This could be the last time, maybe the last time, I don’t know. Oh no. Oh no.

Picture from NZ Herald

Budget Day dawns.

Cullen’s 9th budget.

Is anybody listening?

Just what tricks will the good doctor dazzle us with today?

What lollies will he dispense?

What will Winston First take credit for?

When will Peter Dunne squeak into the scene, taking credit for some candyfloss for the electorate?

How far will Cullen go in scraping the barrel?

Will it be sour lemons for most of us?

He is clever and resourceful, caustic – his wit is so sharp doctors want to use it for scalpels – he wants to win the contest for power – so let us not under estimate him.