Political standards go down as Key and Goff attempt to ‘man up’

With the national election only three weeks away the Dominion Post has had the ‘balls’ to put John Key and Phil Goff to a real test of political suitability by measuring their ‘blokeyness’ (see this article on Stuff). Can John Key drink a yardy in under a minute? Does Phil Goff let his wife take control of the direction on the open road? Does John Key go commando? Forget testing the potential leaders on their commitment to dealing with child poverty, New Zealand’s marine disaster or the increasing vulnerability of New Zealand economy. Instead, the Dominion Post thinks the best way to ensure that we elect a prime minister who is able to provide innovative solutions to the problems we are facing, is by measuring his ability to draw on the core ‘bloke’ values from the 19^th century suited to chasing round sheep or educating ‘natives’ in property rights.