The Native Iowan

Election mania time here in the land of OZ. The election has been called. 

Once “called”, the election is 40 days away. The incumbent government/ administration gets to call the election, basically choose the date of the next election to suit their needs. 

Most folks don’t understand the various forms of democracy. Of course, the US is stuck in ever repeating  2 – 4 – 6 year cycles. Here we never really know when the next election will be. Noting well that an incumbent government must “call” the election within a set period of time. 

Our last Federal election cycle was in 2019. I feel that Aus as a Nation dodged a big bullet then. The Labour/ Green/ liberal-left side of things was pushing hard and heavy on the looney left agenda. If they had won that election, Aus would be in a similar pickle that the US is in now.

I stress the importance of Policy, or the lack thereof, in elections. I enjoy watching and listening to the politicians spew rhetoric…. Without expounding a dribble of policy…

Carbon-Neutral by… everything “Renewable” (what ever that means). The idea that the government will create jobs for people. Everyone deserves a living-wage. 

All is rhetoric. 

I think of the “nutty professor” Bernie Saunders… print more money and give it away. Destroy the middle classes and make everyone equally impoverished… except, of course, the ruling Elite.

Policy deals with the basics… Education, Medical care, Social security, Public safety, National security, Infrastructure…

Waffling on about the “hope” that hydrogen will be the next great saviour of mankind is meaningless. Declaring that people must buy electric vehicles by 2025, killing off a thriving carbon based transport industry, without a hope in hell, or a viable forward plan, is just plain stupid. Its all rhetoric, unless someone has a solid plan. Without a plan it all becomes waffle.

I really can’t see how anyone can stand back and applaud the “progress” of the Biden Government. If they think the current administration is making positive gains they are either blind or drunk.

We all drink a particular political koolaid… if your favourite tipple makes you stupid, perhaps you should find an alternative. 

Have had a positive win here… my 7yrold pup, Lucky13, has mastered the art of off-roading on the little quad. Two wheels next time…

More later