Budget Day vs Robocon
It’s budget day! To send the signal this year, Jim Flaherty took reporters out to the Aldo in Rideau Centre for a new pair of shoes, apparently to say that…
March 2012
All that matters is the math – but don’t forget about the mathematicians
Boy and girls, one and all, austerity is here! Tighten your belts and head to the clearing house, because there just isn’t enough money for that. No seriously, there isn’t.…
Be careful what you wish for: Wildrose may be on cusp of victory in Alberta campaign
Alberta PC campaign tactician Stephen Carter, left, illustrates for Premier Alison Redford and Deputy Premier Doug Horner how he plans to counter recent Wildrose Party gains. Alberta political operatives and…
Parade of Disgraceful Conservatives
The Conservative Party of Canada could use better people to back it, and its ideology. The current support crowd online has some pretty obvious, and significant flaws: threatening lawsuits (both…
Christian Paradis and the Kafka Cons
OK. So let me get this straight. The Con stooge Christian Paradis is stumbling though an ethical mine field. The opposition is calling for a fresh ethics probe following new…
PC candidate throws Allison under bus.
You know it’s bad in Tory town when their candidates start to throw the central campaign under a bus. Ms. Kennedy-Glans, running against Bruce Payne (Lib) in Calgary-Varsity, has called…
Starbugs
Crushed bugs in my coffee? Eyuwwee-yuck!
Earl Scruggs
Banjo legend Earl Scruggs dies at 88:
Liberals release poll, continue with bold moves
The Alberta Liberals carried on day two of the provincial election campaign with another bold move. After suggesting that they had the best day one of the parties, I risk…
Liberals release poll, continue with bold moves
The Alberta Liberals carried on day two of the provincial election campaign with another bold move. After suggesting that they had the best day one of the parties, I risk…
Late night
If you missed it, this was one of the top political videos from the U.S. today, U.S. Representative Bobby Rush protesting on behalf of Trayvon Martin on the floor of…
Snooze-fest
So sleepy MP Rob Anders has been booted off the Veterans Affairs Committee and is now a member of the joint Senate-House Scrutiny of Regulations CommitteeWell, if he had trouble…
(face)Plant
The former Attorney General, Geoff Plant has a blog! He has some advice today For Mr. Von DingDong(en). Dear John, (I know, Lol, that’s been done before, but bear with…
Calgary Centre Street Church, withdraws partnership with Prairie Bible Institute
Centre Street Church has withdrawn it’s support as an independent 3rd party to Prairie Bible Institute. The church was chosen in lieu of requests by PBI abuse survivors requests for…
Possible Problems with Rogers and Activision Again
I wrote a post earlier about how the PS3 Call of Duty servers maybe hacked. XBOX Call of Duty servers were shut down over the weekend due to the game…
The Budget and Andrea’s Options
First off, let me say that the Ontario Liberal minority budget of Premier McGuinty and Finance Minister Duncan is a work of austerity art, combining the right amount of tough…
Different Messengers, Same Story
A “conservative” speaks out about the controversial shooting of “gangsta hoodlum” Treyvon Martin. While it’s easy to dismiss the commenter given that he’s a 400 lb. redneck with a drawling…
Adrienne Rich has died
She was 82. Here is one of her many great, necessary poems that holds up a mirror to her own country: Sleep well, great lady. Blessed be thy name!