we like lists: list # 11: awesome art
I notice whenever I do a "we like lists" post that I'm never satisfied with my own list. On our hanging out in history list, I forgot Clarence Darrow. In…
A Neocon Barbeque Cooks up a Plate of Ignorance
If you are wondering what Stevie is up to this summer, besides bombing for oil, wonder no more. He's cooking up neocon burgers, hold the lettuce, with his buddy Rob…
Thursday drive-by blogging
1. Wouldn't Andrea Horwath have more credibility in proposing conservation policies if her party platform didn't contain $2.8 billion in energy tax cuts on fossil fuels? 2. Robert Asselin's take…
Smurf-cutters
Lesley Pratt was a freakin’ evil advertising genius. In his quest to sell soap, he’d turned the shock value of bombing smurfs into a marketer’s wet dream. He’d even coined…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Axial tilt and evolution
What role does Earth's axial tilt play in the ongoing evolution of life on this planet? That question has intrigued me ever since the Japanese earthquake, this spring. I read…
The Fedaralist Sovereigntist Party?
Even though the current NDP leader does consider herself a federalist. recent events begs the Question is the NDP turning into the Bloc trying to look like the Bloc? Some…
Shape Up Or Ship Out: A Northern Perspective On Global Warming
Xavier Kataquapit is originally from Attawapiskat, Ontario on the James Bay coast. In his popular newspaper column, Under the Northern Sky, he writes about his experiences as a First Nation…
Valley Park Middle School Update: Canadian Hindu Advocacy Vows More Protests!
And their leader, Ron Banerjee, doesn't care whose prayers get interrupted:“We’ll picket in front of the school when they begin praying. Let’s see how much praying they can do with…
Resource give-away
The provincial government’s energy company controls billions of dollars worth of hydro-electric and oil resources - much of it handed over as free gifts from taxpayers - but the company…
A little love-in
Oh yes, Canada – this hot mess happened. A YouTube clip surfaced yesterday (which has since been removed) which showed Harper at a Rob Ford barbecue, gushing over Ford helping…
The US government shutdown which won’t happen now
With all the criticism of that terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Obama debt limit deal, there is one aspect that the critics seem to be missing.The deal that Obama…
That secular school for Morinville? It’s still not a done deal!
The sign on a “public” school in the town of Morinville. Below: Religious symbolism on the Morinville High School; St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, the historic centre of the…
Paranoid
It's creepy.A while ago I ordered some shoes over the Internet. few days ago, I was looking up various table lamps and lighting fixtures. And I also checked out some…
The Liberal Lynching of Nycole Turmel
As the Liberals continue their fevered assault on Nycole Turmel. No doubt hoping that out of her ashes, their shrunken party will rise again, like some fleshless phoenix. Or some…
A Summary of July–Politics and History
Hello Everyone, Again, it has been a while since I have last made a posting, but summer has taken my attention to the outdoors and the local community. I have…
Back From Vacation… Time to Rebuild My Readership
It’s impressive how much traffic drops off when you stop writing a political blog for a couple of weeks — and understandable, of course. I must apologize to the steadily…
Latest Super Secret HST Shake ‘N Bake Crumb Trail Leads….
AllThePorkChopsThatFitInformationIsNotFreeVille....Directly To Kevin FalconSean Holman, once again, has the story at Public Eye. Here's his lede:The office running the government's pro-harmonized sales tax campaign secretly awarded around $46,000 of wo...
Francis Fuels: customer service heroes
It's a bit unusual for me to be crowing about a product or service, but the service technicians at Francis Fuels really do deserve praise. For the last little bit…