Why the Dinosaurs May Be Trying to Tell Us Something
Entry Date: April 7th, 2012 Mood: Optimistic with a touch of Realism… Weather: Sunny and beautiful with a touch of a cool breeze… Today the grass had one hell of…
2012
4450…Don Brennan Ottawa Sun Genius
He pointed it out hisself earlier this week in The Ottawa Sun that he was the only hockey scribe on the planet to predict that the Ottawa Senators would not…
Trying to get burned at the stake: heretical Easter edition
Me, I like heretics. Sure hanging out with heretics and being a heretic is fraught with danger: a certain tendency towards a merely reactionary or contrarian stance, a pension for…
Let the pushback begin: Wildrose in the crosshairs
Albertans pay little attention to politics at the best of times. Even during elections, the public shows little interest until about two weeks before the vote. Well, here we are,…
4449…Brian Lilley’s Tremendous Wit
The SUN TV bore is in a Twitter fight and is flashing his brilliant wit. Check this snappy comeback to Postmedia’s Glen McGregor: @glen_mcgregor You are a former strip club…
Budget 2012: At Least the War on the Environment is Going Well
Until this year, the purpose of the annual Canadian federal budget was to project government revenues, lay out spending priorities and forecast economic conditions for the upcoming year. Reading Budget…
Sometimes Everybody Should Just Read…
AWordsmith’sRight ToWriteVille ….The Reverend Paperboy. Particularly if you are wondering what the really big deal is about succumbing to the faux ‘reasonableness’ of the wedge issue that is being falsely-foisted…
Who Is Monitoring Fracking Wells And Pipelines? Nobody
see-hear-speak-no-evil.jpg As we here at DeSmogBlog have been covering in exhaustive detail for quite some time now, there is virtually no safe way to perform hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for unconventional…
George Zimmerman: Armed Neo-Nazis swarm Sanford, Florida
Deja vu all over again. We have made progress. Oh! Really! Presence of Neo-Nazis reveals that Zimmerman has friends who have come out in the open. It is becoming a…
Spruce Mine Mountaintop Removal Coal Permit Restored
mine.gif In late March, a federal court ruled to open the Spruce No. 1 mine in Logan County, WV, to mountaintop removal coal mining. The EPA had originally vetoed the…
4448…Royal Military College Sucks Hugely
Beyond the pale. At least in the one department that outsiders like the WFDS can gauge. Athletics. Sports. Sooooooooooo bad. Their teams in every sport get killed all the time.…
4447…Alberta Changing Dictator
Sorry, Premier. Ah, you say Premier, I say Dictator. It sure looks, if the polls are to believed, that Wild Rose, led by my Facebook friend Danielle Smith, is going…
4446…Here Is Why We Need Fighter Jets
I ask the question and get an answer. A very succinct and satisfying answer. Thank you! We need fighter jets because, since 2007 the Russian Air Force has been probing…
SK Budget: Where’s the Inter-governmental Love?
A hallmark of Brad Wall’s premiership has been cosy relations with municipal governments and the two westernmost provincial governments. Since taking office, the Sask. Party has been throwing money at…
Provincial election not likely?
I'm not so sure. We'll see in the next week or so. http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/why-ontarios-ndp-isnt-drawing-a-line-in-the-budgetary-sand/article2392569/?service=mobileSent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network
Take The "Guess The Auditor General Report" Quiz: Chinook Helicopter or F-35?
Peter MacKay: Why does Rona get everything? Rona, Rona, Rona! Between the complete ignorance of the desolate living conditions found in the First Nation reserve of Attawapiskat, the suspected widespread…
Dear Thomas Mulcair and Bob Rae,
Could both of you (and your NDP and Liberal parties, respectively), please stop trading insults? I believe many Canadians would appreciate you more if you came together to fight the…
The F-35 Is About More Than Cost
In fact the burgeoning cost of Lockheed Martin’s light bomber may be the least of our problems. To begin, what do you do with 65-light bombers in a country the…
Shouting “Abortion!” in a crowded blogosphere
No, human rights — including womens’ rights — are not like free speech rights which some (though not I) believe can and should be legally curtailed in the interest of…
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