@skribe One of the few benefits to come out of Australian politics is the occasional really good insult. These are all the ones I remember from Paul Keating, I probably don't have them all 100% right:

"24 carat pissant"
"dessicated coconut"
"all tip and no iceberg"
"alive, but looking dead"
"unrepresentative swill"
"intellectual rust bucket"
"a carcass with a coat and tie on"

That last one has come around to be apposite again, as it was a reference to the then leader of the National Party :-)

My favourite remains "all tip and no iceberg", which was originally about Peter Costello, but which could be very well applied to many current incumbents.

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