Jim Jefferies "Gets" Donald Trump
Brace yourself. Jim Jefferies has taken vulgarity to the level of an art form. This is NSFW, perhaps not safe for anywhere you don't want to be seen watching. Still...…
July 2016
#PremierPipeline’s Slick Advice in Wake of Husky Oil Spill: Don’t Turn to Trains
Yah, who cares about contaminated water supplies for Sask citizens, as long as the oil industry is okay. https://t.co/RPoe5incfR #skpoli — Larry Hubich (@LHubich) July 23, 2016 @MeridianBooster here is…
Welcome to the Age of Chaos. No, Sorry, There’s No Going Back.
People mention it all the time even if they can't quite put their finger on it. Something's up. Definitely. Stuff is going wrong in every direction. Too much change. Too…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- David Blanchflower notes that there's virtually no dispute that the UK is headed into an economic downturn - meaning that there's also no excuse…
Leader Post: Publishing Anti-Facts
In response to Herb Pinder’s July 16th op-ed “Climate change alarmists ignore nature’s role”, I wonder if the Leader-Post has decided to publish conspiracy theories as reasonable opinions. I think…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the Week of July 25, 2016
Here are the leading headlines from Wise Law on TwitterCAMH fined $80,000 after beating that left nurse ‘beyond recognition’ Russia operated state-sanctioned doping system at Sochi Olympics, report concludes -…
The Democrats’ “scandal”
So, the chair of the DNC picked sides. In my experience, in every leadership race, every party official picks sides. They want to keep their job, so they have a…
Good Storytellers Tend to be Happier
Everybody likes a good story, but not everybody can tell a story well. If you are one of those people who are a good storyteller you might just be happier…
The Party Of Lincoln
H/t Toronto StarA series of letters excoriating the deplorable state of American politics and society, epitomized by Donald Trump's presidential nomination, is well-worth the read. Here are but three of…
God Save the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
Johnny Rotten in MALIBU. Beside a VOLVO. Whenever I’ve interviewed him, he was sleek, supercilious and snarky. He’s obviously now going for a different look. Get back on tour, Big…
In the City of Brotherly Love.
Philadelphia lends a panache to the Democratic National Convention this year that hard-scrabble Cleveland did not provide for the Republicans. The Republicans were hectored and urged to anger at their…
The Con Leadership Race Gets Even More Desperate
As you know the Cons are having a desperate time trying to attract good candidates to join their leadership contest.The only worse line-up than the one they have right now…
It’s Not Easy Being Hillary
The action shifts to Philadelphia this week. And Hillary Clinton will be its epicenter. Doubts follow her there. Why? Tom Walkom writes:The Clintons’ time in the White House was marked…
Hillary Clinton and the Bernie Revolution
It's opening night at the Democratic Convention. And what was supposed to be Hillary Clinton's sparkly coronation is turning into a bit of a nightmare.For even as Clinton prepares to…
Justice and the budget #nlpoli
The latest in a string of little budget dramas ended on Friday afternoon. A group of lawyers that included former Conservative party president John Babb launched a court case to…
Watergate 2016
The underreported part of the DNC email scandal is that it occurred, apparently, because Russian operatives hacked the DNCs. Clinton campaign chair Robby Mook said that "...experts are telling us…
Watergate 2016
The underreported part of the DNC email scandal is that it occurred, apparently, because Russian operatives broke into DNC headquarters. Clinton campaign chair Robby Mook said that “…experts are telling…
Watergate 2016
The underreported part of the DNC email scandal is that it occurred, apparently, because Russian operatives broke into DNC headquarters. Clinton campaign chair Robby Mook said that "...experts are telling…
Watergate 2016
The underreported part of the DNC email scandal is that it occurred, apparently, because Russian operatives broke into DNC headquarters. Clinton campaign chair Robby Mook said that "...experts are telling…