I just decided today. I'm going to be Australia's first president. I've always wanted to lead this great nation but have been put off by the necessity to join one of the major parties - or their feeder organisations. You start out as a Young Liberal or Labor member and 30 years later maybe you get to be in the right place or kiss the right arse and they stack a branch vote to give you pre-selection. By that time, you're a jaded, washed-up, shell of your former self.
Thats the suckers way. If we're ever going to have someone who isn't a wanker running things we need a new system. A republic is the obvious answer, facilitating the election of the best human being for the job (or at least the richest, or most charismatic), not the best Party spokesman. No need to go out looking for the perfect candidate, because I'm standing up. My friends call me Doc, but you can call me Mr. President.
