Where do We Go from here?
So two more scandals hit a government that is now so mired in scandal and abuse they make previous Liberal Governments look like a bunch of nuns. It seems that…
February 2012
"Voter Suppression Is The Cost Of A Balanced Budget" -Blogging Tories
A “strong stable national majority conservative government” brought to you by Voter Suppression! When thousands of Canadians from all across the country get phone calls deliberately misleading them to believe…
Votergate and the Nature of Stephen Harper
Now we know that it wasn’t just robocalls, and that at least one call centre was involved. An analysis of reports of mysterious harassing phone calls during the May 2011…
Crystal Cathedral Hour of Power revenue drop in Canada
Edmonton Journal GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA – Canadian viewers of the Hour of Power television show from Crystal Cathedral will play a role in determining the future of the program. Sheila…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Assorted news from the past few days in the NDP leadership race. – While Niki Ashton had already introduced her justice plan, she re-emphasized her commitment to decriminalizing marijuana and…
RackNine And The CPoC
The NDP research staff finds that the connections run deep.
On Conservative Culture.
About a year ago back here I wrote about what appears to be the culture of lying and deceit that the Harper Conservatives seem to be embracing. Fast forward to…
Robo And Real Calls…..The Big Question Now.
ThisIsNotYourFather’sNixon DirtyTrickstersVille “Who Knew What, When?” Stephen Maher, PostMediaNews On ‘The House” Feb 25, 2012 Now. I don’t know for sure. But I do know that at least a couple…
Rick Santorum’s us vs them mentality
During the Arizona CNN Republican debate, Rick Santorum passionately defended two items: earmarks and his voting on No Child Left Behind. The way he defended them demonstrates his hyperpartisan nature.…
The Turning of the C-30 Screw continues
Although the government appears to be backing off from introducing their intrusive new internet snooping/spying/sticking-their-noses-in-the-citizens’-private-business bill, today Anonymous once again takes to YouTube to speak for angry Canuckistanian web surfers…
Gas Prices Soaring? Care to Speculate Why?
An eye-opening analysis from McClatchey Newspapers. As in Canada, American pump prices are soaring. Republican candidates are jumping aboard to blame Obama. But the newspaper points out to two facts…
How Wall Street buys Washington
Oh, those fickle Wall Street bankers. In 2008, Barack Obama was their man for president. They lavished $71-million on the Democratic candidate, $10-million more than on his Republican rival. Goldman…
Distraction Alert, It’s About Fraud and Voter Obstruction
Something to keep in mind as we discover more about this voter suppression effort in at least 29 ridings during the last election is that robo calls were a tool…
Transport Canada’s Clearing of Enbridge Ignores the Facts
What an interesting pair of stories – on the one hand Transport Canada has said that tanker traffic is safe on our pristine west coast while another tells of Enbridge…
Hamas Flips, Turns on Assad, Backs Revolt
The Palestinian Islamic movement, Hamas, has had a long relationship with Syrian president Bashar al Assad. That’s now over. Hamas has switched sides and now supports the Syrian revolt to…
Anti-science Lobby Group Funded By Polluters Writes “Global Warming Curriculum” For Schools
The Heartland Institute’s President and CEO just admitted that Heartland is writing a “global warming curriculum” that would say climate science isn’t settled. Heartland would like to create the appearance…
So much for that strong mandate
Evidence continues to mount that there were numerous and widespread attempts to suppress the vote in the last federal election. Even if there is no direct link established between the…
If it’s Friday, it must be time for Tom Waits
With a tip of the tattered fedora and a raising of the chipped juice tumbler full of cheap fortified wine to Driftglass Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
Your Man Reminder
Anti-pink ribbon breast cancer awareness from Rethink Breast Cancer. The charity bills itself as the “first-ever, Canadian breast cancer charity to bring bold, relevant awareness to the under-40 crowd; foster…