Still gloating over their pathetic victory, the PCs redefine political cliches
I thought I would hear the last gloating conservative son of a bitch shut his trap about the so called ”severe losses and near extinction of the liberal party” last…
Alberta
Link Byfield – Another Thorn On The Wildrose
Though it took longer than I anticipated, it seems Wildrose leader Danielle Smith, gag order and all, has failed to contain the radical views held by some in her party…
Danielle Smith and the War on Canada
Uh oh. Somebody call a tow truck. I see Danielle Smith and her Wild Hog Party’s triumphal ride desperate race to the finishing line, is temporarily bogged down in a…
Successful in Ottawa, Religious Right turns to Edmonton
My shortage in blogging lately hasn’t been for lack of topics. This past week has seen blow up and scandal plague Alberta politics, as the boobs come off the Wildrose…
2 examples of awesomeness from the Alberta Liberal Party
I have listened to this song too many times. It is catchy, makes a lot of good points and contains a few delicious puns. Also from the Alberta Liberals: Tory…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alex Himelfarb laments the Cons’ dismantling of a progressive state in Canada. But lest we lose all hope, Annie Lowrey reports on…
Danielle Smith and the Lake of Fire
Until about ten days ago I clung to the hope that all I ever needed to know about Danielle Smith was that she was the new Evita of the Alberta…
Why I am eating my ballot.
With one week to go in the Alberta general election campaign, I’m wondering what you perceive the biggest issues to be. Perhaps it is F-35 fighter jets, maybe it is…
Why I am eating my ballot.
With one week to go in the Alberta general election campaign, I’m wondering what you perceive the biggest issues to be. Perhaps it is F-35 fighter jets, maybe it is…
Peter Lougheed comes down from Olympus and endorses Alison Redford
Former Premier Peter Lougheed surveys the troubled scene in Alberta before endorsing Alison Redford. Some gods may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr. Lougheed and Premiers William Aberhart and…
Albertans—more progressive than conservative
As Albertans face an election later this month and the Conservative Party is seriously challenged by an even more conservative party, the Wildrose Party, we might stop for a moment…
Conscience Rights in Action
May 2011 – (AP) NEW ORLEANS A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children…
Red Shirt
Trekkies know what happens to the characters on away missions, if they are wearing red. Smith got the Vulcan hand sign for “Live Long and Prosper” incorrect. Her thumb should…
Alberta Party Pushes For Anti-Gay “Conscience Rights”
The Wildrose Party, a socially-conservative provincial party hoping to wrestle power away from Alberta’s current conservative government, is defending its election platform against some pretty serious criticism this month. The…
Hello Wildrose, Goodbye Public Healthcare
In the States, that crazed pack of screaming ideologues known as the Tea Party only hate one thing more than the idea that a black man named Barack Obama could…
Wildrose Tainted by Association with Harperism?
Danielle Smith: A wildflower blooming virtuous and free on the Prairie… or a programed-from-youth apparatchik of big oil corporatocracy and U.S. Republicanism? A legitimate enough question. If only it were…
Wildrose Tainted by Association with Harperism?
Danielle Smith: A wildflower blooming virtuous and free on the Prairie...or a programed-from-youth apparatchik of big oil corporatocracy and U.S. Republicanism?A legitimate enough question.If only it were the only question.The…
Wildrose Tainted by Association with Harperism?
Danielle Smith: A wildflower blooming virtuous and free on the Prairie… or a programed-from-youth apparatchik of big oil corporatocracy and U.S. Republicanism? A legitimate enough question. If only it were…
Tar Sands in the United States: What You Need to Know
Think that that dirtiest oil on the planet is only found up in Alberta? You might be surprised then to hear that there are tar sands deposits in Colorado, Utah…