The case for capital punishment

At last there is a voice of reason out there.

We waltzed into a plenary session about the need to curb serious crime - murder, rape, armed robbery, drugs trafficking, all those little things that make life in our inner cities so vibrant today. When I uttered the fact - not at that stage reinforced by an expression of opinion, but simply a fact - that the murder rate had quadrupled since the abolition of capital punishment, an embarrassed silence permeated the room. It was as if my personal hygiene had suddenly taken a turn very much for the worse.

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When are these liberal do-gooders going to realise, that with the advent of DNA testing and the huge leaps forward in forensic science, the chances of someone being wrongly convicted for murder are extremely slim. And what these murdering bastards need, is a proper deterrent. Not just for killers of police officers, but for anyone who commits this horrendous crime.

So thank you Simon Heffer for having the balls to speak up for us realists in this liberal, namby pamby nanny state we live in.

Thanksgiving

Our friends over the pond are celebrating Thankgiving day tomorrow. As Mrs. K is a member of the land of the free, I feel obliged to wish all you yanks, wherever you are, a Happy Thanksgiving.

I'd hate to be a turkey around now.

What happened there then?

It's been three weeks since my last post. I think I was abducted by aliens and experimented on, or maybe there is another reason for my funny walk.

It happens to us all at one time or another, doesn't it? No, not the abduction thing. I'm talking about the mind going strangely blank, or blanker in my case.

Sitting at the keyboard with absolutely nothing to say. The eyes glazing over and just a wee piece of spittle trickling out of your gob.

I try to read as many blogs as I can, but it is so time consuming that I have to ration everyone. So just 'cos I haven't visited recently, doesn't mean I won't. And I am always on the prowl for new thought provoking and amusing blogs out there.

Bird flu near miss

I bet everyone is relieved to hear that the supposed bird flu pandemic (there's that word again) isn't really going to happen after all.

According to the "experts", now that the bird migratory season is over we can all breath a huge sigh of relief. Especially those 50,000 that were earmarked for certain death after contracting a sniffy nose.

Or maybe it's next year?

Blunkett. Guilty/Not Guilty?

Today, we experienced a perfect example of the power of the press.

From what I gather, David Blunkett tendered his resignation to Tony Blair today for not declaring that he had purchased some shares from a DNA testing company. The knives were obviously out for him, of that I am certain.

If the meejah investigated every member of parliament, I am pretty sure that the vast majority of them have been involved in some dodgy dealing at some time or other.

I am no fan of David Blunkett or in fact any of his cronies, but to see a man pilloried by our press, who then went on to say what an honourable and decent man he was, is quite despicable although Mr Blunkett will certainly not be turning up at the poor house tomorrow.

Isn't it funny that most "shamed and exposed" ministers seem to do very nicely thank you, riding on their own adverse publicity. The after dinner speaking circuit swells by one, followed by the obligatory book and round of chat shows.

I am sure his old friend Cherie will point him in the right direction when it comes to making money for spouting bullshit.