Yep - it will be FNM and DNA and Independent members of Parliament straight through next election. I do not believe the PLP will get more than 3 seats. They have even abandoned a lot of their (well I can't use the word because then I can be sued) - but let's just say "supporters" around the country - can't even talk to them.
Gibson is NOT correct to say it is a matter of discussion between the PM and the leader of the opposition.
She should be aware of Christie's remarks quoted at the bottom of the article "The only way (reform) is going to work is if parliamentarians agree that there is a compelling urgency ..."
she is a parliamentarian. All of the MP's have the ability together to threaten the PM with a vote of no confidence unless he follows the party line and adheres to the manifesto that they claimed to their supporters they would follow once in office.
She could say something. She could say that is a "compelling urgency" using the PMs own words and say that she will vote against ALL Bills before the House until this matter is dealt with.
But ... you know she won't. It's just so much easier to chill out instead.
This is just a pile of nonsense. what trade ????????????????? Can the Tribune answer that?
What does the Bahamas export ?????????????????????? Some crayfish, some limestone, some aragonite (plenty money there too unaccounted for), some salt ?
What is total value of exports? Total economy is $2 billion right?
This is just a silly article filled with fluffy cotton balls and ZERO substance.
Yeah, too bad Hubert Ingraham didn't give a speech about that before he left office - and also too bad that Dr. Minnis ain't sayin nothin about it even now. So the FNM ain't no saviour in this case.
You are right, but the problem is both parties know they are guilty and so they don't want to open the can of worms. The Bahamian people don't want to put the DNA in power to have change - so everybody is HAPPY with the system the way it is, so there really is no problem.
I understand what you mean -but what I am saying is that while they are bothering people who are going 4 or 6 mph over the speed limit - you have insane people screeching tires and doing crazy dangerous things all over the streets.
So if YOU are content that my grandmother gets a ticket for going 5 mph over the limit because she's a criminal and YOU are content that lunatics are endangering the lives of the public all day long without any worry of police ever bothering them - then good for you. That is the kind of world that you like, and I wish you the best for continued happy living in it.
The problem with the speed limit thing is that they will give tickets to ordinary citizens for no good reason. A guy driving in a sensible manner along Tonique Hwy at, say, 51mph, will get booked for going over 45 - which is just stupid.
While they are on the side of the road writing up and checking insurance and all that on this law abiding citizen - they are unable to see the big fool two streets over who is terrorizing citizens peeling his camaro out of a stop sign in a crazy fashion, or the motorbike rider with his wheel up for half a mile against oncoming traffic with citizens who fear whether he's gonna tilt off balance just a little and come crashing into their windshield.
Those people never get tickets.
It's the ordinary people, drive just a couple miles over the STUPID 45mph speed limit (it should not apply everywhere), or the 30mph speed limit doing 34mph or 36mph or whatever on a straight piece of road and driving very well and carefully on their way to a movie or whatever. Yeah, they can ticket them because they are easy.
Mess with the Camaro or the street bike and they don't want to suffer the consequences (which I can't print here, but we all know who those people are).
It makes it "look like" their doing something though, to ticket somebody's grandmother.
Kevin, let me share some good news with you. God is much more loving and forgiving than you know, and even you will receive his love and forgiveness (where needed) for all eternity. There is no such thing as Hell.
Parents don't burn their children in pits of fire, and neither does God.
All you church people are doing is keep the scourge of teen-age pregnancy alive and well in this country every day. Try paying more attention to life instead of death. That's why Jesus came here as an ALIVE man to show us how to live and forgive. Unfortunately, they only selected 66 books for the Bible and tossed aside all the ones about his young life, his marriage with Magdeline, his children, his travels to India, etc. To top it all off, they decided to just crucify him and get rid of him.
I'm sure if Jesus came to Earth today as an ordinary man - before age 20 he would be shipped off to Guantanamo as a terrorist, on some trumped-up charges.
TheMadHatter says...
Yep - it will be FNM and DNA and Independent members of Parliament straight through next election. I do not believe the PLP will get more than 3 seats. They have even abandoned a lot of their (well I can't use the word because then I can be sued) - but let's just say "supporters" around the country - can't even talk to them.
On Minnis: PM trying to suppress speech
Posted 13 April 2015, 6:42 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Good point
On Minnis: PM trying to suppress speech
Posted 13 April 2015, 6:40 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Gibson is NOT correct to say it is a matter of discussion between the PM and the leader of the opposition.
She should be aware of Christie's remarks quoted at the bottom of the article "The only way (reform) is going to work is if parliamentarians agree that there is a compelling urgency ..."
she is a parliamentarian. All of the MP's have the ability together to threaten the PM with a vote of no confidence unless he follows the party line and adheres to the manifesto that they claimed to their supporters they would follow once in office.
She could say something. She could say that is a "compelling urgency" using the PMs own words and say that she will vote against ALL Bills before the House until this matter is dealt with.
But ... you know she won't. It's just so much easier to chill out instead.
**TheMadHatter**
On No sign of progress on campaign finance pledge
Posted 13 April 2015, 6:35 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
This is just a pile of nonsense. what trade ????????????????? Can the Tribune answer that?
What does the Bahamas export ?????????????????????? Some crayfish, some limestone, some aragonite (plenty money there too unaccounted for), some salt ?
What is total value of exports? Total economy is $2 billion right?
This is just a silly article filled with fluffy cotton balls and ZERO substance.
**TheMadHatter**
On Bahamas close to own quality infrastructure policy
Posted 13 April 2015, 6:31 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Yeah, too bad Hubert Ingraham didn't give a speech about that before he left office - and also too bad that Dr. Minnis ain't sayin nothin about it even now. So the FNM ain't no saviour in this case.
On WTO to end property tax advantages for Bahamians
Posted 13 April 2015, 6:20 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
I understand that. You don't think the banks have any interaction with the World Bank? You don't think they have any power or influence?
On WTO benefits: ‘Better appreciation’ needed
Posted 13 April 2015, 4:06 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
You are right, but the problem is both parties know they are guilty and so they don't want to open the can of worms. The Bahamian people don't want to put the DNA in power to have change - so everybody is HAPPY with the system the way it is, so there really is no problem.
On Taxi union chief calls for audit over cab licences
Posted 11 April 2015, 4:21 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
I understand what you mean -but what I am saying is that while they are bothering people who are going 4 or 6 mph over the speed limit - you have insane people screeching tires and doing crazy dangerous things all over the streets.
So if YOU are content that my grandmother gets a ticket for going 5 mph over the limit because she's a criminal and YOU are content that lunatics are endangering the lives of the public all day long without any worry of police ever bothering them - then good for you. That is the kind of world that you like, and I wish you the best for continued happy living in it.
On Man killed in traffic accident 'did not have valid driver's licence'
Posted 11 April 2015, 4:19 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
The problem with the speed limit thing is that they will give tickets to ordinary citizens for no good reason. A guy driving in a sensible manner along Tonique Hwy at, say, 51mph, will get booked for going over 45 - which is just stupid.
While they are on the side of the road writing up and checking insurance and all that on this law abiding citizen - they are unable to see the big fool two streets over who is terrorizing citizens peeling his camaro out of a stop sign in a crazy fashion, or the motorbike rider with his wheel up for half a mile against oncoming traffic with citizens who fear whether he's gonna tilt off balance just a little and come crashing into their windshield.
Those people never get tickets.
It's the ordinary people, drive just a couple miles over the STUPID 45mph speed limit (it should not apply everywhere), or the 30mph speed limit doing 34mph or 36mph or whatever on a straight piece of road and driving very well and carefully on their way to a movie or whatever. Yeah, they can ticket them because they are easy.
Mess with the Camaro or the street bike and they don't want to suffer the consequences (which I can't print here, but we all know who those people are).
It makes it "look like" their doing something though, to ticket somebody's grandmother.
**TheMadHatter**
On Man killed in traffic accident 'did not have valid driver's licence'
Posted 10 April 2015, 11:06 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
The word for Kevin is "sanctimonious".
Kevin, let me share some good news with you. God is much more loving and forgiving than you know, and even you will receive his love and forgiveness (where needed) for all eternity. There is no such thing as Hell.
Parents don't burn their children in pits of fire, and neither does God.
All you church people are doing is keep the scourge of teen-age pregnancy alive and well in this country every day. Try paying more attention to life instead of death. That's why Jesus came here as an ALIVE man to show us how to live and forgive. Unfortunately, they only selected 66 books for the Bible and tossed aside all the ones about his young life, his marriage with Magdeline, his children, his travels to India, etc. To top it all off, they decided to just crucify him and get rid of him.
I'm sure if Jesus came to Earth today as an ordinary man - before age 20 he would be shipped off to Guantanamo as a terrorist, on some trumped-up charges.
Best wishes to you.
**TheMadHatter**
On ZNS should stop airing Sesame St.
Posted 10 April 2015, 10:58 p.m. Suggest removal