Last week, I noted that the Harper Cons’ generally opaque austerity plans include one cause for alarm, as they’re looking to turn public services into sources of corporate profit. And via Digby, the L.A. Times offers an example of how that type of stra…
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Politics and its Discontents: The Blowhard Donald Trump Finally Gets His Presidential Comeupetance
I’m sure that I’m not the only one who takes special pleasure in seeing blowhards cut down to size. (Indeed, aren’t most of us hoping for that with Monday’s election results?) Stateside, I can think of no bigger waste of resources and airtime than Dona…
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: My Ann Coulter Theory – <i>updated</i>
I watched Ann Coulter on Power Play today, or at least as much as I could stand. It felt rather like being choked by a giant blonde hairball, which makes me wonder why on earth anyone would pay good money to listen to her.More importantly, why would a…
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