Pairings may
be planned, accidental or arise from special circumstances. In the case of Cameron and Osborne which is
open to question. But like it or not,
when the histories are written they will be linked together for better or for
worse.
The writers will
have their own say on who became richer and who became poorer as a result of
their efforts. But their time in office
has been a quest for success in the hope that it would lead to not just winning
the next election but gaining real power.
Yet this level
of success had eluded them. For all the
spouting of figures and great claims and striking of poses there isn't much to
show for it and what there is all seems to create losses and major liabilities
for the future.
Which brings
to mind the ineffable efforts of the team of Dick Dastardly and his associate
hound, Muttley and their super rocket car The Mean Machine and The Double
Zero. In the series Wacky Races this was
by far the fastest car.
Unluckily,
because of their own duplicity, hastiness and errors of judgement, they always
lost, often staggering in last and falling apart. In short they defeated themselves.
Later, they
turn up as major figures in the "Dastardly and Muttley And Their Flying
Machines", also known as "Stop The Pigeon" where their unceasing
and strenuous efforts lead to one disaster after another. To quote Wikipedia:
Quote:
Often it
appears that if Dastardly had not bothered to cheat, then he might have won
fairly. Upon tasting defeat, Dastardly would utter his catchphrases, "Drat!!!
Drat!!! And Double Drat!!!", "Triple Drat!" and even
"Curses, foiled again!"
This is often
followed by Muttley's snickering. His other main catchphrase was "Muttley,
do something!"
Unquote.
The hot money
says Penelope Pitstop or the pigeon in May.
One of Grandson's favourites - I do a fair imitation of Muttley.
ReplyDeleteThe coalition remind me of the Ant Hill Mob.