Quote:“Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”. Plato.
The latest Hansard reflects how beauty is perceived and how the eyes of those ‘beholding’ see things differently.
For example, we have a Senate panel, pushed for time, I wonder how they perceived the Houstoblame almost three pages ramble; which, despite the time constraints, was delivered in whole. It could have been tabled; words to the effect that being aware of the time constraints, being used to sooth committee and open the floor to questions. But no, this monologue is far more important than Senators questions as it sets up the escape hatch, for those fortunate enough to be sitting next to it. The side benefit is that the monologue steals valuable time, which could have been used more effectively. Your perception as to the beauty in this ploy will very much depend on point of view. I have no idea what it costs, per minute, to run the committee in real numbers; time, staff, salary, transport etc. But it’ll be significant, ASA like our other aviation service providers seem quite happy to burn up that cost. Beautiful – I think not.
Some of the questions were, in my perception, beautiful. But to others, the diverted, obfuscated, delaying answers may seem to be the pinnacle; again, perception.
To some, the tactics of the ASA may be laudable, to others disgraceful. Then we have to risk of embarrassing the Minister and by extension the government who must find the fabulous sums of money the new ‘must-have’ system will cost, from industry.
Aye, old Plato knew, way back then what the game was and how best to play it.
MTF, probably; it was an interesting session and as P2 remarks, the devil is in the Hansard details.
Toot toot.
Quote:In England we have come to rely upon a comfortable time-lag of fifty years or a century intervening between the perception that something ought to be done and a serious attempt to do it. H.G. Wells.