Prompt and speedy trial

 I hear a lot of talk on the TV today about district attorneys turning criminals loose because of newish laws requiring a criminal be brought to trial (or at least a grand jury hearing) within a reasonable length of time (many weeks)  The talkers imply that these laws ought to be repealed so that they can hold arrested criminals pretty much forever.  

I don't hold with that.  I think district attorneys need to get the lead out, reduce the paperwork, increase their staffs, what every is necessary, to try the criminal or at least get him before a grand jury within the statutory limits of time.

Do we want this kind of health care worker?

 

Long chit chat on NPR this morning.  Several health agencies like the VA have begun requiring their workers get the Corona virus vaccine.  The workers (or perhaps just their unions) are pushing back on the requirement.

Far as I am concerned, health care workers so ignorant of health care as to resist vaccination should not be working in health care.  The vaccines are extremely effective, (99.99%) and ill effects after administering 100's of millions of doses are extremely rare.  

  Workers in health care are extremely likely to be exposed to patients with full blown cases of corona virus.  If they are unvaccinated, they will catch it.  And spread it.  Ask granny killer Governor Coumo about that.  As for me, I would be unhappy to have an unvaccinated worker even sweeping the floor in the ward I was in.  Let alone fetching meals or treating me for anything.

Where are the voters??

 Big city crime is way way up.  Chicago is reporting 100 shootings a weekend.  New York is not far behind.  These are cities where the Democrat leadership has defunded the police, passed troublesome laws reducing the power of the cops to enforce the law, and runs public prosecutors offices that refuse to prosecute anyone.  

What ought to happen, the voters ought to vote the miscreants out of office.  Should have happened by now, and more needs to be done next fall.  Wanna bet the voters do little to nothing??

Dunno what is wrong with US voters but they sure are not bothering to turn the rascals out. 

Infrastructure. Need for

The state of New York has been neglecting road maintenance for years and doubtless could use a nice big federal handout to fill some potholes.  It's really noticable driving down thru the eastern states.  Roads in New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and others are in fine shape.  Cross the New York border and the pot holes attack.  Many of the TV commentators (those that are not working from DC) are stationed in New York City.  They have to drive on New York's beat up roads every day.  They seldom get out of New York into real America and so they think that all the roads in America are as bad as New York roads.  

   So, now that Biden is appeasing the road contractors and welfare recipients with a big juicy federal "infrastructure" bill, the TV people are all in favor, even when the "infrastructure" bill is nearing $4 TRILLION and is mostly welfare spending and not anything you or I would recognize as infrastructure.

    Anyhow the TV people are talking about the infrastructure bill and how we ought to pass it. 

Covid vaccines and masks

 The only thing masks do is contain that spray of yuckiness should you sneeze or cough.  They don't protect you, they do protect people around you.  If you have had your shots (two in most cases)  you won't spread Corona virus because the vaccine has killed it off in your system.  The only reason to wear one after vaccinations is to make the people around you feel safer.  For grade school kids, this doesn't really matter, the kids don't believe that they will catch corona virus.  And they are largely correct in this belief.

  As far as the people who don't/won't get vaccinated, let 'em.  All they are doing is exposing them selves to infection.  We should encourage them to get vaccinated, but if they are hard core in their beliefs that the vaccine might harm them, so be it.

Car ads on facebook that fail

 My trusty Buick is up to 99K miles, I plan to drive it til it drops, but I been taking an interest in car ads, just to see what's out there now that Detroit has stopped making sedans. And just in case trusty Buik drops dead tomorrow.

Used to be, facebook would show a picture of a nice car and I would click on it and get to see some more photos, some specs like engine power and displacement, availability of a stick shift, price, how many does it seat, stuff like that.  Now, all I get amounts to Google searches on the car name pointing to dealers who want to deal.  Not very interesting, I am not at the stage of wanting to make a deal, yet. 

And some of the nifty car pictures don't work out.  Nissan has been running ads showing a low sleek sedan "Nissan Rogue" they call it.  Clicking on the racy photo gets me to a dowdy SUV rather than the racy looking sedan. 

More Global Warming. I light the fireplace in mid July

 It's cold, it's overcast, it's threatening rain, and I am cold.  I light the fire.  Very warming and cheerful.  So much for summer warmth in the up country.  Must be global warming.  They blame it for everything these days.