Military bullshitter-in-chief, Elmer’s backward boy, Peter MacKay, got taken to the woodshed by his own, newly-minted Chief of Defence Staff Tom Lawson.In question was MacKay’s outlandish claim that only the “fifth generation F-35” could meet Canada’s …
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The Disaffected Lib: If You Chose Sarah Palin as Your Running Mate, You Can Never Pass Judgment on Anyone Else’s Qualifications
Grumpy old man John McCain is at it – again. He’s objecting to Obama’s nominee for Secretary of State, Susan Rice, contending she’s not qualified for the job.This is the same geezer who thought Sarah Palin was a dandy choice for Vice Presid…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Who Voted Against Palestine? A Bunch of Oddballs.
Here’s a map showing the countries that voted against the vote to grant Palestine non-member, observer state status. Res Ipsa Loquitor, the thing speaks for itself.It’s what the Max Fisher of the Washington Post calls an “oddball coalition….
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Global Warming Hits Texas Longhorns
Those shitkickers in Texas may bellow that global warming is a hoax but tell that to their cattle. The U.S. “national herd,” that peaked in 1975 at 132-million head of cattle (when the U.S. population was just 215-million), dropped to…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: And This Is Our "Ally"?
The U.N. acts to overwhelmingly upgrade the status of the Palestinian state. Israel retaliates by stealing more Palestinian lands in the West Bank, enough to sever the West Bank itself. This is what we call our “ally”? “Isr…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Euros Strongly Back Assisted Suicide Laws
A poll of 12-European countries conducted for the Swiss Medical Lawyers Association found very strong majorities in all but one country in support of legalizing assisted suicide.In almost all the 12 countries polled, three-quarters or more of those re…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: What America Needs Now – It’s Own King Canute
Americans are beginning to wake up to the realization that they’re enormously vulnerable to the ravages of climate change. The United States is already beset by massive flooding in some regions, protracted drought in a lot of the country, tornado…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Narrow Scope of Climate Change Adaptation
The rearguard argument of the fossil fuelers is that “we’ll adapt.” Don’t make a big deal out of this, we’ll find ways to cope.It’s the same argument that we, the major emitters, are making to the poorest and most vulnerable nations – learn…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: When I Look At the World I Always See Canada
These days most of my political views of Canada are informed by what I learn about events and conditions outside Canada. And, as I learn more of those events and conditions, I grow increasingly dissatisfied with how we conduct ourselves as …
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: There’s Only One Position and It’s Filled
Call him what you like, Beelzebub, the Prince of Darkness, the Baron of Bland, today’s Corporate Canada has its administrator in chief and we call him Stephen J. Harper.Here’s a secret: the Liberals and New Democrats want Harper’s job. They…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Just a Few Questions for the Liberal Party of Canada
How long can the Liberal Party duck the fundamental issue of climate change and what it means to our country, to our people and to our world? Here are a few questions I’d like the party and those vying for its leadership to consider and ans…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Arms Race Update – Asia, Again
India now appears to be on a permanent war footing, ready to respond to a simultaneous attack by China and Pakistan. The strategy, known as “Cold Start” also envisions an optional surprise attack on Pakistan using blitzkrieg tactics.Indian Army T…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: A Turbulent Sea of People
Around the world nations are being seriously destabilized by the combined impacts of climate change and food insecurity. One factor in this is population density, the number of people a nation must somehow provide for within a fixed area.Ca…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Make Them Stay
The Doha climate change summit now underway appears likely to end inconclusively as have all the international climate change summits that preceded it over the past 18-years. About the only agreement may be where to hold the next climate ch…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Thawing the Far North
1,700 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. That’s twice the current record amount of atmospheric CO2. 1,700 billion metric tonnes is the estimated amount of CO2 held in the northern hemisphere’s permafrost that is now at ris…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: If You Think Rob Ford Is Off the Wall
Hairstyle by Batshit Crazy SalonMeet Idaho Republican state Senator, Sheryl Nuxoll. Ms. Senator Nutjob thinks it’s still possible for Romney to become president if only enough states refuse to participate in the Electoral College.Nuxoll contends …
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Orange Won but the Real Winner was Green
New Democrat Murray Rankin won the by-election in Victoria last night but only just. With the powerful and experienced federal and provincial NDP machines churning away in the previously New Democrat riding, Rankin was all but pre-ordained …
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Arms Race Update – China Gets Into Naval Air Game
It’s still a long way off from rivaling America’s 11-carrier battle groups but China has demonstrated a successful landing and takeoff from its refurbished Ukranian aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.The Chinese-built carrier jet, a Sukhoi 27 knock-off, co…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Well This Is a Real Kick in the Schnitzel
Brace yourself (no pun intended). Germany is about to outlaw sex between humans and animals. Yeah, you got that right. And, yeah, that means that up till now, it was okay in Germany to have sex with animals.”The government…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: What We’re Really Fighting Over at Doha
Yes, you’re right, it’s carbon emissions we’re fighting over at Doha but perhaps not in the way you imagine.We, in the developed world, are fighting for our our continued domination of the atmosphere and the preservation of our monopoly on its remainin…
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