The Great American Mainstream Press Pass-time: Nailin’ Palin

Saturday, February 6, 2010


I am not terribly fond of Sarah Palin. I have written about this extensively. She is not particularly bright, articulate or engaging as a politician. Being incredibly sexy wears off after awhile. But when she is being blithely attacked, it bothers me to no end because, for the most part, it’s not on the issues, but rather, some partisan bromide by a press corps that while compliant to the Obama doctrine (whatever that may have morphed into this week), they are, to accommodate such bias, only sniping because it’s easy. The Associated Press, a pillar of the mainstream media, has released... [Continue reading]

Michael Ignatieff: Yesterday’s Man, Today’s Fear-Monger

Wednesday, February 3, 2010


If there is one thing Canadians cannot accept, is being lied to. Or, at least it appearing that way. When the Prime Minister of this land decided to recently prorogue Parliament, it wasn’t necessarily what he was doing that set our collective hair on fire, it was how he was actually doing it. “To reset the economic agenda” he claimed, over rubber chicken and wild rice, to one business group in Toronto. Bollocks. At least, that’s the way he and les incompetents that surround him made it seem. To me, it was as if he was lifting strategy from the Liberal drawing board. After... [Continue reading]

Joyce Murray’s Wide Open Spaces

Wednesday, February 3, 2010


I’m sure I must have done something to my ribs from laughing so hard over this one.  Vancouver Quadra perennial embarrassment, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, is looking to find accommodation for Grit Senators and other “dignitaries” in the homes of her Liberal “friends” and any willing dupes in the riding. Perhaps she might consider the space between her ears. It’s large enough to house every single Grit Senator in the country. Sorry just I couldn’t resist. You can read about it here. [Translate]  Continue reading →

BREAKING NEWS: Gordon Campbell’s Rapidly Disintegrating Star–BC Liberals in $6.5 Million Debt

Tuesday, February 2, 2010


Next time the Premier of this province tells you that he is a wonderfully popular fellow of significant import, you can bring him here and remind him that I coined the phrase, “Gordon Campbell’s monumental monumentality”… More to the point, much has been made about the B.C. Liberals debt, post-election, and while it isn’t uncommon to go into large debt, the B.C. Liberals are positively swimming in it. Or is that drowning? Speculators of the total amount of debt include the Vancouver Sun’s Miro Cernetig who estimated a debt between $4.5M and $7M and one of our... [Continue reading]

Gregor Robertson In Deep Delirium Over Bloedel Conservatory: Parks Chair Aaron Jasper On a Budget (?)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010


On Saturday night, last, the Friends of the Bloedel Conservatory held a sold-out dinner which was attended by 400 people from all walks of life (even though they had demand for an extra 200 – 300 tickets). Some interesting notes from the event and about this issue: 1) On the eve of the event, Mayor Gregor Robertson further embarrassed himself on this matter by issuing a statement saying that he was looking forward to long-term solutions. What an ignoramus. Where was this concern when his Vision infants on the Parks Board were unnecessarily gutting the Conservatory and Stanley Park petting... [Continue reading]