More Fun With ‘Deceivin’ Stephen’
H/t Theo Moudakis And this from Star letter-writers: Re: Duffy scandal dogs Harper, Aug. 17 Liars. There are many types, just as there are many kinds of lies – white,…
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A Member Of The Raid Harper Base Foams At The Mouth
The following occurred this morning, at a Harper rally in Etobicoke: You can read about it here. A persistent Terry Milewski was met by the same crowd lustily urging that…
The Company You Keep
You remember, I’m sure, what your mother taught you: you are judged by the company you keep. By that standard, almost all of the MPs who form the Harper regime…
Too Good Not To Share
H/t Michael de Adder Recommend this Post
Apocalypse Now, And The Shape Of Things To Come
I decided to take a break from the political landscape today to look at our physical one. Regrettably, although the title of this post comes from two films, what is…
Another Reason To Vote
If you know any young people looking for a reason to vote, please pass this on to them: National Pipeline Approval Board Posted by Robin Chat on Saturday, August 15,…
Fun With Stephen
As a Facebook wag described the above, Harper’s caucus room post-election. I have always respected Smokey’s advice. At this critical juncture, Canadians would be foolish to ignore him. Recommend this…
About Those Diversions, Mr. Harper
H/t Raeside Cartoons Meanwhile, always perspicacious Toronto Star readers will have none of it. Here is but a small sampling of their sentiments on Mr. Harper’s diversionary tactics: Re: Harper…
The Power Of The Makeover
A FB friend put this on his page. I hope you agree that it deserves to be spread widely. Recommend this Post
And Now For You Youngsters Out There
Those words, or something very similar, were often uttered by Ed Sullivan when he had an act that would appeal to a youthful demographic. People of a certain age, or,…
Carnac The Magnificent Stephen Harper Is Not
Readers of a certain age will remember with fondness the Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson. A staple in my youth and throughout my adult life, Carson was a peerless entertainer…
Signifying Nothing
It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing. Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5 In the above quotation, the beleaguered Macbeth, facing his final battle, is…
Just Because….
I like this so much, I will share it on my blog: H/t Terry McTavish Recommend this Post
Openness And Transparency: An Update
Recently I wrote a post about the very stringent and restrictive conditions imposed upon those who would attend gatherings featuring Stephen Harper. Not only are all potential attendees vetted and…
In Which Stephen Harper Tries To Change The Channel
One suspects it won’t work. Recommend this Post
Speaking The Truth: A Crime In Harperland
I was going to write about Linda McQuaig’s honest assertion that much of the tarsands’ oil will have to be left in the ground if Canada is to meet its…
Openness And Transparency: Not In Harperland
The gulf between the open and reasonable persona Stephen Harper tried to convey during last week’s debate and the Nixonian truth about the man is a yawning one indeed. Until…
The Pinocchio Effect
Those of us who have followed the machinations of the Harper regime over the years know that it is a rare occasion indeed when Stephen Harper tells the truth, either…
A Few Thoughts On Last Night’s Debate
I generally leave the assessments of debates to other more analytical and attentive minds, so I will offer only a few observations, for what they are worth. My overall impression…