That's not family, that's me mother-in-law

You see what you want to see, and your voters thank you for it, just like they thank the NZME commentators

If you or I were to rent a house from our mother-in-law, 
and if you or I were also an MP, 
and even if you or I were wanting to portray our party's pro-landlord policies as sympathetic to the needs of renters,
it probably would not occur to us to claim to identify with renters because I am one of youse.

But we are not Chris Bishop.
He was more than happy t…