I Am Getting My Anger Back

Scolds like John Waugh are why people like me hesitate long and hard before even thinking about the possibility of considering voting Liberal. This guy is as deluded in his own way as any Blogging Tory. Christ, the Liberals just invited Garth Turner to sit with them and this guy thinks Dion is a leftist. I weep. "Progressives" like Waugh are the Liberal Party's shock troops of stupidity. They use them when convenient and then laugh at them once in power.

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It's 1988 All Over Again

On some things I agree with my buddy Greg Staples. This is where I think we are going. The Tories are going to dare the opposition to bring them down over Kyoto (which they probably will). The Tories will then spend the next 39 days on a scorched earth campaign featuring Buzz Hargrove in his next incarnation, the prophet of doom (who knows there may be a CAW jacket in Harper's future). The scary thing about this is it might work. If the Tories can scare the shit out of enough people, to the point where they believe their children will starve tomorrow (rather than die in a tornado twenty five years from now), they might be able to squeeze out a victory. It's going to be "bombing the bridge", all over again. Never mind that a Tory victory would be a complete disaster for the nation and the planet. As long as the great leader is re-elected, the world can go fuck itself.

Update: When I say "victory" I may not necessarily mean "majority".

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Mr. Wells Get's It

Too bad the Blogging Tories don't. I think Harper is just blowing smoke. If he had his druthers Harper would round up all the goddamn hippie greenies and send them to France. If only he had his majority, eh?

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How Not To Lead

From the Globe today:

The rank-and-file Tories worry that a long and very hot summer, especially one that brings drought and other severe weather events, could prompt Canadians to think even harder about the environment -- and could give Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion more time to establish himself as its protector.

So, rather than, you know, do something about climate change, the Tories would rather pull the plug on the parliament, slag Dion for 39 days and hope for a miracle. Man, I don't know about you, but to me, if this is leadership, Canada is screwed.

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This One Is A Keeper

For those on the right side of the aisle who are puzzled by why their campaign to smear Dion has flopped. Take a look at this. It captures the stupidity and mean-spiritedness of the ads to perfection and then plays it for laughs. When they start to laugh at you, you know you are in trouble. HT to CG

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Early Election Is Inevitable

If this is true. There is no way on God's earth that Layton can go along with "intensity targets". He would be thrown out of the NDP if he did. I suspect Harper has decided to try to ram his "vision" through and hope he can convince 4% of the swing voters that he is actually doing something and that everyone else in the whole world is just too stupid to appreciate his genius.

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On Market Environmentalism

Funny as it seems, I agree with most of Andrew Coyne's ideas about market environmentalism. Markets are good at moving goods and services around efficiently, and are tailor-made for trading carbon credits. My bottom line is, if it will save the planet, do it. I disagree with Andrew that this will prove markets will solve every problem (there are countless examples like healthcare where that is definitely not true), but in the case of carbon markets, he is definitely on to something.

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