Baillieu's ministers slipping and sliding

What's the worst thing that can happen with a new government?  One  that (as normal)  gets in because the previous government were so incompetent . -Answer: They make the same mistakes the previous government did.
And why would they be silly enough do that ? They might think business knows best and they might not realise the bureaubrats have great ( well intentioned ) dreams  but will spend great amounts of public money chasing them. They might let the 2 biggest groups in town still lead them (the bureaubrats and the businesses who rely on them )cause they don't listen to anyone else ( Yes Minister is still popular !) .The biggest threat is clearly still the biggest threat.
As those of us who worked in the PS - such scenarios are not only likely through the term , it seems today, going to limit the reform possibilities under the Libs? Not unless the Ministers  twig to the tax rich driver groups who talk them into things. The best intentions cloaked in gifts paid for by the poor.
O' Brien clearly wasn't warned by his advisors that his approach would win few friends (which means he's being snowed still)
His whitewash of the smart meters sounded like he and Ted had failed to see the danger.
Even if there is something good about smart meters, the Minister O'Brien gave the distinct impression he and the new lib government  had learnt nothing about how to waste public money ,,,and worse ( cause its easier to implement ) calling for an end to "all the crap about saving us money "  and helping us manage how much we spend ( Nanny O'Brien)
To be credible with a patient overtaxed public they should've maintained the rage and  ditched the crappy ads ( fed funded-- who cares ) that tell us we are all going to save money and stopped the "token gestures about " more monitoring".
If this slipping is symbolic of the snowing that is going on amongst them , its a very serious disease .