From the land of the loons, from the country of the brave, again cometh good news™:

President Obama's pick to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration raises a few red flags. If confirmed by the Senate, Chuck Hurley, CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, will drive motorists over the cliff with regulation.

It would be like to have a bunch of ultra-greenie climate warming preachers regulate the US enery industry, or a homosexual catholic pope. And make no mistake - in his little fiefdom, he has lots of power:

Mr. Hurley has a history of pushing laws that harass millions of law-abiding citizens to ensnare a few lawbreakers. He supports returning the 55 mph speed limit to our highways as well as roadblocks and random pullovers to make sure drivers aren't doing anything wrong.

It would be akin to have a general 80 km/h limit on the motorways down here, and controls everywhere (for which the police will lack the staff).

No, if this comes through, they have indeed put the fox in charge of the hen house, with similar results, and the inmates rule the asylum. But then, this has been happening since January 20.