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Sarah Palin the Palm-Reader
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [read more]
Gary Gladstone wins a Volunteer award at LPC(O) 2010 AGM
http://tinyurl.com/yjcvlhk [read more]
Traffic stop nets more than 600 pounds of pot
Traffic stop nets more than 600 pounds of pot (clicking on the above link will take you offsite) [read more]
Travers off base
I usually have no issue with Jim Travers perspective on things (notwithstanding the conservative spittle flying in daily disagreement with everything Jim writes).  On his assessment of the Afghanisnam withdrawal, I do. Not that he’s wr ... [read more]
$10,000,000 For A Beer Tent?
The feds have been taking some flack for the Canadian Olympic pavilion in Vancouver and, yeah, it looks like a beer tent. But this site shows a number of the big pavilions for comparison purposes, and for the most part they incline towa ... [read more]
Tim Hortons' Bans Customer That Complained
TIM HORTONS BANS CUSTOMER FOR LIFE AFTER COFFEE COMPLAINTS A Tim Hortons' customer claims that he was banned for life from Tim Hortons' in two small east coast towns after he complained about the good folks at Hortons' BURNING his coff ... [read more]
Less Than Canadian, Conservatives Respond!
Christopher Hume of The Toronto Star wrote a great article today about the ordeal that Suaad Hagi Mohamud underwent, and the inherent racism in the Harper Reformatory Conservative Government, an issue I blogged about yesterday. [read more]
Facebook Rage Onion Ring Version
Peer pressure and social media can be a force of intense trivialisation. [read more]
Wente the wind blows
Margaret Wente grasps the bit of climate change and misses the yoke by a mile. Progressive sexism - smell the glove. [read more]
Teabagger Litmus Test
It seems unthinkable that Ron Paul would be challenged in his upcoming primary race by an assortment of disgruntled advocates of the populist movement that he arguably helped inspire and motivate. [read more]
Health Infrastructure, Literally: Maximum Benefit to Cost
Watch this. Chinese did it. Germans copied them, and more. Finns studied & built better. Even pasty-faced Brits are onboard. Some are thinking modular. We should get on it. Once, visiting Ottawa and out for a run, I came across similar ... [read more]
Pete Versus the Minivan
About a dozen years ago, my friend Pete asked me to guess what kind of new vehicle he'd just purchased. Pete was obviously very proud of his new acquisition, and I thought hard about what he might have bought. I turned the possibilities ... [read more]
Hey, Jim! How's the "no new tax" thingy gonna work for us?
“He wants to share his ideology with the citizens. He will make all of his proposals known in the days ahead,” said Governor Jim Gibbons press secretary, Dan Burns. [read more]
Blog wars in court or, don't blog about someone who sues... .
What a story of war online turned over to the Courts! I almost hesitate to blog the story!!! [read more]
Jack Layton
My thoughts and prayers to Jack Layton, wishing him a speedy recovery. [read more]
Stretching bear
Fares Raised
The STM has just decided to raise rates for a CAM on the south shore. Those people will now have to pay $110 per month instead of $70 per month which they used to pay. This decision will only affect 3000 people. Horrible idea. We should ... [read more]
Libel chill
Today's National Post has an article about government (usually municipal) funding for claims made by officials against citizens for defamation. The article points out that governments themselves (at least outside Quebec) cannot sue for ... [read more]
He who slings mud generally loses ground.
- Adlai Stevenson [read more]
>> Show ACORN the Money – Big Government
» Show ACORN the Money – Big Government Did ya’ll think Obama’s buddies at ACORN were out of our pockets?  Well think again.  They’re  back bigger and better than ever.  With the tax payer money they are slated to get in Obama’s eleph ... [read more]
>> A Formula for Real Economic Growth: Cut Public Employee Pay by 20% – Big Government
» A Formula for Real Economic Growth: Cut Public Employee Pay by 20% – Big Government Yes!!  The truth is out:  The average government employee pay check on all levels from local to state to and most certainly the biggest the federal ... [read more]
>>GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks – Yahoo! News I called Obama’s remarks regarding seeing what the Republicans have to say ingenious since they have had bills in committees and being ignored by democrat committee chairm ... [read more]
>>Rep. John Murtha of Pa. dies at 77 – Yahoo! News
Rep. John Murtha of Pa. dies at 77 – Yahoo! News They say one must not speak badly of the dead.  So  I won’t.  I will merely point out one tiny fact:  We the People have one less thief in Congress to steal us blind.  BB Filed under: U ... [read more]
YouTube - World: NATO's Imminent Offensive in Marja
YouTube - World: NATO's Imminent Offensive in Marja We are going to leave Afghanistan the same way we left Vietnam - in disgrace. Iraq will also be a stain on america. We prowl the world seeking revenge. Our whole identity revolves aro ... [read more]
Where's Democracy? Où est la démocratie?
Where's Democracy? Où est la démocratie? [read more]
Is the HST Unconstitutional?
From the outset, let me just say that personally, I don’t care — in fact, I think that harmonizing taxes makes a lot of sense from the practical standpoint of efficiency in terms of revenue collection and remittance — but a lot of peopl ... [read more]
Gainey & Rationality
I'm struck by irrationality of fellow Habs fans. I would ask everyone to think about things more rationally. Some points to consider: [read more]
Splashdown!
Ezra Backdates
The amazing Buckets has now confirmed Ezra Levant's back-dating of a post that may well prove important to the defamation case being brought against him by CHRC lawyer Giacomo Vigna. Put crudely, Vigna has sued Levant for suggesting tha ... [read more]
CAPP’s next moves
Via Kady O’Malley, we see that CAPP is thinking of doing several things; changing what its acronym stands for, becoming incorporated as a non-profit organization, and more substantively, trying to educate people about democracy and act ... [read more]
Great video of Flocke and Raspi
http://tinyurl.com/ykn3pxy [read more]
Harper: Fiscal Conservative or Debt Creator?
The "base" is getting restless.The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation has served as a farm team of sorts for the Conservatives through the years. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney once headed the organization, as did the Prime Minister's cu ... [read more]
Prime Fuggister of Canada - This is the face of an unhappy man
Looks like someone really cut loose and downed a second cup of green tea last night before bed. Tsk tsk. [read more]
Better is… Better
The “smart grid” concept explained in practical terms using electric hybrids automobiles as a starting point for illustrating the idea of how a more intelligent framework of energy distribution might work. [read more]
Dramatization
Early this morning I watched a commercial. It featured the now-common "Dramatization" subtitle, for which I am grateful, for the ad also featured a car crashing onto the front lawn of a suburban home, a bag of groceries hopping out of t ... [read more]
One million dollars are peanuts
According to the chair of the RNC Michael Steele. Which planet does this clown live on? [read more]
Detroit across the river from Windsor
Does a conditional discharge create a criminal record? Maybe
Thanks to Yossi Schochet for this: [read more]
>>We the People have to watch the D Republicans just as close as the Democrats. Politicians of all stripes stink!
Monday Open Thread: Internet Regulation Edition by Publius Today, in 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Communications Decency Act, an attempt by the then-GOP led Congress to regulate content on the Internet ... [read more]
>>The Best of Obama’s many Jokes
Our current President has made a habit of making asinine statements but I sincerely think this one about the new wave of bipartisanship is  one of the most disingenuous yet when he is now willing to talk.  Is it possible the President o ... [read more]
Bail hearings in Haiti
At least they have a decent excuse for a system in chaos: [read more]
Polls On Track
Well, I said for Iggy to lead us back into power we need to be at 32% by the end of January. That number was achieved thanks to the brilliant leadership of Ignatieff. The next goal is for us to be at 34% by the end of February and new ... [read more]
Thank YOU!!!
I'd like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for the unwavering support that you have offered me over these past few months. [read more]
Irwin Cotler speaking in Toronto
Nanos: Conservatives "Now Neck and Neck With Liberals"
The new Nanos poll confirms the recent trend, a large Conservative lead has "evaporated". The national numbers (last Nanos poll in brackets): Cons 35.6% (39.5%) Libs 33.9% (30.2%) NDP 16.4% (18.7%) Greens 5.6% (7.7%) MOE of 3.1, t ... [read more]
Say, How DId That Happen... Part II
Yesterday, I suggested that Ezra Levant might have back-dated a post in which he retracted some of the false information he had been pushing re Giacomo Vigna, a CHRC lawyer that Levant will be meeting in an Ottawa courtroom tomorrow mor ... [read more]
Who Needs Drugs Anyway?
This is big news in a world where the average temperature is set to keep rising. Mosquitoes are among the most deadly animals in the world, and the best drug we have is about to become a placebo. Way to go, profiteering drug companies! ... [read more]
NANOS Confirms Collapse
The Conservatives led by nearly 10 points in mid-November…they are now at 35.6% while the Liberals are at 33.9%...the NDP is at 16.4% and the Greens are at 5.6%...in Québec, the Bloc is at 33.2%...the Liberals are at 29.3%...the Conserv ... [read more]
The Onion Ring ALREADY HAS More Fans Than Harper
Interesting Facebook group tries to answer the question: "Can this Onion Ring get more fans than Stephen Harper?". I think it already has. [read more]
Woodstock Building Permits Down Two Thirds For 2009
LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSED IN 2009  The value of building permits issued by the City of Woodstock plummetted drastically when compared with the totals for 2008 which has resulted in high unemployement for the local construction indus ... [read more]
Researchers Claim Drinking "pop" leads To Pancreatic Cancer
CANCER LINKED TO DRINKING SODA POP  Researchers from the University of Minnesota say that they have discovered a link between pancreatic cancer and the consumption of 2 or more soft drinks per week according to a study that was release ... [read more]
Wildfires & The “Free Market”
Sean Holman poses the question of the B.C. government: “Will wildfires burn a hole in the coming fiscal year’s budget?” [read more]
Ann Richards
I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you. [read more]
Monday Musings: February 8, 2010
Watching the Sunday morning round of political shows, I listened to Alan Greenspan deliver his whiskered old dogma that lowering taxes would certainly help bring the economy out of its funk. Then, an ad came up for the woman who would l ... [read more]
PPS. Initial Denticare Rates
Just one quick technical note, re. yesterday's and today's denticare posts. Once the non-profit public dental insurer had operated for a year, it would have a good idea of costs and revenues, and thus the appropriate rates to charge. An ... [read more]
Michael Ignatieff speaks to the Council of Presidents at Windsor
Less than Canadian
I am trying to imagine what it must have been like. I am trying to put myself in the situation. Standing in an airport, at immigration, and being told I don't look like my passport photo. [read more]
Prediction: Saints win 27-24
Not that I'm watching.. [read more]
Twenty Two Down, Two Hundred and Fifty Nine to Go! The Conversation is Just Beginning
It had a great day connecting with my neighbours in Ward 43 today. Although it was cold, the sun was out, and many people were quite willing to talk about how we can change direction and turn the page together in the upcoming term on Co ... [read more]
I Wonder
...if Tory MP Rod Bruinooge would explain where he gets information about "sex-select abortions" in Canada. He might also explain why the Tories have been systematically defunding the Canadian Federation of Sexual Health. When he gets a ... [read more]