Face It, You’re Incompetent!
Yeah, you. I’m talking to you or at least somewhere around 90% of the people who’ll read this. You’re incompetent and while that might be inadvertent, it is by design.…
The Mound of Sound
Freedom of Religion? Not Unless We Also Get Freedom From Religion.
I’m all for freedom of religion – on one condition. Freedom of religion must also mean freedom from religion. Religion should be practised in churches, that’s where it belongs, not…
Latin America to End the War on Drugs?
When Barack Obama sits down with Latin American leaders in Cartagena to discuss the “war on drugs” he won’t like what they’ve got to say. They’re ready to declare the…
60 Minutes’ Mike Wallace Dead at 93
Veteran American broadcast journalist Mike Wallace has died at age 93. Best known for his four decades of confronting “leaders and liars” and making that a staple of 60 Minutes…
The F-35 Is About More Than Cost
In fact the burgeoning cost of Lockheed Martin’s light bomber may be the least of our problems. To begin, what do you do with 65-light bombers in a country the…
Has Peter Kent Become Nathan Thurm?
Peter Kent once considered himself a journalist. Now, as Harper’s EnviroShill, Kent dismissed criticism from scientists and science writers that the government is muzzling federal climate scientists. Kent is starting…
The "F-35 Killer" Is Already Airborne
Those who are pushing the F-35 down Canada’s throat will take any chance to extol its unproven, awesome technical advantages, particularly its stealth technology. The idea is the enemy cannot…
The Most Radical Republicanism in America
The path from democracy to oligarchy is a process of undermining universal suffrage – of denying or obstructing the right of some people to vote, to be heard. It’s the…
And So Ends the Renaissance of the Canadian Armed Forces
“I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors. So help me God.“…
An American Takes on Harper’s F-35 Snake Oil
Here’s another repost, this from April, 2011, wherein an American expert calls out Harper on his endless F-35 lies. From Embassy, a preview of remarks to be made tomorrow in…
F-35 – Kissing America’s Arse Takes Wings
I’m reposting this piece from 12 December, 2010. It adds some useful context to the depths of Harper’s perversion of our federal government and its insitutions. What’s not to like…
We Drove Gordon Campbell From Office for this Very Thing
The Auditor General has cut the legs out from under the Harper government’s claim that they were misled over the realistic cost of the F-35 light bomber. They knew full…
Turnaround Is Fair Play, Bob Rae Gets It
As a longtime yet decidely “former” Liberal supporter I was delighted to see interim leader Bob Rae take it to NDP leader Tom Mulcair. Good on him and good for…
The F-35 Fiasco. Time For an Intervention?
It took long enough but our media are finally coming to realize that the Harper regime is no longer fit to govern. Andrew Coyne writes of a “government in collapse.”…
CBC’s Brian Stewart Casts Bones & Reads Entrails – Stephen Harper’s Bones and Peter MacKay’s Entrails
It seems Brian Stewart has been a CBC defence wonk since the days of muzzle loaders and black powder. That makes his take on the F-35 fiasco all the more…
The Perilous Road Ahead for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
Scott Walker’s day of judgment is coming. Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board has set June 5th for the special recall election of Walker and five other GOP pols also recalled. Walker…
The One That Got Away from Bush/Cheney
The Bush/Cheney minions scrambled to retrieve – and destroy – every copy and they got them all – except one. What they were after was a memo, a memo about…
Turning to Submarines
HMCS Victoria Back in the 60’s the Royal Canadian Navy fielded a small number of reasonably capable submarines, the Oberon-class boats we bought from the UK. We had five of…
What’s the Definition of "Screwed"? In Texas, It’s Rick Perry.
The Great State of Texas is enjoying an early launch of the 2012 tornado season. As many as 18-tornadoes were reported to have hit the Dallas area on Tuesday leaving…
The Smartest Man in the [Tory Caucus] Room
Like scary stories? Here’s one. Imagine that Stephen Harper truly is the “Smartest San In the Room.” Since he came onto the federal scene we’ve repeatedly heard the Steve sees…