2011
The US government shutdown which won’t happen now
With all the criticism of that terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Obama debt limit deal, there is one aspect that the critics seem to be missing.The deal that Obama…
That secular school for Morinville? It’s still not a done deal!
The sign on a “public” school in the town of Morinville. Below: Religious symbolism on the Morinville High School; St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, the historic centre of the…
Paranoid
It's creepy.A while ago I ordered some shoes over the Internet. few days ago, I was looking up various table lamps and lighting fixtures. And I also checked out some…
The Liberal Lynching of Nycole Turmel
As the Liberals continue their fevered assault on Nycole Turmel. No doubt hoping that out of her ashes, their shrunken party will rise again, like some fleshless phoenix. Or some…
A Summary of July–Politics and History
Hello Everyone, Again, it has been a while since I have last made a posting, but summer has taken my attention to the outdoors and the local community. I have…
Back From Vacation… Time to Rebuild My Readership
It’s impressive how much traffic drops off when you stop writing a political blog for a couple of weeks — and understandable, of course. I must apologize to the steadily…
Latest Super Secret HST Shake ‘N Bake Crumb Trail Leads….
AllThePorkChopsThatFitInformationIsNotFreeVille....Directly To Kevin FalconSean Holman, once again, has the story at Public Eye. Here's his lede:The office running the government's pro-harmonized sales tax campaign secretly awarded around $46,000 of wo...
Francis Fuels: customer service heroes
It's a bit unusual for me to be crowing about a product or service, but the service technicians at Francis Fuels really do deserve praise. For the last little bit…
His Spirit Will Live on: Grandfather William Commanda (Ojigkwanong/Morning Star)
How does an atheist write about the death of a great spiritual leader. It would be hypocritical to use the conventional references to his passing on to a greater place…
$10 million is the new $137 million
Only in Hamilton. When Ontario deregulated power in 2002 (huge mistake still, in my opinion) it was left to the local utilities on what to do with the new local…
cindy ady endorses gary mar, ken allred goes with ted morton.
Two more endorsements have been added to the map of MLA support in the 2011 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest. Three-term Calgary-Shaw MLA and Tourism Minister Cindy Ady has endorsed…
Saint Turmel
The new talking points: she joined all those Que. separatist groups to draw them into the Cdn. mainstream. Not a bad alibi, actually: like joining the Hell's Angels so as…
Nuclear Insurance Fraud
Have you wondered why so many people oppose nuclear power generation when there are so many ads claiming there’s a “nuclear Renaissance” and that it’s “green” or “sustainable” and free…
Lithuanian Traffic Blotter: Vilnius Mayor Flattens Illegally Parked Car with a Tank
He looks like he's had some practice at that, too!
Liberal Party Dumber than Sticks…MSM even Dumber
Fine. I'll blog about Nycole Tumel. You made me cause you're so f@cking stupid. 1. The Liberal Party talking birds like Scotty Popcorn and Rob not Gold but some other…
Environmental Working Group Reveals EPA Knowledge of Water Contamination From Fracking
Screen shot 2011-08-03 at 11.29.37 PM.png Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been known by the EPA to contaminate underground sources of drinking water since 1987. In a 25-year old investigat...
Somebody sent me this today…
Ruin? Hell. That would be the best present I could get today. Thanks, Ben Auslander!
Canadians Embarrassed (Again) After Government Overestimates Its Carbon Reductions
NRTEE-logo-270px-eng.jpg The Canadian government is again being called out for providing misleading information about its commitment to reducing carbon emissions. The National Round Table on the ...
Planned Parenthood meets Bollywood!
In celebration of the new law requiring all US health insurance providers to cover birth control and other preventive health measures for women with no “co-pays” (out of pocket expenses,…