Newton applied.
Sandy -"What happened to the Tamworth momentum?"
It is a fair question Sandy; but was there any ‘real’ momentum from the Tamworth tin shed party? Momentum implies movement to begin with.
The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
The impetus gained by a moving object.
"the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped"
To gain momentum, inertia must first be overcome.
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
"the bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government.
a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.
Tamworth failed, miserably, to overcome the inertia; it is that simple. What it did manage to do was show both Chester and Joyce for what they truly are; and did not (IMO) raise great hopes that the CASA board would , could or was even interested in ‘reform’. What has happened is a cone of silence has descend and all the defence mechanisms have been activated; particularly the ministerial ones. A creature like DDDD has only one interest, political survival. Any interest shown in ‘governance’ is purely coincidental and then only when it promotes the minister and garners votes. Tamworth scared the crap out of ‘mister popularity’, the dog hater could not care less, he is too secure. Both reacted in a predictable manner.
DDDD is too self obsessed to have anything spoil the image, so he toddled off to the word weasels and ‘sought advice’; an easy catch for Iron Wrong, they will reassure and provide, in plain English, (little words) the approved, official ‘ministerial little book of standard answers’. All DDD has to do is look up the question, turn to the appropriate page and – there’s the ‘proper’ answer. That delivered he can stand back and watch the machinery run, delaying, deferring, and denying all, as the clock to the next election ticks down. Win-win; nothing gets done of course, but the right people are happy and Tamworth just an unpleasant, distant memory.
That said, you have to, no matter how grudgingly, admire the ‘machine’; a three decade innings, millions upon millions of dollars poured down the urinal wall before Barmybaby’s small contribution. Not only has any sort of ‘external’ force failed to overcome the ‘inertia’ but ‘they’ have actually managed to get things organised to overcome that external force - . That’s right – reverse gear. Take regulatory reform as an example; you would think that in 30 years the original laws, which, way back then, were deemed too complex and restrictive, would have changed to avoid being ‘complex and restrictive’. Are they now? Are they Duck.
To paraphrase both Shakespeare and Falkner “Tamworth was full of sound and fury – signifying Nada”. There was nothing to capitalize on, nothing to build on and no interest from the government. Now if we wanted to campaign for ‘land rights for gay whales’ we may stand a chance, even get a grant to research ‘ways and means’. There’s more chance of that happening than there is of the CASA leopard changing it’s spots, under ministerial edict. Even if DDDD had the interest, the balls and the brains to do anything, they’d just tell him, Oh, so politely to piss off.
Smartest thing AOPA did was to sign up with TAAAF. At least then the ‘pressure’ (commercial, legal and operational) that can and will if required, be brought to bear on small, dependent groups can be distributed and sound advice from serious players can be provided to relieve the pressures. AOPA need CASA – CASA do not need the AOPA; quite the reverse I’d say.
Anyway – I’m getting cranky; so, I shall leave you there with Newton, inertia and momentum for company.
Toot toot
Sandy -"What happened to the Tamworth momentum?"
It is a fair question Sandy; but was there any ‘real’ momentum from the Tamworth tin shed party? Momentum implies movement to begin with.
The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
The impetus gained by a moving object.
"the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped"
To gain momentum, inertia must first be overcome.
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
"the bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government.
a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.
Tamworth failed, miserably, to overcome the inertia; it is that simple. What it did manage to do was show both Chester and Joyce for what they truly are; and did not (IMO) raise great hopes that the CASA board would , could or was even interested in ‘reform’. What has happened is a cone of silence has descend and all the defence mechanisms have been activated; particularly the ministerial ones. A creature like DDDD has only one interest, political survival. Any interest shown in ‘governance’ is purely coincidental and then only when it promotes the minister and garners votes. Tamworth scared the crap out of ‘mister popularity’, the dog hater could not care less, he is too secure. Both reacted in a predictable manner.
DDDD is too self obsessed to have anything spoil the image, so he toddled off to the word weasels and ‘sought advice’; an easy catch for Iron Wrong, they will reassure and provide, in plain English, (little words) the approved, official ‘ministerial little book of standard answers’. All DDD has to do is look up the question, turn to the appropriate page and – there’s the ‘proper’ answer. That delivered he can stand back and watch the machinery run, delaying, deferring, and denying all, as the clock to the next election ticks down. Win-win; nothing gets done of course, but the right people are happy and Tamworth just an unpleasant, distant memory.
That said, you have to, no matter how grudgingly, admire the ‘machine’; a three decade innings, millions upon millions of dollars poured down the urinal wall before Barmybaby’s small contribution. Not only has any sort of ‘external’ force failed to overcome the ‘inertia’ but ‘they’ have actually managed to get things organised to overcome that external force - . That’s right – reverse gear. Take regulatory reform as an example; you would think that in 30 years the original laws, which, way back then, were deemed too complex and restrictive, would have changed to avoid being ‘complex and restrictive’. Are they now? Are they Duck.
To paraphrase both Shakespeare and Falkner “Tamworth was full of sound and fury – signifying Nada”. There was nothing to capitalize on, nothing to build on and no interest from the government. Now if we wanted to campaign for ‘land rights for gay whales’ we may stand a chance, even get a grant to research ‘ways and means’. There’s more chance of that happening than there is of the CASA leopard changing it’s spots, under ministerial edict. Even if DDDD had the interest, the balls and the brains to do anything, they’d just tell him, Oh, so politely to piss off.
Smartest thing AOPA did was to sign up with TAAAF. At least then the ‘pressure’ (commercial, legal and operational) that can and will if required, be brought to bear on small, dependent groups can be distributed and sound advice from serious players can be provided to relieve the pressures. AOPA need CASA – CASA do not need the AOPA; quite the reverse I’d say.
Anyway – I’m getting cranky; so, I shall leave you there with Newton, inertia and momentum for company.
Toot toot