Texas Republican Symbolically Lynches Obama
A Texas Republican has strung up an “empty chair” from a tree in his front yard. That the chair symbolizes Obama, a la Clint Eastwood, The homeowner was contacted about…
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Looking Inside Mitt Romney
It may be a bit premature but New York Times columnist Charlie Blow offers an elegant autopsy of Mitt Romney. Romney is trapped by a desperate desire for legitimacy. He…
The Victoria Times Colonist Calls "Bulls__t" on Christy Clark.
You Go Girl. No, Seriously, Just Go. The untested, unproven and unbelievable premier of British Columbia is paying dearly for her cracks about her very own legislature. The centre-right Times…
Weaver to Run for Greens in Victoria
One of Canada’s top climate scientists, University of Victoria prof Andrew Weaver, is going to run for the Green Party in Victoria in the next election. Finally the Greens will…
Crispy Clark’s Sarah Palin Moment
British Columbia’s unelected, unelectable and outgoing premier, Christy Clark, apparently doesn’t like her job any more. She’s beginning to sound like a mid-term Sarah Palin. …Clark says she tries to…
Mitt Romney’s Presidential Death Rattle
There are two lines that rolled off Mitt Romney’s lips that he can neither escape nor survive. “All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent…
They’re Like Junkies, They Really Are
We know that existing, known fossil fuel reserves already on the books of global energy companies are five times greater than the maximum amount of fossil fuel we can consume…
BC Opposition to Pipelines – Solid and Building
A new poll has discovered that British Columbians take bitumen pipelines very, very seriously. In fact, the pipelines come second only to the economy in priority and even ahead of…
Look For a Star in the East – FOX News Throws Romney Under a Very Luxurious Bus
Even FOX is losing its patience with Mitt Romney. An editorial takes Romney to pieces for his attack on the 47%, those who don’t pay U.S. income taxes. The governor…
Ryan To the Rescue
With a team like Romney-Ryan, it’s no wonder other Republicans facing election in November are becoming alarmed. In the wake of the backroom video of Romney gaffes leaked by Mother…
What Moscow and Beijing Are Reading in Romney
Vlad Putin has expressed his gratitude for Mitt Romney’s candor. It has, Putin says, justified his wariness of dealing with America’s leadership over missile defence systems deployed in Europe. Moscow…
Romney’s Problem Isn’t What He Says But What He Believes
As David Brooks points out in the New York Times, Mitt Romney has a profoundly flawed belief system. He has a feeble knowledge of the country, its people, its culture.…
NYT’s Brooks Slams "Thurston Howell Romney"
If you’re the Republican presidential candidate and yet you’ve lost New York Times conservative columnist, David Brooks, you’re in serious trouble. Brooks slams Romney’s remarks disparaging half of Americans as,…
Oh Damn! The American Case for an Israeli Attack on Iran.
Asia Times correspondent “Spengler” argues that, for Washington, an Israeli attack on Iran might not be a bad thing. …consider the possibility that all-out regional war is the optimal outcome…
Parting Company
Has NATO cried “uncle” in Afghanistan? Apparently reacting to the ongoing spate of “green on blue” killings of Western forces by supposed Afghan allies, NATO has cut back on operations…
How Much American Stealth Technology Does China Already Have?
Recent images of two Chinese stealth fighters, the J-20 that appeared almost two years ago and the J-21 that surfaced this past week, have stymied American observers. No one knows…
A Breath of Fresh Air
I know, I know, it is Jesse Ventura, former Navy SEAL, pro-wrestler, state governor… but he does offer up some straight talk on the demise of democracy in his homeland,…
I’m Pretty Sure
I’m pretty sure, not betting sure but close, that I’m still going to make it out of here before this place of mine gets heavily hit by climate change. “Not…
Sorry, Mr. Mulcair, But That’s a Fail
NDP leader, Tom Mulcair, may have some real qualities but he’s no Jack Layton. Mulcair returned from summer holidays unprepared for the scorch job Harpo and his minions had prepared…
Twitt Romney Slams Half of Americans
Well, not quite half. 47% to be precise. That’s the portion of the American public “dependent” on the government according to the Republican presidential embarrassment. Romney says this 47% is…