DUMB DUMBER DUMBEST

It never fails to amaze me just how stupid (dumb) our elitist planners - including both Politicians and their Politically Correct Bureaucrats.

I give you the following three (3) examples from our municipal and provincial governments.

First - the simply dumb one:

• motorists must now keep from coming within 1 meter (39.370 inches) of a bicyclist.  If we - the car drivers, come within this arbitrary barrier - we are not only fined but lose points against our driver's licences. As if the harried motorist does not already have enough to watch out for.  But the Politically Correct do not like cars - they want everyone to walk or bike and to Hell with Cars.  Driving, is no longer fun.  

Second - the Dumber:

• in recent years 'round abouts' have cropped up all over our roads - not a bad yet as England ...but we are getting there.  Anyway, I do not much care for round-abouts but must admit they do seem to work in attaining their goal of keeping cars moving - without the need for traffic lights or stop signs.  Until recently, the rule was that cars had the right of way over pedestrians - as it should be, if the underlying concept of continuous motion was to be maintained.  But now dear reader this has suddenly changed - now cars within a round-about must stop for pedestrians and they even have a new politically correct name for it - 'pedestrian crossovers'.  This PC advancement not only defeats the purpose of Round-Abouts but insures that more and more pedestrians will not make it safely to the other side.  Again, where do these Bozo Planners come from.

And Third - the Dumbest:

• Safe Injection Sites for Addicts.  We here in Ottawa are now on the list to get several of these cesspools - thanks again to the enlightened.  Number one - they do not cure addiction - in fact rehab is not even part of the program. They do attract all and sundry addicts who to fund their addiction - rob, steal, prostitute to raise the ridiculous amounts of money to fund their drug purchases.  Areas of the City which are identified to host these parasites, are headed for slum, crime ridden neighbourhoods.  If these enlightened planners are indeed so enlightened as to propose the establishment of these sites - I propose they be built in their neighbourhoods. Plus, another choice location would be within City Hall itself.  Don't hold you breath on seeing either occur though.

Given just these 3 examples, it is no wonder to me why Donald Trump has such a following.

As I see it...

'K.D. Galagher'

BREXIT....THE WHY & THE WHO

The Why in Why the British Voted To leave the European Union (EU) is, I believe, two-fold:

First, the mechanical reason - Prime Minister David Cameron was unwise to have called for a Referendum on the subject.

Second, and more substantively, European Nations, including Great Britain - are terrified by the tidal wave of refugees pouring in from the Middle East and Africa.  The overwhelming numbers will change the EU's and indeed the West's makeup forever.

The argument that it was caused by the EU's renaming fruits and vegetables to me is irrelevant.

But the 'Who' in all of this is the more relevant question which I will come to shortly.

Before I get to that,  I would like to set out my own thoughts on Britain's decision to leave.

In a word ... I am 'disappointed'.

On an Emotional Level though - I must admit that it is nice to see it Given to the Man, but on an Intellectual Level - I see the downside:

a) Russia and China are once again threatening and from my perspective this will only get worse;

b) The US hegemony is in irreversible decline; and,

c) The world is on the cusp of renewed nuclear proliferation beginning with Iran - followed by the Saudis and spilling over to a host of others as the realization of a) and b) continues to sink in.

Counterweights, like the European Union are desperately needed.

That is why I am disappointed with the Referendum's outcome.

Now for the 'Who'.

As in Who Is Responsible For This Outcome.

The United States of course and more specifically - its last two Presidents - George W. Bush and Barack Hussein Obama.

Of the two, Bush* must take the greater share of the blame since it was his decision and his decision alone to destroy Iraq and take out Saddam Hussein and leave the Middle East with a vacuum that was in due course filled by zealots, and ne're goodwells.

 Obama's contribution to this fiasco was that he sat back and watched this happen as if a disinterested observer.

• When I think back to Bush's invasion of Iraq, on the pretext that there were Weapons of Mass Destruction involved , I also think back to the JF Kennedy days and his distrust (for good reason) of what US Military Leaders were telling him during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  His skepticism likely saved the world from Nuclear War.  Too bad George W was not made from similar cloth. 

It is well to remember Newton's 3rd Law - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

The damage done by these two Presidents is incalculable viewed in the light of today.  The most notable of which is the Mass Migration taking place across Europe and now spilling into North America.

As I see it...

'K.D. Galagher'