Going to the footy was particularly sage advice at the onset of...

Going to the footy was particularly sage advice at the onset of the pandemic.

"Handflappers and bedwetters still have not learned their lesson with the emergence of Omicron and still seeking to score political points. "

What lesson? The failings of the systems are more of a reflection of political competency and expediency.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-08/omicron-covid-leaders-not-learning-from-mistakes/100744162

"Despite everything the pandemic has thrown at us, our political leaders still seem incapable of anticipating, of getting proactive, even considering taking out a bit of policy insurance.

Instead, whether it is the policy or the rhetoric, it seems to still all be driven by waiting to find out what the mob thinks...

Is it just that several generations of politicians who have been trained to be driven by polling have lost the art of detaching themselves from the safety of mob opinion and … actually leading? With all the risk that entails?

This pandemic shows such an approach is not just dispiriting. It can actually be fatal.