But for Mr Whyte to use incest as an example of State "interference" in people's lives shows us that he, too, is totally unsuited to politics and should stick with philosophy.
David Cunliffe, meanwhile, has developed a chronic case of foot-in-the-mouth disease, having to explain, or even retract, bold statements he has made.
First he announces that every family, on an income below $150,000, will receive $60 a week "baby bonus" for each new child but failed to mention that there would be all sorts of qualifications and restrictions on such payments and had to apologise.
Then there was his rather silly crack at Prime Minister John Key for residing in a "leafy suburb" when Mr Cunliffe does, too. Again, an apology.
Next came revelations that Mr Cunliffe had received donations towards his bid for the leadership of Labour from secret trusts set up to make anonymous donations, in spite of a previous Labour government passing laws to make such trust donations illegal for general elections.
More abject apologies - and questions from National MPs as to whether we can trust a man with a trust.
And, finally, Mr Cunliffe boldly declares that the remaining Rena wreckage will be cleared, no matter what, if Labour becomes the Government, ignoring the fact that such decisions reside with the Environment Court.
Sure, Labour governments are known for their dictatorial overruling of laws and regulations, but expect another backtrack from Mr Cunliffe when reality strikes.
Even Prime Minister Key doesn't get off scot free either, after making a fool of himself at the homosexual exhibition by indulging in a malodorous contest called "beer pong".
Why all these leading politicians, and sundry wannabes, cosy up to the homosexual community is quite beyond me, since it represents less that 5 per cent of the population.
On the female side of politics we have political adversaries sniping at and denigrating one another over trivialities such as their dress sense.
So the question we all have to ask ourselves is whether, with the exception of Mr Key, we want these sorts of stumblebums running our country, given that the Greens are madder than them all but in a more sinister way?
And now a different kind of nasty politics. The rejection by Maori King Tuheitia and his minions of an offer to have Prince William and his spectacular spouse visit Turangawaewae Marae - because a liberal 90 minutes is not long enough for a full-scale palaver - is not just the height of rudeness.
Since Prince William is direct descendant of Queen Victoria, in whose name the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, it is tantamount to treason.
Or is it that cutting off noses to spite faces is the latest definition of hongi?
Garth George is a veteran newspaper journalist, retired and living in Rotorua.
garth.george@hotmail.com
