Way out of perspective? You betcha!
The authority which fearlessly nabbed him, the NSW anti-corruption commission, ICAC, was not formed to root out the odd undeclared gift of a bottle of plonk.
However an entire week of Commission hearings was devoted to nothing but the very peripheral and very throwaway issue of one bottle of wine. (Wonder what the real story was, politics is a dirty game - he was brought down by a bottle of wine? Yeah right!)
However...... nobody should be sorry this fool is out of power. He deserves every bit of public humiliation he gets;
For early in his premiership he did this, which some may remember:
In response to a pedestrian being beaten to death in an unprovoked attack on the street at 10pm, O'Farrell brought in tough laws to prevent any future attacks.
He legislated pubs to cease admitting patrons at 1.30am, and cease serving liquor at 3am.
All bottle shops in the entire state must cease sales at 10pm.
There are further rules on glass in pubs after 11pm, spirits (including single malt scotch) can be served after midnight only if it is mixed with Coca-Cola or other sugary fizz.
In O'Farrell's mind this is going to prevent a street mugging at 10pm?
Neither victim, nor killer, had been inside a pub that night.
Thus Mine Host is justifiably of the opinion that Barry O'Farrell is a buffoon.
Mine Host's opinion is correct.
