"High profile" lawyers

who suddenly decide to run for politics - particularly for a minor party - do not appeal to me.
Julian Burnside is one such man. I have never met the man and hope I never do. I have clashed with him virtually on more than one occasion. I know people who do know him - and know him well. They quietly share my opinion of him. 
Mr Burnside has decided to run for the Greens. That should ring alarm bells for a start. 
The Greens are not the friendly, loving, tree hugging and "we care for the environment" party that many people believe they are. Go and read their policy platform and you realise that these are people who want the rest of us to believe that Utopia is possible.  
Mr Burnside knows Utopia will never be achieved. He knows that nothing close to it will ever be achieved, especially not under the waffling policies of the Greens.
And would Mr Burnside, a powerful opponent in court and somewhere at the top of his profession (although, interestingly, not on the bench) be satisfied as a politician in a minor party?
Yes, the Greens could end up holding the balance of power - and that would make them a force to be reckoned with - but it is not the same as being in power. 
I just can't see Mr Burnside doing this. He may well get elected. His Twitter feed is full of fawning admiration from the far left. But, if he gets there, what then? Will he continue to "speak out" for "minority and disadvantaged" groups? Oh yes he could do that. 
He is a wealthy man. He was, until very recently, a member of a swish all men's "club" - and only resigned when it was pointed out to him that his membership of that club was incompatible with the values he is supposed to support. He lives well - yes, to a point, he works for it. He makes sure he takes on some high profile pro-bono cases. They have done him no harm at all, indeed done him a great deal of good. 
He really isn't risking anything by running for the Greens. He doesn't need to worry about housing or food on the table. He has a job he can fall back on if he fails.
I would be much more interested in a Greens candidate who would be unemployed and homeless if s/he lost, someone who was really giving up everything for what they said they believed in.