Animal Farm: New South Wales Election 2011

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

-Lord Acton

Power corrupted the business community on wall street and caused the global financial and economic crisis in 2009. Power corrupted the political community and caused the downfall of the Labor Party in the New South Wales State Election in 2011.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.

-Henry Thoreau

Bernie Madoff was sent to jail, and the banks were bailed out.

Eddie Obeid and his corrupt right wing mates in the Labor party were replaced by the moderate face of Kristina Keneally, and the Labor party was bailed out.

The corrupt right wing of the Liberal party was replaced by the moderate face of Barry O'Farrell, and the Liberal party was bailed out.

The ruling labor government was voted out of office and replaced by the Liberal party in the election in March, 2011 with an absolute majority.

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The branches of evil have been cut, but what of the root?