Rick Perry runs into George W. Bush
They're are both lost as usual. Oops!
2011
A Roadmap to Renewal
The Liberal Roadmap to Renewal has been released and can be read here. There are several longer drafts floating around I've put on my weekend reading list, but at 80-100…
Veterans vs. OWS
Today is Remembrance day. I would personally like to thank all those who have served and are currently serving in Canada’s military. When I opened the editorial section of the…
A Couple of Thoughts on Remembrance Day
On this day I sometimes thumb through my dog-eared copy of Barry Broadfoot's "Six War Years, Memories of Cahadians at Home and Abroad (1974)." Broadfoot used the same technique as…
Happy Tears–the Horsie Runs
This is one of those wonderful stories that give you faith. I won’t say anything about it but let you watch for yourself and provide a link to all the…
Robert Scheer Remembers bill clinton . . . .
In honour of bill clinton's latest book tour, this video of Robert Scheer recalling the "rest of the story" at an Occupy LA event sheds a bit more light on…
Peter Mansbridge on Social Media for Journalism
On October 21, 2011, as part of the Atlantic Regional Canadian University Press Fall 2011 Conference, the Argosy hosted an informal Q&A with Peter Mansbridge via Skype. The question: Is…
RailGate Double-Down…Mike Smyth Is Shocked To Learn There Is Gambling Going On.
WhyWon'tThePunditsTellUsWhatTheyReallyThinkVilleSo.Mike Smyth, following up on stuff the RailGate Cultists have had nailed down for months, wants to know (or at least I think he wants to know) why (yes that's…
Rick Perry trying to recover from his oops!!
Perry makes fun of himself on David Letterman show. He also reveals that he has a crush on Mitt Romney.:)
Can’t wait to vote? Advance Polls are open.
Although Vancouver's official voting day is Saturday November 19, you can vote early at the Advance Polls. All polling stations are wheelchair accessible.Advance Voting Place Addresses West End Community Centre870…
What they fought and died for
While I dislike the thought of politicizing Remembrance Day any more than it already has become politicized, neither can I stomach the idea of the leaving it to the flag-draped…
Krugman on His Lucid Best on Euro Crisis and Its Implications
Legends of the Fail - NYTimes.com Borrowing, if you must, in your own sovereign currency matters, and austerity never works. Here are the facts, though I coud add the caveat…
Atmospheric Rivers
That's right, high level rivers of moisture crossing the globe. Some are thought to carry more water than the Amazon. A report in New Scientist claims it was an Atmospheric…
Cop Who Infiltrated Occupy Oakland Denounces Police Violence
Meet Oakland police officer Fred Shavies who infiltrated the Occupy Oakland movement. He says the police violence against the Occupy protesters could be their "Birmingham moment." It's a rambling commentary…
Be Yours To Hold It High
Remembrance.Simple - yet, for some, oh so hard.It's more than a poppy. It's more than a day off of work, or school.Everything that we have - EVERYTHING - we owe…
Open Primaries: What happens if no candidate has a majority?
Let’s take a closer look at Key Proposal 7:That the Constitution be amended to extend the right to participate in the selection of the next permanent leader of LPC to…
He claims responsibility for his actions as a soldier…
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
Great line of the day
Joe Scalzi gets to the heart of the Penn State scandal: ...one of the great stories of science fiction is “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” which was written…
Hilarious (or Scary) Anti-EPA Campaign Video
Bette Grande, a North Dakota Republican running for Congress, says she'll "padlock the doors" of America's Environmental Protection Agency. Watch her bizarre campaign video:
best date i’ll ever see in my whole entire life
It's 11.11.11 !!! And I'm posting this at 11:11, of course.10.10.10 was cool, and 12.12.12 will be cool, too. And I love palindromes, so 12.22.21, if I'm around for it,…