A Reflection On Canada Day
Most people who have lived in this country for any amount of time, I suspect, would agree that Canada is the best place in the world to be a citizen.…
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UPDATED: A Gratifying Trump Take-Down
Republican strategist Ana Navaro has had it with the Infant-in-Chief. His latest tweet has left her, and many other Republicans, outraged. UPDATE: Morning Joe responds to Trump’s disturbed and disturbing…
A Little Balance
Since yesterday’s post was about the terrible excesses our cossetted and selfish species is capable of, I thought it might be nice to post today about someone who clearly respects…
Just Imagine
Just imagine what could be accomplished if people drank tap water, not bottled water. It is, unfortunately, all too symptomatic of the egocentric and selfish lives we lead that few…
A Thing Of Beauty: Rick Perry’s Comeuppance At The Hands Of Al Franken
If you start at the two-minute mark, you will see the start of Senator Al Franken’s public humiliation of Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, as the latter amply demonstrates both…
A Powerful Oration!
His denunciation is powerful and passionate. Watch as Keith Olbermann excoriates those who are aiding and abetting Trump’s foul agenda. Recommend this Post
Dispatches From Hell
… with a little water thrown in at the end to balance things out. Meanwhile, Fortune Magazine predicts that things will only get much, much worse in the years to…
A Litany Of Failure
While I normally do not read the National Post, a tweet by @trapdinawrpool about a column caught my attention. Written by Kelly McParland, the article offers an uncompromising assessment of…
A Corporate Gift?
Recently, the Star’s business editor, David Olive, offered some cautious optimism about the Canadian Infrastructure Bank, the scheme dreamed up by the Trudeau government, to “leverage” its $35 billion in…
Sign Signs, Everywhere A Sign
With apologies to the Five Man Electrical Band: Would it be fair to say we are drowning in our excesses? Recommend this Post
I Wonder
When even the dimmest and most ideologically bent among us realize they backed the wrong pony when they ignored the warnings about climate change, and when it is far too…
Omnibus Bills: Another Liberal Betrayal
When Justin Trudeau and his merry band of men and women were campaigning for our vote, they railed against the Harper propensity for passing omnibus bills; those documents, being so…
When I Was A Lad
… had this appeared in a film, it would have been regarded as a rather crude and obvious satire. Unfortunately, it is today’s reality: You can read a detailed L.A.…
Trump’s Benighted Cuba Stance
Donald Trump is attempting to curry political favour in Florida by turning back the clock on warming U.S.-Cuba relations initiated by Obama. However, that cynical move is likely to have…
He Can Talk The Talk
But his sandal-clad feet cannot walk the walk. After the disastrous tenure of Paul Wells as national political affairs commentator, it was a real pleasure to see that The Toronto…
Even Fox Has Its Limits
I knew this accusation would be made, but even Fox wanted no part of it. Recommend this Post
Depraved Indifference
When you think about it, almost all of us are guilty of it. Toronto Star 14 Jun 2017Re Caution: children at work, June 13 Recognizing child labour as a violation…
On Hiatus
I’ll be out of town for the next several days. Be back soon. Recommend this Post
On Fact-Resistant Humans
MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report)—Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports. The research,…
Opera We Can All Appreciate
Thanks to my friend Jonathan for sending this along: Recommend this Post