What I would have written about Harper’s putative love of hockey
If I could write like Kai Nagata. Read this and be comforted that not every journalist is fooled.
Constant Vigilance
Be careful not to damage your hearing Mr. Simpson.
Your cognitive dissonace is deafening.I personally find it difficult to comprehend that there is a “base” of people that are still in the thrall of minimum sentences over pot but…
It is a bad strategy to fight a two front war
It is axiomatic in warfare that you should never get involved in a war on two fronts. A key feature of Harper’s strategy since 2006 has been to frame the…
Conventional Wisdom has it that…
It will be convenient to have a name for the ideas which are esteemed at any time for their acceptability, and it should be a term that emphasizes this predictability.…
I think the Senate appointments are awesome
It will allow Layton to hold Harper to account. Why I expect it willbe so mercilessly effective that Harper will express regret for havingwon the election. The tearing of a…
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Revenge is more satisfying as a considered response enacted when unexpected I have been somewhat silent for a while due to a busy work and personal life. I also had…
Attack ads and the law of unintended consequences
So the Conservatives have spent $36 million making Ignatieff toxic in the eyes of voters who are gullible enough to believe such dreck. But what happens if the majority of…
The government we deserve
There should have been enough evidence of corruption, sleaze andincompetence to drive the polling of the Conservatives down to singledigits by now. If news that the F-35s will be delivered…
My sincere thanks to Michael Ignatieff
If the unthinkable does happen (which I don't think will happen - more on that in a later post) and Harper takes over our government with a majority, at least…
On Harper’s treatment of Guergis
I feel a lot of sympathy for her. She has put a face on the anguish suffered by everyone who has crossed Harper's path. Whether her treatment (looked at in…
I was wrong about Harper
I long suspected that Harper was so adamant about purchasing the F-35 jets because there was some gravy in it for him. He is, outside of his political career, a…
Godwin’s Law doesn’t apply
When the people you criticize use the tactics of fascists.Meanwhile, we all enable this. Liberals will pine for the old days. Dippers will feel superior. Blocistes will enjoy poking the…
There is a disturbance in the (progressive) Force
I don't even know if she was a Star Wars fan or not. I do know that Penny Lankshear (aka Penlan) was a nice person that I never met face…
It takes a whole country to sew on a swastika
Dave at the Galloping Beaver had the post of 2011 so far. Maybe even all of last year too. Why don't we just sew a swastika onto the flag now?…
Dr. Harper and Mr. Crybaby
I often vacillate between the opinion that Harper is an evil genius bent on installing a neo-conservative dystopia on our home and native land and that he is an incompetent…
Wherever could Palin and the Republicans have field tested the crosshairs map?
Sarah Palin is, rightfully, getting heaps of grief for the possible inspiration her crosshairs ad provided to the Arizona gunman.If Palin's electability is finally shredded by this image: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/235504/SARAH-PALIN-TARGET-LIST.jpgWhy ...
Resurfacing
My blogging time has been supplanted by a reading jag of late. The tomes included The Armageddon Factor and Harperland.Quickie reviews:Evangelicals = scary crazy. I'm looking at you Stockie and…
Quote Of The Day on
"I would bet the mortgage money that the world would like its old Canada back." Courtesy of Dave from The Galloping Beaver in The Day the world rejected Stephen Harper.…
Blaming Ignatieff for UN failure is the most pathetic Harper ploy ever
Let me get this straight.The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and various diplomats performed a full court press to try and avoid the embarrassment of losing out to Portugal in a…
Is there an explanation for the Conservatives apparently working at cross purposes on UN seat?
Is this more Conservative bungling or part of a loopy strategy?International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan has announced a bid to strengthen the trade relationship with Israel — a move…