This may be nothing but I have come to notice some commonalities with the Canadians that support the various political parties in Ontario. I’ll elaborate a bit below. The Green Party A bunch of stoners who seem to think that the green party wants to legalize marijuana. The PC Party
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Word to the bland, blasé and banal – apathy is living death
A song came on the radio today that I have loved all my life – except this time, it was a cover, and it spoke something to me that I would like to share. It was a jazz cover of “Ode to Billy Joe.” That might be fine, and might work well, but the …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Moron Nation
(click pic to enlarge)As I watched a storm sweeping in over Toronto this evening, I couldn’t help thinking about how Rob Ford is planning to turn the city I have come to love into a dirtier, uglier, place.It turns out that muni…
Continue readingLong live death! (2)
The broad streak of fascism in the American Republican Party once again finds expression. Should a citizen who cannot afford health care simply be allowed to die? Recall that this crowd is the backbone of the “pro-life” movement. As though…
Continue readingcmkl: PDFs are poison, part sixty seven: “But people want to print it” if only they could
I usually tell people that unless the document is only useful in print (like say signage for a conference or a campaign) or if its conversion into HTML would take so much time that its publication would be irrelevant, PDFs have no place on websites.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: "Common Sense"
Some politicians have drawn quite a crowd by suggesting the government is essentially simple. Our task, as liberals (note the small 'l'), is to try to turn that crowd while introducing all types of unattractive complexity. Instead of telling t…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: The great consumer sellout
Michael Geist raises a good point about the lack of discussion of digital issues in Ontario’s provincial election. But it’s worth wondering whether Canada’s Western provinces are even able to have the debate which Geist rightly sees as vital:Copyright …
Continue readingMorton's Musings: De duobus malis minus est semper eligendum
Between two evils, choose the lesser one (Cicero – De Officiis)It's a pretty obvious point, although it sounds more profound in Latin. Still, often we overlook the good in the search for the perfect and in the result get the worst. Sometime comprom…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: still refusing to govern myself accordingly.
It is a flash from the past, but it made the latest issue of Avenue Edmonton Magazine as one of the five most entertaining battles of the last five years. Thanks to Chris Labossiere for snapping this photo. Tweet This Post
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Two Polls Give Ontario Grits Smiles
One from Ipsos Reid and one from Nanos Research confirm the trend seen in the Harris-Decima poll that was out only a few days ago, which blew the race in Ontario wide open.First, the Ipsos Reid poll gives the Ontario Liberals the lead with 38%, with th…
Continue readingDelicious and dangerous irony: China to buy Italisn bonds
How much of a disaster is the EMU? Look no further than the spectacle of the Italians going cap in hand to the Chinese for a bail out. The fact that the Italians are tapping the Chinese is not the … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4031…Speaking Of Choke Artists
Tim Hudak.Geez what the f*ck?According to ThreeHundredEight.com he is even seat wise with the Liberal incumbent, Dalton McGuinty.Friday the numbers were worse.Six weeks ago he was poised to score a majority, smash the Liberals, a new day in Ontario. Ye…
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4030…Carrie Underwood Made The Right Choice
Dropping Tony Romo for Mike Fisher.Mr. Romo proved last night against the New York Jets that he both sucks and is a choke artist.’nuff said.WFDS
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Gary Mar
Newton’s Second Law of Motion defines “momentum” as “mass multiplied by velocity”.That said, Gary Mar had better find the accelerator on his huge campaign bus, because momentum can be a fickle mistress for such a massive campaign.Mar has been the …
Continue readingThe problem with Obama is Daniel Sedin
I’ve not always been pleased with the unveiling of the post-inauguration Obama, but damn he’s done some things right. Not nearly enough of course. But does he deserve this?That’s Biden to the left. No idea who that old fart is to his right.I’ve never s…
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: On Topp
I find the media generally tends to assign too much importance to endorsements during leadership races. After all, Christy Clark came out on top in BC earlier this year with a lone MLA backing her.But some endorsements do mater. And since Olivia Chow h…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Demand Creates Jobs
10 Years Of Capital Gains Tax Cuts Proves: Rich Win, You Lose, by Dave Johnson
Why are “capital gains” taxes so much lower than taxes on other income?
The reason capital gains taxes are lower is because most of the income of the rich is from c…
CuriosityCat: Mulcair and Topp – Their challenge: 90,000 new NDP members
Right now, the NDP in Quebec is punching far below its weight when it comes to the number of Quebeckers signed up as members of that party. In fact, it is punching so far below its weight that it really isn’t in the ring at all.The challenge for Topp a…
Continue readinggritchik: The media on Tim Hudak and abortion
“Hudak waffles on abortion issue” (Toronto Star, July 19, 2011) “When pressed by reporters Monday, Mr.Hudak refused to answer whether he still considers himself “pro-life.” (National Post, July 19, 2011) “Hudak opted not to answer when he was asked point blank if he was pro-life.” (The Sarnia Observer, July 19, 2011) “Hudak ducks questions on […]
BigCityLib Strikes Back: Tim Hudak Hires THEM To Do Campaign Dirty Work
Hiring call-centers in News Brunswick, when Ontario phone spammers are going hungry? Whose side is the Hudak campaign on? Why is he sending push polling and dark ops jobs out of province? Does Tim Hudak hate Ontario?PS.&nbs…
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