Matt Latimer, a former George Bush speechwriter, wrote a book on his experiences at the White House. Speechless: Tales of a White House Survivor.In it he speaks of how excited he was to be hired to write presidential speeches. Pearls of wisdom that wou…
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Why the NDP Filibuster Could Help Liberals in the Long Run
The NDP has dropped their filibuster, and naturally the Conservatives are rightfully claiming a resounding victory.The Conservative benches erupted in cheers and backslapping as the final vote was held Saturday night, signalling that the official Oppos…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Great Canadian Standoff
The NDP are filibustering, presenting their 20 minute speeches, delaying the vote on the back to work legislation, that would force postal workers back on the job, for less money than originally offered.I don’t know if Lisa Raitt finds union busting as…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: JP Morgan Fined $153.6M For Doing God’s Work
It is becoming increasingly evident that the so-called “Economic Crisis” was carefully engineered to force governments to tear down their welfare states.The 153.6 million fine for JP Morgan is a drop in the bucket, when we look at the billions of dolla…
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: Postal back-to-work battle begins in Commons
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/21/postal-legislation-tuesday.html
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Will Bob Rae and Jack Layton Attempt to Filibuster Back to Work Legislation?
Jack Layton has vowed to filibuster Conservative back to work legislation, and Bob Rae is standing in solidarity with postal workers.Harper is being Harper, siding with management and throwing in a few ‘economy, economy, economy’.The ‘economy’ doesn’t …
Continue readingRedBedHead: Support The Strikes To Defend Pensions
Usually even the mention of Margaret Wente’s name can ruin my day but her article in today’s Globe & Mail is actually not too bad in terms of laying out the terms of the strike and lock-out at Canada Post and Air Canada respectively. Of course, in …
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