America is "Far Bigger" Than Trump
Donald Trump has many problems, one of the biggest being some old dude from Arizona. That would be Republican senator John McCain. McCain must recall the oath he took as…
The Mound of Sound
Okay, Justin, Now Tell Us What Those Facts Are
Serial bullshitter, JustinTrudeau, was quick off the mark to defend the Kinder Morgan bitumen pipeline expansion in the wake of the announcement that the NDP, backed by the provincial Greens,…
Too Good/Bad to Be True? The End of Internal Combustion Propulsion?
It’s been rumoured to be coming. Now it seems that a truly seismic event may be almost on our doorstep. A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows that…
B.C. Greens Support NDP. Adios Christy.
The B.C. Liberal government’s reign appears to be at an end. The Green Party has agreed to support the Horgan NDP.The agreement, announced by Green Leader Andrew Weaver and NDP…
Putin Couldn’t Have a Better Ally
In just four months, Donald Trump has done more for Vlad Putin than the Russian strongman has managed to accomplish in years of scheming and struggle. It must have been…
A Word of Thanks To (or maybe for) Donald Trump
It’s not the sort of thing you might expect from Tom Englehardt of Tom Dispatch, a word of thanks for Donald Trump. Think of him as the end of the…
Dammit, Do We Really Need Fareed Zakaria to Tell Us This?
Fareed Zakaria thinks Trump was played for a chump by the Saudis during his opening visit of the 2017 Boor Tour. Even Canadians have to realize how Harper and now…
America First = America Alone and America Cannot Stand Alone
Donald Trump and the Gullibillies who installed him in the Oval Office have a childish grasp of America’s place in the world. They don’t understand what made America great and…
What’s the Big Deal with Kushner?
So Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, sought to open a “back channel” line of communications with Russian officials. So, so what? Trump’s homeland security secretary, retired general John Kelly, dismissed the…
Merkel Writes Off America, Britain as "Reliable Partners" for Europe
Angela Merkel, it seems, has had her fill of the America’s fatuous president and Britain’s cadaverous prime minister also. Having endured Trump and May first at the NATO summit and…
"Six Against One"
Donald Trump is wrapping up his “Fabulous 2017 Boor Tour” at the G7 summit in Sicily. The Cheeto Benito emerged to praise the G7 chin wag as “tremendously productive.” Apparently…
Not Even Twenty Years
It was December, 1997, not that long ago yet, in many ways, an eternity. Bill Clinton was president. 9/11 was still years off. We hadn’t invented “perma-war” that now holds…
Is Facebook a Threat To What Remains of Our Democracy?
Social media was credited with the toppling of Hosni Mubarak during Egypt’s Arab Spring uprising. New evidence suggests it could be a double-edged sword, one capable of ending liberal democracy.…
Credit Where It’s Due. Kudos to Volkswagen.
The Boys from Wolfsburg will always be associated with the diesel emissions scandal. It began when VW was caught cheating. When undergoing tailpipe testing its “clean diesel” engine proved remarkably…
Justin – "The Political Equivalent of a YouTube Puppy Video."
He gave it a good run but the pundits are finally catching on to the fact that Justin Trudeau, the King of Selfies, is “all hat and no cattle.” The…
Credit Where It’s Due. Cathy Imposes Obama-Grade Methane Rules for Fossil Fuelers.
Trudeau enviromin, Cathy McKenna, has announced new rules for cracking down on methane leaks from oil and gas wells. The government will publish proposed regulations May 27 that would cover…
A Ray of Sunshine
Via Stephen Colbert and Paul Simon
The Atrocity Known as TrumpCare
Trump’s Health Care Victory Party The Republican majority pushed it through the House of Representatives although many legislators admitted they hadn’t even read it. They voted without waiting for the…
The Queen of Political Cash Comes Up a Dollar Short
British Columbia’s far from liberal premier, Christy Clark, appears to have come up short, finally, ending her party’s majority rule over the province going back to 2001. Give Christy her…
At Last, An Intelligent Discussion About Overpopulation.
The May edition of Foreign Policy magazine is their climate change issue. As a keen follower of climate science for the past 15 years or more, the shortcomings in the…