Trump insults America
I found this interesting cartoon on the internet. Sums up Trump’s character.
October 2016
Trump insults America
I found this interesting cartoon on the internet. Sums up Trump’s character.
Look In The Mirror
Donald Trump gets more reprehensible with each passing day. But he did not rise to where he is on his own initiative. Dana Milbank writes in The Washington Post that…
Arc d’Trump?
Thanks to Jonathan once again for alerting me to some clips from the 1957 movie, A Face in the Crowd, starring Andy Griffith in a role so diametrically opposed to…
Donald Trump: Catastrophic Candidate.
We have figured it out that Republican candidate Donald Trump is more eloquent when discussing something he knows nothing about. He obviously assumes that if he knows nothing about it,…
The Scary Meltdown of Donald Trump
I want to look away, I want to escape the insanity, I want to live in our peaceful kingdom, not in some American nightmare.But I can't take my eyes off…
Death of former premier Jim Prentice resonates painfully throughout Alberta’s small political community
PHOTOS: Former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, who perished in an airplane crash in British Columbia Thursday night, in a characteristic pose. Below: More shots of Mr. Prentice doing what he…
Rafe: How our “democracy” really works – the charade of party politics and whipped caucuses
Rafe’s ‘Dick and Jane’ version of how democracy works is both cynical and timely in its’ irreverence and accuracy. Does it have to be this way? No, it does not.…
New B.C.-Alaska Deal Not Enough to Protect Transboundary Rivers from B.C.’s Mines, U.S. Fisheries Panel Hears
Alaska’s fishing industry and lifestyle are under threat from mines on the B.C. side of the border and a non-binding cooperation agreement between B.C. and Alaska, signed last week, does…
Very sad news today
Very sad news today. My condolences to the families and friends of former premier Jim Prentice and the three other passengers killed in the plane crash on this very difficult…
Musical interlude
Gorgon City feat. ROMANS – Saving My Life
Rafe: How our “democracy” really works – the charade of party politics and whipped caucuses
Christy Clark being sworn in as Premier of British Columbia in 2011, surrounded by her cabinet (Province of BC/Flickr) Well, it’s the political silly season again, when we democratically come…
Michelle Obama video: wow. Just, wow.
Also, is there some late-Fall pollen in the air? My eyes are a bit teary, at the moment. I’m sure it’s nothing. Wow. Just, wow. @HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump #uspoli pic.twitter.com/uKEQa743LF —…
Marguerite Duras – The War, A Memoir
A friend recently told me that he likes to save texts, not quotes but texts, larger pieces, that he finds interesting. I am reading this book and thought this was…
Shawnigan: safeguards or spills
Susan Down What makes more sense: enforcing a clean-up after pollution or ensuring proper planning and safeguards are in place before it ever happens? On Oct. 12, the provincial government…
Somedays, I Don’t have To Write A Thing
Watch this, and you’ll see what I mean. Recommend this Post
The bucket list, kicked
Nowadays the “bucket list” concept has become a wildly popular cultural meme, thanks to the movie of the same name. Subsequent marketing of the idea to millennials has proven a…
Troubled By Noise From The New Racetrack In Sahtlam?
The issue of noise pollution has also raised its’ head over Sunfest in the Lake Cowichan-Youbou area as well.
Oct. 14: An exciting day —
–for fools. A private clinic is in court challenging the right of Canadians to receive government medicare. If it wins, that means we go back to the days when most…
How Harper’s Changes to Environmental Laws Are Being Leveraged by Pipeline Companies
On June 23, the Federal Court of Appeal struck down the Harper government’s approval of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline on account of failing to properly consult with adversely…