[P7_TOM]

When ‘is’ the right time?

To call in the men in white coats and remove the afflicted to the ‘safe haven’ of a padded cell?

It’s about time someone made the call – there stands (in all his glory) the ‘minister’ for transport, allowing himself to be photo-op’d stood in front of a train wreck which took two lives and only bloody good luck that was all claimed. How duckling dumb to you have to be? Then to stand there and deny there was anything wrong with the railway lines; in the face of contrary, evidence based, expert, and user opinion – is beyond all reason. Way, way beyond.


That, is bad enough all by itself : but look behind the village idiot – there stands our very own hooded canary; looking like the skeleton at the feast. New costume for today though – Hi-viz orange, he sure has an extensive wardrobe. But to what purpose is he stood miserable and twitching behind the village idiot? ATSB are rumoured to be butting out of ‘train-wrecks’ and various other accidents – to make their production rate seem ('statically') higher. But much more to the point – WTD would Hood know about the complex engineering involved in mud holes, ballast or even train driving? SDA is the answer.

Must we always see this clown, dressed to suit the occasion hanging onto the coattails of those who ‘must’ be photographed – in front of a ‘wreck’? Lunacy, hypocrisy or just plain old political horse-pooh? I do have my own opinion -