NDP leads federal polls for first time since 1987
2012 will be added to 1987 and 1943 as years that the NDP or it’s predecessors have lead federal polling. Sitting at 36% the party is statistically tied with the…
April 2012
Saturday At The Movies
Just in time for Easter: Hallelujah Corporations:
Old school week at Augusta…
… sees some guys of my vintage on the leaderboard. Couples is 52, Jiminez, 48 and Singh is my age at 49… Guess I know who I’m cheering for over…
Maybe its an age thing?
Or maybe not.I sometimes wonder whether people who were born in the Mulroney years or later can actually understand what it meant to Canadian women when, in 1988, the Supreme…
The progressive pissing contest and the abortion debate….
When is a human being a human being, and who exactly is progressive? These are two questions being raised in the wake of Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth’s motion to have…
Ambiguous Wildrose abortion statements emerge as NDP support jumps in Edmonton
Wildrose Apocalypse? Abortion chatter sparks new fears about Wildrose as poll shows NDP mini-surge in Edmonton. Below: NDP Leader Brian Mason. Are residents of the Edmonton region, as disgusted with…
Shooting down another trial ballon
Kitchener MP Stephen Woodworth’s attempt to reopen the abortion debate (not exactly as pictured above) will not end well for anyone. I dislike writing about abortion for a number of…
Bob Rae’s Steep Climb
A Leger Marketing poll was conducted between April 2nd and 4th, and showed the NDP on top of the pack, with 33%, leading the Conservatives by 1%. The Liberals were…
Heraclitus: ‘Character is fate.’
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Why is Julian Fantino hiding his campaign donors?
Blogger The Sixth Estate has written a post drawing attention to the campaign finance filing of Vaughan Conservative MP Julian Fantino from last year’s election, noting two campaign contributions of…
Toronto pastor defrauds investors to the tune of 8.2 million
A Scarborough pastor who mixed God and Mammon fleeced investors of $8.2 million, the Ontario Securities Commission has found. But while the investors’ money has disappeared, Marlon Gary Hibbert funneled…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evil Dictator Makes Venezuela Happy!
Film at 11. Meanwhile, the story: Last Friday, the Washington Post highlighted a global happiness survey released last year by the polling firm Gallup, which found that Venezuela is the…
Friday night
Madonna at Easter, such an obvious choice, come on. How can you not like that girl, still going strong, with her ear to the ground on what’s new and so…
Friday Night Flicks: Logorama
Imagine a society where the entire physical environment, even ourselves, is branded. . . and life is lived as a Hollywood cliché. Features a campy Mr. Clean and a very…
So reasonable and open minded their brains fell out.
I know. I didn’t happen to see *direct* misogyny in the posts from a couple minor bloggers who stated they think it’s a fine’ol idea to debate the rights of…
i ♥ roku
I am absolutely gaga over Roku. This was exactly the missing piece we needed. And it all started with getting rid of Rogers cable. In February, I asked for help…
National Review writer pens the most racist rant you’ll ever read from a ‘mainstream’ conservative
“Bwaa. I can’t say the N-word.” I had to read this Think Progress post twice. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Here is one John Derbyshire, a ‘respected’ conservative for the…
Friday night
This evening I think we’ll do them in chronological order. This is The Fabulous Thunderbirds performing on Austin City Limits in 1986. Look At That, Look At That. Rebecca was…