As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Proverbs 26:11
This biblical proverb is, according to Rudyard Kipling, one of the few things certain in life.
It is perhaps understandable that Paul Keating, who retired in 1996 when he reached the grand old age of 52, would have the taxpayer-funded resources and the leisure to push his pet obsession.
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