Justin Madden and Scientology

I've never particularly been much of a fan of former footballer and Victorian Planning Minister Justin Madden, but I usually tolerated his awkward goofiness, that is until now. His decision to come out on the weekend and ingratiate himself with the wicked cult Scientology at the opening of one of their new churches in Melbourne read here was the straw that broke the camel's back. He's now made my metaphorical Nixonesque "enemies list".
When we even take just a cursory look back, this guy seems to have had poor judgement his entire political career? But that's what you get when you pick "celebrity" candidates for high office.
It all started for me when he first entered the Parliament (and the Ministry) in 1999 where at the swearing in ceremony photo op he made a bizarre reference to being thrilled to be getting a State funeral when he dies.
While that may've been a display of poor judgement for a green MP, his record since then hasn't been much better.

Let's see; his Turkish staffer Hakki Suleyman, right under his nose, was up to all sorts of mischief in Brimbank Council while his daughter was the Mayor.

He's responsible for corrupting the planning process in the Windsor Hotel redevelopment.

Fast tracking planning approval of property owned by his first cousin.

And this is the same guy who has the audacity to say he wouldn't mind being Premier one day. Unfortunately for Madden, a potential Premier has to have sound judgement, and for a guy who comes out heaping praise on a vicious cult, his judgement is sadly lacking.