Now I know that we are but a piece of spindrift caught up in the maelstrom of global financial woes (just heard a very, and I mean very, scary report on matters money from the US on the radio driving in just now) but we must make an effort surely. There is ample new evidence, if it were needed, that this country is being run by people who shouldn't be in charge of a corner dairy.
Where shall we start. Sue Kedgely is as bad a place as any. The food Nazis have told school tuck shops that they must stock tofuburgers, nut cutlets and carrots because they are healthy and the gummint can only allow kids to eat healthy food. The students at a school in Wellington have not surprisingly voted with their feet and are buying their pies and coke at a local dairy. Economic reality check for the communist ratbags coming up so pay attention. Tuck shop closes and local dairy owner orders an expensive German motor car. Kedgley gets the hand wringing into overdrive and says this is all wrong and isn't it terrible that tuck shops are being driven by profit and not the good of the nation. Well, get over it lady that is how the world goes round. The real world that is, not the looney tunes planet you inhabit.
Jim Bolger. How the hell does he pretend that he was once a National Prime Minister? Maybe the bloke who ran the ninth floor ten years ago was his as yet unmasked identical twin. Maybe the bloke who sold the railways isn't the same bloke who was watching Dear Leader cut the ribbon yesterday prior to announcing that Jim was to be new Chairman of KiwiRail. This after he accepted chairmanship of KiwiBank some years back. Presumably he will further feather his unprincipled nest in the future by becoming chairman of KiwiRoad, KiwiMilk and KiwiSheep in quick succession. OK, so the chap is a Richard Cranium and it is timely that we are reminded of the dog of a bargain History Boy has given him to run. The railways were worth about $400 mil and we paid $600 mil for them remember. To add to this folly we are now told that Jim will be overseeing the spending of near double this to make sure the purchase is viable. Meanwhile Dear Leader slips in the little gem that the Government 'had to' buy the railways back because they could not have survived without government money input. Economic reality check number two coming up. If a financial undertaking is shunned by real people spending real money that they actually have responsibility for does that not tell you something about the wisdom of getting involved in it? In other words, you stupid woman, you don't touch it. You especially don't touch it with my money. I don't want a railway system. I will never use it for my own personal transport and I have no desire to watch a senile old duffer waste my money so that other people don't use it either.
Amalgam Girl. On the back of all this '19th century railway technology is marvellous' crap the Dental Nurse was standing up and announcing that more money was to be spent on roads. These would also enhance 'opportunities for cycling and walking'. Opportunities are great things to provide as if nothing actually happens it is not the providers fault. 'You were given (note the impression of a free gift here) the opportunity and it is your fault (ungrateful toad) that you didn't take it and walk from Dairy Flat to Takapuna to go to work'. It is therefore your fault that the world is a hotter place and there is not a godwit to be seen. This cornucopia of opportunity is made possible by a) taking more money off us in previously unannounced road user charges increases (the road hauliers are over the moon about this) and b) ensuring that this dosh is ring fenced for 'transport' projects. Superficial reading of this would read 'more roads' but the devil is in the detail so look out for it all being diverted to cycle ways. Reality check number three coming up. Don't treat the great unwashed like complete idiots and expect to be able to still be doing so in six months' time.
This country is being run by idiots. They make uncoordinated decisions seemingly on the hoof and couldn't organise a nun shoot in a convent. Thank god they are not long for this planet
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