron fist - now at the Catholic University - would be proud - but what about strict financial management Premier? Perhaps all this is simply taking care of The Business?

If so Big N why talk about return of confidence? (Even putting aside beat ups by whining sulky hacks at the cartoonish Daily Telegaph ….. denied their big capital privatisation feeding frenzy, and indeed kingmaker influence.)

A party for youth thanks to such as Keneally is fine but at $150M or whatever it was? What about the real job of government, not clubby mates and tribes?