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Analogies for the Strategically Challenged Ideological Fundamentalist
Stephen Harper's critics are both loud and insulting.  Some say he's too conservative while others say that he isn't conservative enough.  My analogies are for the 'not conservative enough' crowd. Socialism is like a burning building.  We are in the building and we want to get out.  Now I imagine Andrew Coyne running around with a Fire Warden cap telling everyone to "J
Spin Assassin | more | posted 19 minutes ago
strict adherence, fire warden, intelligent response, nthe, stephen harper, edge of the world, economic theory, stairwell, sulk, step at a time, pragmatism, analogies, nmr, compass, recession, conservatives, stairs, arrow, prime minister, rocks
Consistency! Do You Think We Could Get Some, Please?
Mr. John Ibbitson over at the Globe and Mail. How many of you will read no further? Please do - his latest article is really interesting, if only a little skewed and biased. For instance: It should be noted that, while both Mr. Turcotte and Mr. Gregg are respected pollsters, both also have ties to the conservative movement.Here, he's referring to Allan Gregg of Harris/Decima. Why is it necessary
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted 7 hours ago
globe and mail, political irony, political affiliations, frank graves, wing nuts, political spectrum, majority government, darwins, little news, conservative movement, turcotte, eye for an eye, pollsters, sympathizer, hillbillies, bigots, decima, conservative party, cross section, conservatives
Liberal Priorities
I wonder what matters more to Canadians, the economy or Afghan detainees? As we are midway through this economic recovery back into strong GDP growth and lower than expected unemployment, there are still some challenges left ahead that our parliament should be talking about. And yet as Parliament has resumed and the Liberals have been restored the ability to ask questions in the commons, they have
The Iceman | more | posted 1 day ago
prisoner transfer, economic question, ivison, gdp growth, conservative government, economic recovery, paul martin, afghan detainees, levers, canadians, liberals, conservatives, allegations, gdp, controversy, parliament, unemployment, challenges, economy, job
Lawrence Martin on Tory vision
Martin talks wistfully of how HM PM Harper is actually making big changes to the Canada. We have much , much more to do. It is nice to see these grit apologists gnash their teeth over an effective Tory government.)ne area in which the Conservatives lost their ideological way was their proclivity for big spending. But their new budgeting augurs a shut-off of the taps. Their consistent tax cutting
Dr Roy | more | posted 2 days ago
pierre trudeau, tory government, welfare state, proclivity, apologists, loose ends, coloration, conservatives, taps, hm, phrases, initiatives, teeth, canada
Tories Ready to Trample on Rights to Catch a Few Drunk Drivers
Is this what the Conservatives mean when they say they’re tough on crime? The Harper government appears ready to move ahead on legalizing random roadside breath testing, which a new federal discussion paper says has produced “remarkable results” in catching drunk drivers in other countries. In a rare move, the federal government has posted [...]
ThePolitic.com | more | posted 2 days ago
rare move, remarkable results, drunk drivers, discussion paper, conservatives, federal government
PM Harper, Is a Doer
PM Harper is a doer not just a talker. He doesn't fill space with empty rhetoric like the Liberals generally do. He gets things done!The usual Liberal friendly journalist, Lawrence Martin of the Globe and Mail points out how the PM has a vision and is quietly enacting it and how it's the Liberals that are the lost ones without a vision.Not one for fancy phrases, Mr. Harper has never articulate
Chasing Apple Pie | more | posted 2 days ago
globe and mail, act liberals, pierre trudeau, empty rhetoric, welfare state, man of action, loose ends, coloration, doer, conservatives, journalist, phrases
DetaineeGate - The Truth Comes Out?
Not that anyone wants to hear about Canada putting together a poor detainee transfer agreement with Afghan authorities, but it is fast becoming clear that this was the case in the earlier years of our country's mission to rid Afghanistan of rebel forces. Could things have been done differently? Yes. Has anyone in the course of their lifetimes, ever made an error or omission in their workplac
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted 2 days ago
canadian embassy in kabul, canadian diplomat, cbc news, trucking company, canadian soldiers, liberal government, rebel forces, stephen harper, front pages, conservative government, government official, paul martin, hypocrites, lifetimes, abu ghraib, anonymity, omission, ensnared, detainee, conservatives
Flaherty Says Canada Studying Options for Asset Sales
If that is the case and the Government's 8.5% share in Hibernia goes on the block the NL Government should be first in line to buy it.  I also think that the price should be very reasonable because the Feds have more than gotten their investment back on that project and then some. Danny Williams should be all over this and try and secure that investment for the people of Newfoundland and
All Things Newfoundland | more | posted 3 days ago
abc campaign, newfoundland and labrador, jack harris, political spectrum, recent poll, newfoundlanders, prime opportunity, eastern canada, overwhelming support, last election, hibernia, inroads, ndp, prime example, election campaign, conservatives, feds, leverage, hurry, st john
In the blogging world when you get under someone's skin .....
you know you have arrived.  In the case of this nut the "under the skin" ailment is heading towards some serious skin disease. Think leprosy. Leprosy ... Ohhhhh ... heavens .... No No... not to a nice individual like .Robert Day. Now, why do I sort of remember writing something about leprosy at my blog some time ago?  Okay... not important... will come to me later, or I will just do a
Dodo Can Spell | more | posted 3 days ago
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Artificial Stupidity
Written by Thomas Sowell Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:50 A woman with a petition went among the crowds attending a state fair, asking people to sign her petition demanding the banning of dihydroxymonoxide. She said it was in our lakes and streams, and now it was in our sweat and urine and tears. She collected hundreds of signatures to ban dihydroxymonoxide — a fancy chemical name for water.
Milton Conservative | more | posted 4 days ago
artificial stupidity, thomas sowell, milton friedman, ronald reagan, educational institutions, artificial intelligence, indoctrination, intelligentsia, pavlov, educational system, ploy, comedians, elementary schools, conservatives, vogue, crusade, specifics, notions, crowds, petition
Canadian Liberals and NDP bloggers do not care about Nigerians hacked to death
You don't believe me? Go check their aggregates: Liblogs     Progressive bloggers      breadnroses    As  at 12:15 PM, March 9, I could find nothing but blogs about Afghan detainees, Kadr and as usual brainless ones about  Palin. The difference between the Conservative bloggers and all these others should be is as clear as a summer's day
Dodo Can Spell | more | posted 4 days ago
winning elections, opposition parties, kadr, nno, aggregates, progressives, bloggers, human beings, conservatives, muslims, gentlemen, aggregate, muslim, cultures, silence, nigeria, doubt, vote, blogs
The "Evoke" Game - Are YOU Up for Saving the World?
So.Interesting little webproject - "Evoke".It asks people to join and engage in a "game" which requires them to put their mind to solutions to broad world problems, to create a sort of facebook-style page for themselves and then move through a series of challenges requiring them to become quasi-comicbook "heroes" by providing creative solutions to their "missions". The project is funded by
Searching for Liberty | more | posted 4 days ago
comicbook heroes, market mechanisms, social innovation, pie in the sky, peaceful change, broad support, no doubt, innovative ideas, creative solutions, whirl, large groups, aspiration, suprise, emergencies, conservatives, embrace, world bank, notion, missions
Chantal Hebert on Tory vision
It is my impression that Maxime Bernier's latest speeches are really Tory policy being enunciated. ( At least I always hope that is the case.) I am not alone in this thinking. Chantal Hebert also sees it this way. She thinks that the new budget will shrink the size and scope of government. That is music to the ears of many Tories. She also acknowledges that is really only the Tories who at this p
Dr Roy | more | posted 4 days ago
maxime bernier, deficit targets, poison pill, conservative vision, jim flaherty, michael ignatieff, operating budget, minority government, economic forecasts, austerity, liberal party, hebert, tories, standpoint, blueprint, economists, conservatives, speeches, federal government, ears
Reality Check Pollsters
 The Conservatives are "in control of their destiny" over the next year, Mr. Nanos said, adding that Mr. Harper has likely learned a lesson from his unpopular decision to suspend Parliament for strategic reasons. "The one lesson in the last 60 days that the Conservatives have learned is that even when you're sitting on a 10-point lead, it can change very quickly just from one politic
Canadiansense | more | posted 5 days ago
publicity stunts, unpopular decision, nanos, political move, pollsters, political parties, liberals, conservatives, nik, gap, period of time, destiny, parliament, polls, liberal party of canada, pollster, canadians
haroon is back to his old tricks
 haroon is mad that the dippers and the grits won't go along with the anti semitic hate fest that is Israel apartheid week. I went to a few counter events at McGill last week. They were both balanced and done with respect.. Perhaps the iaw peopl could learn from these events. There events just seem angry and nasty. I doubt many people are listening to them. It's always easy to blame others
Dr Roy | more | posted 5 days ago
canadian campuses, israeli journalist, palestinian human rights, violations of human rights, mixed signals, opposition parties, arab land, haroon, peopl, dippers, tomah, appointees, apartheid, grits, mismanagement, tories, mcgill, palestinians, woes, conservatives
Questioning Prisoners
I read in the newspaper today that CSIS officers questioned Taliban prisoners captured on the field of battle prior to being turned over to Afghan officials. The objective was to identify the rank of the prisoner and to obtain any information that may assist our troops fighting the Taliban in the field. Our intelligence officers were not torturing prisoners themselves, which is suggested by the he
The Iceman | more | posted 6 days ago
kandahar province, operational intelligence, intelligence expert, country knowledge, prisoner transfer, intelligence officers, john mccallum, intelligence services, war crimes, canadian soldiers, death trap, capp, paul martin, pows, defense minister, military police, language skills, conservatives, taliban, ambush
Winning Votes the CPC Way
Sure we suck ... but not as much as the other guys:Shorter version? "Conservatives have starved the Canadian Forces less than Liberals starved the Canadian Forces, so everyone should be grateful that we suck less than the other guys did."Celestial Junk Blog
Celestial Junk | more | posted 6 days ago
canadian forces, liberals, conservatives
First things
I'm cooling my heels in the Edmonton airport, just arrived from Calgary and soon to be departing for Toronto. Yes, it is an odd way to fly to Toronto but if I explained the back story I'd weep bitterly, so I won't. Anyway, this is the week when conservatives and libertarian types gather for the Institute for Marriage and the Family Canada and Manning Centre conferences. They are preceded by the
Monte Solberg | more | posted 6 days ago
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Why the CPC Will Never Get a Majority
Barring a complete meltdown of the LPC, the Stephen Harper conservatives will never get their coveted majority. Why? Because the CPC leader, Stephen Harper, CAN'T communicate plainly, clearly, and with passion. Mr. Harper is, to be blunt, a limp dish-rag when it comes to public communication. The only thing sustaining him, in fact, is a string of Liberal Party of Canada leaders who are hapless fa
Celestial Junk | more | posted 6 days ago
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The political game’s over when your friends start to laugh at you
I have frequently suggested in this space that the greatest impediment to a majority Liberal Government in the short term is chief Grit, Michael Ignatieff. His obvious challenge to becoming the next prime minister is his lack of “Canadian-ness.” Canadian-ness is something that we acquire over time, and something that cannot be acquired long-distance. Mr. Ignatieff is, no doubt, a Canadian in
Russ Campbell | more | posted 6 days ago
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They Have No Morals.
I was thinking about what to post, and looking for something that struck a nerve with me today. It was a beautiful spring like day out, so I really didn't pay any attention to politics. I did start my tomatoes today, if they all come up I will have more than 250 plants to get rid of. No one in my family actually eats the things, unless they are in a pasta sauce. Tomorrow I plant my petunias, dust
Climbing out of the dark | more | posted 6 days ago
pasta sauce, budget vote, national anthem, dusty miller, liberal leader, supporting the troops, ndp, annuals, playing games, liberals, morals, bloc, conservatives, goodies, nerve, flu, mp, opposition, parliament, democracy
The Anointed One Lectures The House
Michael Ignatieff gave a speech in the House of Commons yesterday, which attempted to capitalize on the subsiding anger over prorogation, and the resurgent Afghan detainee affair. The very first thing he does is accuse the Conservatives of shutting down Parliament to avoid blame for “credible” reports of torture in Afghan jails, saying Mr.Harper “did [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted March 6th
michael ignatieff, jails, house of commons, detainee, conservatives, parliament, anger, torture
This guy is going to get himself fired from The Star...
Thomas Walkom is going to get himself fired from the Toronto Star if he keeps writing stuff like this.Some excerpts from "How Harper won the recession":"International finances remain wobbly. Governments around the edge of Europe, in countries like Spain, Portugal and Greece, are in danger of defaulting on their debts. Questions are being raised even about Britain's debt load. S
Alberta Ardvark | more | posted March 6th
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Let's Start A Facebook Group: CALNDTJ... For The Details, Read On...
So, it's becoming painfully evident that Michael Ignatieff and his Liberal party aren't really that worried about doing their jobs - ie: working for the constituents in Canada who elected them to Parliament in the first place. I find it absolutely gut-bustingly hilarious that while Parliament was Perogied (Prorogued for those of you without a sense of humour), the Liberals 'went to work whil
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted March 5th
official opposition, ardvark, sense of humour, michael ignatieff, facebook, nthe, conservative government, nhat, liberal party, vowels, shred, decency, noses, prorogued, liberals, constituents, canadians, conservatives, credibility, three times
It Will Never Be Enough - Another In An Ongoing Series About Financial Envy...
Once upon a time, the former Liberal Administration in Canada pledged to double our country's Foreign Aid contributions by increasing the funding in 8% annual increments. This pledge was taken when our commitment was $2,500,000,000.00. Well, our current annual contributions have reached $5,000,000,000.00. In doing so, the Conservatives fulfilled a promise they hadn't even made. One of t
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted March 5th
finance minister jim flaherty, liberal administration, global poverty, grubby hands, paltry sum, balanced budget, foreign aid, nand, international co, increments, conservatives, wallet, pledge, proposals, canada, money
Thinking Things Through Takes Time, And Tape?
I believe that no political party is perfect. The Conservatives reflect my personal opinions most closely (why else would I be a Blogging Tory?). But every once in a while, I've got to raise my eyebrows, even at the Conservatives - and call it like I see it. 1- How does one propose something like: We're going to cut red tape in our bureaucracy by establishing a 'Red Tape Commission.'
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted March 4th
nisn, o canada, red tape commission, oxymoron, bureaucrats, eyebrows, n1, conservatives, bureaucracy, tory, blogging, lyrics
Hey Conservatives! We Don't Like The Job You're Doing, But Keep Up The Good Work!
Does something seem to be wrong with that headline? Not according to Michael Ignatieff and his Liberals, or Jack Layton and his NDP members. In fact, the message they are conveying goes something like this: 'No, no, no. You're doing it all wrong. We forced you to spend billions of dollars on the economic stimulus. THEN we complained because we couldn't believe that you were spending billions
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted March 4th
gilles duceppe, economic stimulus, stephane dion, ndp members, michael ignatieff, jack layton, nthe, pushover, government of canada, yeas, reprisal, conservative government, spending money, displeasure, mikey, billions of dollars, liberals, bloc, conservatives, garbage
Springer's reality check...
There are two reasons people join political parties, of whatever stripe, and run for office:a) To get things they want done.b) To keep the other sonsofbitches from getting the things done that they want.The next politician I talk to who, once elected, didn't quickly realize that they weren't going to get all the things they wanted, will be the first.Now that we have that straight...A quick perus
Sort of Political | more | posted March 4th
federal parties, gun point, steven taylor, pragmatists, pretexts, political reality, pragmatist, precepts, single one, human nature, knots, political parties, liberals, politician, conservatives, short time, politicians, leadership, budget
Conservatives Spend The Course
Photograph by: Reuters Tasha Kheiriddin probably sums up the budget and the Conservative party the best, with her article in the National Post entitled, “Stephen Harper, big-government conservative.” Whatever the strategy behind the big-spending Conservatives, one thing is clear: this government has no intention of the slightest token efforts to be conservative, in either policy, atti
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted March 4th
ntasha, stephen harper, reuters, conservative party, conservatives, intention, photograph, attitude, budget
I didn't think he would
I haven't fully looked over the bdget yet. I am disappointed that spending was not slashed. Indeed we seem to be spending billions more. It does seem that iffy will not try and trigger an election, inspite of advice from his shill Frank Graves. iffy's new strategy, some grits will vote against these measures and some will not. I gues it is a version of the grit flu.The Liberals will not move to
Dr Roy | more | posted March 4th
finance minister jim flaherty, leader jack layton, bloc québécois, frank graves, bdget, fiscal plan, liberal leader, michael ignatieff, inspite, shill, political crisis, new strategy, grits, house of commons, recession, liberals, tax breaks, billions of dollars, canadians, conservatives
A gender neutral anthem?
There has been a surprising amount of ink and airtime given to the line in yesterday’s throne speech which stated, “Our Government will also ask Parliament to examine the original gender-neutral wording of the national anthem.” The reference apparently is to the phrase, “…in all thy sons command …” [emphasis mine]. Many conservatives and Conservatives are taken aback and don’t wan
Russ Campbell | more | posted March 4th
roadside bomb explosion, canada symbols, comrades in arms, shadow of doubt, national anthem, minor word, word change, throne speech, blais, karine, kandahar, airtime, anthems, distraction, conservatives, young woman, flags, parliament, jokes, afghanistan
UK Election prediction 2010: Labour hung Parliament
There will be an election in the United Kingdom in a couple months, and though I usually do not like doing this, I am going to predict the outcome: it will be a Labour hung Parliament (Canadians would call it a minority government).This prediction may be surprising considering that the Conservative Party has been ahead of the Labour Party since October 2007. The Conservatives enjoyed heights of 49
Freedom is My Nationality | more | posted March 4th
neo liberalism, david cameron, margaret thatcher, labour party, new labour, majority government, minority government, conservative party, tony blair, gordon brown, commentators, conservatives, desperation, canadians, percentages, despair, rhetoric, parliament, hero, polls
Bloc Shows It's Distain For Canada!
I loved all the athletes, they showed their pride in Canada, and were proud to watch the maple leaf fly high for them and our country. During the Olympics, the medals were for Canada, not any specific province within Canada. All athletes competed for Canada and showed their pride, whether they won a medal or not, all were united, and this united our country like no other time I can remember. It wa
Climbing out of the dark | more | posted March 3rd
national anthem, canadian athletes, man ship, paralympics, maple leaf, clap, bloc, canadians, medals, conservatives, athlete, olympics, robots, flame, quebec, mp, parliament, opposition, pride, hearts
New Reality TV Show: Manufactured Liberal Controversies
OMG! Another instance of plagiarism! Photo: Jeff Knapp, 2004 I find myself shaking my head more often than not these days, not just because of the many senseless things the Conservatives manage to do [like deciding to change the wording of the national anthem in an apparent display of political correctness on steroids], but because of [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted March 3rd
jeff knapp, political correctness, national anthem, senseless things, plagiarism, steroids, conservatives, photo
Canada’s Boring Budget Priorities Not So Terrible
The federal government’s conservative-minded (surprise!) budget aims merely to avoid spending more than last year on programs without any deep cuts to try to tame the deficit. There will be those who criticize this sleep-walking sort of economic policy for lack of courage or ideas. Then again, “stay the course” is not necessarily a bad [...] Related posts:US Finally Gets Its
Jonathon Narvey | more | posted March 3rd
visual demonstration, deep cuts, economic policy, conservatives, priorities, federal government, courage, health care, sleep, economy, budget, surprise, canada
Throne speech: Can we expect a signal that we’ll fix our refugee system?
Parliament resumes today following a two-month break and the Conservatives are expected to make a speech from the throne that focuses on the economy and plans to reduce the federal deficit. The throne speech will be delivered by Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean, of course, but is expected lay out the Tory’s economic vision and its plans for job creation, restraining federal spending and innovation.
Russ Campbell | more | posted March 3rd
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Paula The Piranha Meets Robert De Niro!
I found two interesting videos on the National Post site, one has a Toronto councilor going bananas and the other has Robert De Niro on SNL, I ask, who is the comedian!First up the Toronto councilor, she would be funny if she wasn't so serious about saving the world from Conservatives. She really loses it. I hope someone runs against this far left piece of work.Then we have this really funny piec
Climbing out of the dark | more | posted March 2nd
robert de niro, toronto councilor, going bananas, nut bar, snl, piranha, arrogance, comedian, free speech, university students, conservatives, good luck
Ignatieff "the Sovereign"
It would appear that the leader of the opposition has forgotten that the Prime Minister of this country was elected by Canadians. Today in the foyer of the Commons Iggy popped off about how the legislature is "the sovereign", how HE is "the sovereign" because HE was elected by the people. The Prime Minister according to Igg is not "the sovereign", presumably because unlike Ignatief
The Iceman | more | posted March 2nd
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Abortion hurts Blacks more than any other race
True, true and very true. The Left is racist where blacks are concerned although to listen to them you will swear on your dad, your granddad, in fact on your entire dynasty, that these crooks are saviours of the down-trodden and if not for them reining in the Conservatives, we would be rampaging around  like cannibals eating everybody in sight. I am willing to bet that 90% or more of the
Dodo Can Spell | more | posted March 2nd
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Coren on Guergis
Apparently Coren agrees with my sentiments.  Guergis's actions although totally unacceptable are far less than the standard we would typically expect a minister to resign over. Honestly I really can't understand the particular concern over Guergis's actions.  They were deplorable, but at the end of the day she was not lying, cheating, stealing, physically abusive, or had an el
Back Off Government | more | posted March 2nd
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