I think more politicians should dance on couches in their underwear.

This is a man called Matt Brown. Yesterday, he was the new NSW minister for police. A post he’d held for about four days. Today, he is sacked. For dancing on a couch in his underwear.

I’ve made my favourite quote from the story big because really, how hilarious is it……

The Australian newspaper, quoting a witness, reported
Mr Brown stripped down to his "very brief" underpants and danced on
a green leather couch in his office. Premier Nathan Rees today said he would have been willing to support Mr
Brown if he had been honest about the "bitterly disappointing"
allegations, but after he misled him, "the situation was beyond
that."

He said Mr Brown yesterday told him "nothing untoward" had
occurred at the post-budget party in his office, but dozens of
differing stories emerged last night after he made 20 to 30 phone
calls.

The premiere said: "I subsequently put it to former minister Brown late last night
that there were too many reports of you in your underwear for me to
ignore. He conceded he’d been in his underwear and that gave me no
option but to demand his resignation."

Mr Brown confirmed he held a party in his office with colleagues
to celebrate the budget.

"During that celebratory night I behaved in a manner not
befitting a minister. I’m a human being and I made a mistake and I’m going to cop the
consequences of that mistake," he said.

Honestly, kill the guy’s career because he was dancing in his undies? Oh please.

More pertinent is the fact that members of his own party dobbed him in – not when the incident occurred 3 MONTHS AGO but only when he got a good front bench minister’s position. So similar to the way John Brogden’s colleagues leaked the story of his drunken antics when he said something inappropriate – also ending his career.

Gee, I wonder why more people aren’t going into politics? The enemy is not even the opposition, it’s your own party more often than not. And frankly? I think more politicians should dance around in their underwear. It would certainly make a refreshing change from the deathly dull and boring political landscape we currently have……