@PJM
I concur with your appraisal. Perhaps we should introduce mandatory extreme sports for politicians. Bear-baiting, perhaps, or alligator-juggling.

EDIT: Just to continue with my train of thought, I imagine it's because the lovely people tend to be outgoing, positive and adventurous types who enjoy all sorts of things. These things can often be dangerous and a bit killy.

Idiotic gibbon posteriors like Prescott and Mandelson, however, are usually so busy making life pleasant for themselves that they never leave their miserable homes and offices to experience anything. If they did, perhaps they wouldn't be such self-serving swine.

I didn't really put that across very well. This must be a Thursday. Anyway, 'tis a shame.
(ThomsonsPier consumes, Thu 19 Mar 2009, 11:19, Reply)