It Has Come To This
I am prefacing this by reproducing a comment I made 0n kirbycairo’s post, A Dark Hour Upon Us. Kirby, one of our top-shelf bloggers, always provides insightful analysis and commentary,…
Lorne
Truth From A Letter-Writer
This was sent to me by Anon in response to a previous post. Enjoy! Conservative leader Stephen Harper speaks to supporters during a rally at Swish Group of Companies in…
Robert Fisk
Last evening my wife and I attended a talk given by Robert Fisk, the renowned British journalist who has lived in and covered the Middle East for almost 40 years.…
Meat For The Conservative Base
… is, I hope, indigestible for the rest of us. At Sunday’s Calgary-Signal Hill all-candidates debate, Conservative candidate Ron Liepert responded to criticisms of the Conservatives’ controversial Bill C-51 by…
Echoing His Master’s Voice?
People who read my blog regularly may have noticed that lately I have been posting videos and images more than I have been writing. The fact of the matter is…
The Code Deciphered
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Lest We Forget
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I Have Nothing To Add To This
… except the adjective unfettered in front of capitalism Recommend this Post
On ‘The Great One’s’ Illiteracy
A pity that Wayne Gretsky is apparently unacquainted with Mark Twain, evidenced by the former’s ringing endorsement of Stephen Harper. Said the Addled One, “I think you’ve been an unreal…
Last Night’s Debate
I tuned in to last night’s leaders’ debate on the economy with little enthusiasm and low expectations; the exclusion of Elizabeth May suggested that there would be little fire and…
Rick Mercer On The Youth Vote
Rick says it would be ‘a seismic shift” if young people turned out in force to vote. Let’s hope they heed his words. Recommend this Post
Tee Hee
I trust this needs no explanation: Unfortunately, however, there seem to be a lot of Charlie Browns out there. Recommend this Post
Fire And Rain
I’ve seen fire, and I’ve seen rain, sang James Taylor in his eponymous song. Now the rest of us have too. Recommend this Post
Memories Are Made Of This
Almost like a blooper reel, these reminders of some of King Stephen’s ‘finer’ moments will, one hopes, serve a useful purpose. Enjoy. 24/Stephen: "Proud Conservative Moments" Proud Conservative moments Posted…
Heroes And Villains
The heroes, of course, are the ones who risk their lives fighting these conflagrations; the villains, the rest of us, for our unwillingness to force real measures to combat the…
The Heart Of Harper
Many thanks to MBarrett, who sent me this. If you can’t see the graphic too clearly owing to my inexpertise in manipulating screenshots, you can see the original here.
Harperman With Animation
The Harperman song stands on its own, but this animation certainly augments Tony Turner‘s message: Recommend this Post
Harper’s Message Control
Some might call it extortion. Others, a gag order. Some would perhaps be more comfortable with the term loyalty oath. Whatever the label, however, one thing is clear: in Harperland,…
The Apocalypse Continues
This time, the California wildfires are threatening not only home and people, but the same giant sequoias reported on last week. Recommend this Post
Seeing Harper For What He Is
John Langs carved “Anybody But Harper!!” into his 46-acre field of rye near Brantford, Ont. Each letter is 100 metres tell. Star readers once more offer their trenchant assessments of…