Don’t make me laugh
Once again following along with the Harper Con agenda, the Globe and Mail is “reporting” that Trudeau’s spending promises are “under more scrutiny”: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is coming under…
Cathie from Canada
Predictions
Sorry for the lack of posts — we have been away. But I notice that news outlets are now reporting the Liberals are within reach of forming the next government.…
Trudeau breaking away in the home stretch
The election campaign is starting around the clubhouse turn, heading for the tape. Mulcair is getting bogged down by trying to out-Con the Harper Cons — to the despair of…
The Harper Cons set up our refugee system to fail
It’s now clear that the Harper Cons set up our refugee system to fail.They can pretend to have compassion but they don’t have to actually admit any of those pesky…
Great line of the day
From Sun Media parliamentary bureau chief David Akin, on Facebook, as quoted in a Sandy Garossino tweet
Great line of the day
From the Mound of Sound, writing about the Duffy trial revelations: The Disaffected Lib: Now It Makes Sense. It Was Magic.: Claiming Novak didn’t open an email is about as…
Well, I have to admit the Argos did get one right
Exclusive shot of @SSKRoughriders fan’s brains reacting to their team committing another penalty. #ArgosLive pic.twitter.com/otI9tJna0F — Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) August 9, 2015 Actually, I argue that the #Riders won the…
Debate prep for the rest of us
Excellent column from Greg Fingas on what to watch for in this debate: the overarching theme should be one of judgment under pressure…. only the debates tell us how a…
The Harper Con tradition to bribe us with our own money
Quel suprise! The Harper Cons have announced another tax credit, this time for home renovations: The tax credit would apply to renovation costs between $1,000 and $5,000, allowing a taxpayer…
Effective advertising, eh?
Well, those annoying Harper Con ads we’ve been seeing all summer appear to have convinced Canadians that Trudeau “is not ready” to be Prime Minister.But they haven’t made The Kitten…
Shut up, Jake, its election-time!
Everybody is talking about the Harper Cons fiscal advantage if he calls a mid-October election this weekend. I have another question about such an early election call: what information will…
Watching Gawker implode — grab the popcorn
I have often enjoyed reading Gawker, particularly for goofy posts like this: Not to mention how they single-handedly made Rob Ford’s cocaine use into a major story in the United…
Things I didn’t know
Did you know there is an “anti-vaccine” movement now for dogs? Today I Learned About The Anti-Vaccinating Dog Movement. How incredibly stupid can some people be?And I didn’t know that…
SCOTUS drags the US into the 21st Century
Now the United States will experience “gay marriage”, just like dozens of other countries already have. With this, plus yesterday’s Obamacare decision, the United States has been pulled kicking and…
This is not an Onion story: "white supremacists worried that Charleston shooting makes them look bad"
When I first read a tweet about this article, I thought it had to be an Onion joke: White supremacists on Thursday quickly tried to distance themselves from the suspect…
Jerks will be jerks, unless the military won’t tolerate it
So the Canadian military explains rape with a “boys will be boys” statement: Military sexual misconduct due to ‘biological wiring,’ Gen. Tom Lawson says. Is he saying ‘boys will be…
Thanks, Tabatha
Brilliant column by Tabatha Southey on Caitlyn Jenner and how bizarre and inappropriate the pundit reactions have been to her. Tabatha points out this essential truth: … people are not…
Experimental science
xkcd: Placebo Blocker: I recall talking to a psychologist once about how people reacted to getting a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease. So we thought perhaps we could do an…
The Stupid is everywhere!
What a triumph! The Australian minister of agriculture had kept his country safe from rabies now that Johnny Depp’s little dogs have left the country. They will soon be followed…
Omar coming!
After 13 years, Omar Khadr is finally out of jail. The Harper Con reaction to Omar Khadr’s release on bail reminds me of The Wire: I can laugh at the…