George W.

Wednesday.

Looks like the World's safety is in the hands of George W. for another four years.....

"The truth of that matter is, if you listen carefully, Saddam would still be in power if he were the president of the United States, and the world would be a lot better off." George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

Plus Ça Change

Is the driver of the car being driven towards you as crazy as this guy in South Africa?

IOL reports that "Police could not believe their eyes when they pulled over a dilapidated bakkie (apparently it's a light truck) on the West Coast Road early on Tuesday and discovered it had no steering wheel.

"The driver, careering at a "considerable speed" towards Table View in the Western Cape, had been keeping the hand-painted Ford Cortina bakkie on the road using a pair of vice-grip pliers clamped around the steering shaft. The steering wheel, with an anti-theft device in place, was next to him on the passenger seat.

"When suspicious police flagged him down near Parklands they at first thought the vehicle had been stolen, but a check on the police computer system was negative.

"The Melkbosstrand man explained that he had been fixing the bakkie and had not been able to find the key for the steering lock.

"A Table View police officer said he slowly drove the "death trap" to his charge office, where Milnerton traffic officials were to examine the vehicle and charge the driver."

Guy Fawkes is an archaic English custom

If their driving penalties are as stiff as those they impose in Cape Town for letting off fireworks, he could be in for a lot of grief.

Councillor David Erleigh said: "Every year children and animals are injured. By limiting public firework displays to specific areas we can moderate the annual cost to the city, its people and the environment."

A spokesman for Mr Erleigh said, "Guy Fawkes is an archaic English custom. Due in part to our firework restrictions and growing disinterest among the youth, Guy Fawkes is losing its popularity."

The new regulations continue the ban on the public discharging of fireworks, unless prior permission has been obtained from the South African Police Service and the City of Cape Town. The maximum fine for committing such an offence is R600, or 12 months in prison.