Per O'Floinn, our Commission of Justice and noted television personality, has deigned to grace the airwaves with his presence, with an amusing and of course, politically motivated commentary. Given the paucity of recent entertainment of any type, the broadcast was welcome.
In terms of political commentary, which points appear to be valid, which are debatable, what wasn't said that would have been more apt, and which appear only to have value as entertainment? For your convenience we will annnotate the analysis of his commentary with
V for valid,
D for debatable,
NS for not said,
E for Entertainment. Portions not scoring on these criteria or simply reinforcing a subsequent or prior point will not be cited.
Phalanx said:
This term reminds me of Term VII. Why? There is zero going on in terms of cabinet activity.
Activity has been low.
V I was not around in Term VII, but there were significant instances of cabinet inaction in Term IX as well.
NS
Phalanx said:
Alexi Gonzov, who, by the way, is your MERL, in case you didn't know (and it would be understandable if you didn't) spends more time whining about Kazmierz Reczynski in the townhall than he spends in office.
E E Contrary to previous terms, much of the budget planning process, normally done by MERL in isolation has been recentered on the budget commission, in which MERL Gonzov participates.
NS Alexi, also an ESA MGA is one of the more active members of the General Assembly. It remains an open question whether one can serve ably in both the cabinet and the GA at the same time. Tilly did so, but at the cost of his health.
NS
Phalanx said:
And Gonzov's right. Yes, responsibility for arranging federal finances is reserved strictly to the military.
E
Phalanx said:
If I were President Sergei, I'd have replaced my entire cabinet by now.
The President was elected with the help of an endorsement from the P4P, so certain cabinet reshuffles would indicate consultation beforehand.
NS
Phalanx said:
Keller started off with interesting proposals, but has mostly disappeared by now. Langley-style.
V V
Phalanx said:
Austri's been coasting along on the hard work of Tilly and Levarge. Although, to his credit, he's not getting in Levarge's way.
Tilly's hard work almost killed him, it would a shame if the majority of the unexecuted portion were useless, although it should probably be implemented along a more affordable timetable.
D NS Austri appointed and promoted Levarge.
V NS
Phalanx said:
Gonzov probably doesn't remember where his office is.
E
As I will be representing some clients in cases before our esteemed Commissioner of Justice, I will leave of scoring at the point the commentary turned to me. I did apologize to him in private for not consulting him before pursuing two matters, but the actions themselves were in fulfillment of clear campaign promises, and so I could have been the first cabinet minister replaced if I had not followed up on them, and my sucessor would have undertaken similar actions, or suffered the same fate, like Nixon firing two Attorney Generals before he could find one that would dismiss Archibald Cox.
The final score is: Valid 4, Not Said 7, Entertaining 4, Debatable 1
Thus Per O'Floinn has delivered a skillful diatribe, sticking mostly to uncontroversial points, mixing in equal parts of useful observations and entertainment, for a superficially pleasing recipe, but one that is not nourishing, because all the while it was creating a false impression by leaving important points unsaid. Of course, there is always an infinity of things unsaid, but what was left out in this case was significant. He also neglected to comment on his own performance. I will allow him the implied figleaf of 'modesty forbids' and not add on any 'Not Said' points for that. I hope that he will hold himself to the same standard of activity he is now applying to the cabinet. The COJ has the right to attend the cabinet, so it is only fair. In direct dealings with him, I have always found him to be fair, so I expect that this will be the case.
Now let's see how the Canadian judge scored the broadcast...