ANOTHER DEAD MAN WALKING.

UPDATE:  More Dead Men Walking Plus Now ? Women.  

Just after I penned the Blog below, I read David Pugliese stellar article on Mark Norman which not only confirms the rightness in my belief that Jonathan Vance is headed for the trash bin of history but so are several other unworthies.  This updated list includes the RCMP Commissioner ..the not so.. Brenda Lucki, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan (he should have been dumped eons ago), DND Deputy Minister John Forster, and another woman -former PMO Staffer Zita Astravas.  They will be lucky to last until the Election and if they do, will be gone soon thereafter.



NO NOT YOUNG TRUDEAU although his is a dead man walking and he knows it but unless his spineless troops rebel, his demise will have to await October's Election Day.

The latest to join this illustrious club is no other Chief of Defence Jonathan Vance.  Even as I write, Vance and Trudeau are sniping at each other ...blaming one another for the Norman debacle.

From the start it was obvious to me that Vance played a leading role in seeing Vice Admiral Norman relieved of his duties while Trudeau worked the judicial system to ensure that he was criminally charged.

What I could not understand was what had Norman done to upset Vance so?

Well of course now it has all come out.  Norman took the position that his Navy needed an oil supply ship since they had none.  Just imagine his temerity.  In particular, he wanted to go with the former Tory Gov't plan to have a ship refitted at the Davy Ship Yards in Quebec.

Vance, for some inexplicable reason, wanted to go out for a 3 year tender for a new vessel - and when I say 3 years ..given DND's track record ..you are talking 10 years and likely by then the whole thing  simply collapses.

Do you get the impression that Vance may have a touch of jealousy when it comes to Norman?

Whatever the reason, Vance has put himself in the position that now he too has to go.  Indeed, how can Norman come back to work... as the Grits are promising him, and at the same time continue to report to an obvious enemy?

If Vance was smart ...which I question, he would simply walk the plank now rather than be pushed sooner than later.  Either way he is going to go.

As I See It...

K.D. Bell

Xi Jinping has met his match...Donald John Trump...

THEY ARE BOTH NUTS !!!

The current Trade War they have launched against one-another...albeit mostly the Trumper's fault, will severely harm both their countries along with numerous other countries throughout the world.

I am not going to get into it other than to point out that Americans will feel the pain when they go to their local Walmart and find the shirt marked made in China which they could buy pre-trade war for under $10 dollars will now cost them $50 bucks with the only difference being the made in USA tag. 

China too will suffer since their massive population will be denied critical things like good safe reliable foodstuffs.

What is surprising in this is that the pain is being caused primarily by a supposed businessman in the Presidency.  Who'd a thunk?  At least Obama had the excuse of being a left wing academic.

But the Donald's failings do not stop there.  Remember his peace in our times talks with the little murderous dictator of North Korea?  Today those talks have broken down and missiles are flying out of the Hermit Kingdom...left, right and centre.   The Chamberlain Peace Award anyone?

And then there is Venezuela.   They are fighting for their very existence all the while Trump has sat back and allowed both Russia and Cuba to fill the void.  Things are coming to a head ...thanks to dear Mr. Trump, and any resultant bloodshed will be laid at his size 10 feet.  Obama, you will recall made the same mistake in Syria and the Middle East is paying the price for that now.

The only place I can see where Trump is on the mark is his determination to plug the vast flow of illegals through their southern border.

Maybe one for four is not too bad of an average?

As I See It...

'K.D. Bell'