Randy Rainbow Strikes Again
Although her words indict her, a feckless Republican Party won’t hold her to account. Her crazed stream-of-consciousness utterances go unchecked. To whom do I refer? Marjorie Taylor Greene, of course,…
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No Mask? No Problem
What is wrong with people? That is really little more than a rhetorical question; nonetheless, let me offer but a small observation. We all live within our own reality, reality…
I Rather Like This
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An Alternative To Impeachment
The chance of Donald Trump being convicted in his upcoming Senate trial is remote. There are far too many Republicans happy to forgive and forget (read that as fear of…
Summing Up The Last Four Years Under Trump
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More On Our National Embarrassment
I recently posted about our national embarrassment known as Conrad Black, sycophant extraordinaire. The following, by editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder, was tweeted by Neil MacDonald, who observes. And a…
Oh, The Insensate Crowd
While we can take some comfort that the kind of madness that grips the United States is absent in Canada, we would be wrong to think there aren’t seeds of…
White, Affluent AND Being Held To Account?
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Our Own Rudy Guiliani
I’m sure I am but one of millions who have followed the antics of Rudy Guiliani, deriving bittersweet amusement from his addled but staunch defence of his master, Donald Trump,…
Der Speigel And Donald Trump
The following was sent to me by a friend: No American president has been more incendiary than Donald Trump. He has been the subject in recent years of 28 DER…
Be Careful Who You Associate With
Thanks to the salamander for alerting me to the following story. Randal Lane, the chief content officer and editor of Forbes has a warning for all companies: Be careful who…
Too Soon?
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The Mike Harris Abomination
Those who live in Ontario and are of a certain age will remember the disaster that was the Mike Harris premiership. Yet despite all the damage he did to this…
Time For Some Sober Second Thought
A recent poll shows that about half of all Canadians are ignoring the Covid guidelines telling people to socialize only with those in their own household: A new survey suggests…
A Timely Reminder
With the travel circuit as busy as it is, now is a good time to remind each other that our political ‘leaders’ have advised all Canadians to avoid unnecessary travel:…
Nothing Seems To Deter Him
The him here, of course, would be Donald Trump who, true to form, will never accept the fact that he has been voted out of office. Despite failed efforts at…
A Warning From The WHO
I doubt there is anyone amongst us who doesn’t wish this pandemic were over. The cost in lives, health and jobs has been unprecedented in modern times. Yet to think…
Looking At Ourselves In The Mirror
If you have access to the New York Times, there is a piece well-worth reading by Michael Benson. Entitled Watching Earth Burn. it includes photos of our planet taken from…