Caterpillar, Inc. – A Reprehensible Corporate ‘Citizen’
When I think of caterpillars (which, until recently, I have to admit, has been rarely), I think of a slow-moving yet determined creature on its way to metamorphosis, often into…
January 2012
Fathers And Sons
In the wake of Mitt Romney’s eight vote win in Iowa, Maureen Dowd offers a column on the volatile relationship between fathers and sons: “American politics,” she writes,”bristles with Oedipal…
36 proposed Liberal constitutional amendments dissected and explained
Happy New Year to all; I hope you enjoyed the holidays. EspeciallyChristmas. I won’t say I’m resolving toblog more this year but I will try, and I’m sure I definitely…
We must be united
Yesterday I had a good talk with the campaign chief of one of the candidates for the National Board (I am being vague on purpose). Some of the elections are…
Your Daily Nazi: JDL Canada And The EDL
A piece from Al Jazeera, which features JDL-Canada Leader and occasional BCLSB commenter Meir Weinstein: Extremist Jewish factions and far-right parties team up against “Islamisation” despite the latter’s anti-Semitic past.…
Every vote counts: seriously
"… Mr. Romney had eked out a eight-vote victory with 30,015 votes to 30,007 for Mr. Santorum"
Christmas Goodies #nlpoli #cdnpoli
A couple of provocative articles turned up online over the holidays. Now that everyone is getting back into the work-a-day groove, check them out. Energy consultant Tom Adams took a…
Value for branding dollars?
The Conservatives spent $2.8 million to promote the Next Phase™ of Canada’s Economic Action Plan™, but for all of that money, they refuse to disclose the effectiveness of the campaign.…
The Real Surprise Of Iowa Caucus…
AllTheCrazyThatFits GOPVille Is not that Mitt Romney didn’t win going. Instead…. It is the demonstration that fully 75% of the Heartland’s GOP now supports the crazy. ______ And did Rick…
Importance of Geography in the NDP Leadership Election
When choosing the next NDP leader, one question that can be raised is considerations for where the NDP leader is geographically based from. How much of a difference does this…
Santorum Comes From Behind!
Not a terribly big surprise that homophobic religious wingnut and trigger-happy war-mongerer Rick Santorum would emerge triumphant from last night’s lunatic fracas in Iowa. Beating out competing Christian zealots in…
They said WHAT? What is to be done about Sun Media?
Sun Media: Not your father’s unbiased journalism. Note the ad at the bottom of the page. Below: The Super Snipe. What a car! So buy one from another dealer; more…
alberta election candidate update: january 2012.
The list of candidates nominated to stand in the next provincial general election continues to grow. Nominated Alberta Election Candidates by Region (January 3, 2012) Here are some of the…
Foreign funding of environmentalists?
In a demonstration of ultimate irony, Ethical Oil, which shills for the international petroleum industry, complains about environmental groups receiving a tiny portion of their funding from outside Canada. Where…
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
A documentary made a few years back, but still broadly relevant today. It’s all about how corporate lobbyists control government, and how corporate interests control media, and the dangers to…
Canadian Conservatives Defined
Professionally angry midget Kathy Shaidle attempts to explain who’s who in the hinterland of Canadian “conservatism” to Sun News host Brian Lilley: Heh. By my estimation, Shaidle just slagged off…
Austerity for me but not for thee?
Today the news sites are jam packed with interesting tidbits about government spending and the disparity of wealth in this country. First out of the gate is the fact that…
Pass the popcorn… GOP Reality Show
After spending a couple of weeks in the USA I still do not understand how Iowa is important, especially this year. Its a tiny State. It’s almost all white and…
Mallory loses her first tooth
I know the last few days have been a string of Mallory pictures and that’s going to get a bit tedious for those readers of mine who are not Mallory’s…