It's good to see an article about Senator Ricky Muir that gives the man some credit, "Muir a tale of ordinary gladness" Sunday Age (24/8). It's Senator Muir's ordinariness that makes him such an extraordinary Federal Parliamentarian.
Father at 17, sawmill worker, regional Victorian father of 5, a man who has experienced unemployment, he knows the price of a carton of milk. Senator Muir will in time, once he finds his feet and understands the power he is able to exercise in the current Senate, make a significant contribution to the lives of ordinary Australians.
Unlike most of his parliamentary peers, he wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth, with 5 children to look after, he understands about the economics of running a house and what is and isn't important. Federal Parliament needs more Ricky Muirs as the current batch of political ideologues, professional politicians, tired trade union bureaucrats, lawyers and financial advisors who currently sit in parliament have brought this country to its knees.
As long as Senator Ricky Muir doesn't forget where he comes from and ignores a fourth estate that wants to devour him for their own entertainment, he will make more of a difference to the lives of most Australians than the current batch of apologists for the parliamentary puppet masters that dominate Federal Parliament today.