Thursday, March 10, 2011

Monday, March 07, 2011

The Kenney Affair

The letter is a red herring. The central question in this case is this: should a minister of the crown be lobbying for votes for his party among those for whom his ministry has responsibility? How can his ministry's constituents be certain that the minister is doing his job based on the merits of their case, rather than on the political weight he gives to their community? Once you start to blur the line (or in this case obliterate it) between partisan politics and ministerial duties, you open the door to cronyism and money for votes quid pro quos. If Kenney had any character at all, he would resign. I expect him to stay.
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Saturday, March 05, 2011

I Drink Coffee

Does anyone else see the irony in the glorification of the modern Tea Party, by the idiot squad surrounding Rob Ford, in a country founded by people running away from the thugs responsible for the original?
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Friday, March 04, 2011

Welcome To Harperland

It's a wonderful place, full of older, smiling, white folks, who just love them some ethnics. Canada was so 20th century anyway.
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Conservative Ads

The Conservatives are going to ask new Canadians if it isn't "Time we all voted our values". For a party whose values include cheating and ignoring rules, it is pretty cheeky to use the word "our" to potential voters. Somehow, I don't think new Canadians will accept membership in that particular club.
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Thursday, March 03, 2011

RIP

Robopundit. You were a not so crypto-Liberal hack, but you slapped the bad guys more often than not.
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011

To Hell With A Senate Referendum, Jack

And bold move over electoral reform, Jack. Another committee to study it. Way to go. With initiatives like that, we will see electoral reform sometime after Jesus comes back to Earth.

Here's a counter proposal. Adopt a position, publicly, before an election, that the NDP will not form a coalition with any party that will not agree to the immediate abolition of the Senate and to implement electoral reform. Let the election be your referendum. That is how responsible government is supposed to work.

Update: Rob Silver provides an almost instant taste of the stuff the Liberals would spread during an actual referendum. They specialize in this kind of thing. You see according to Rob Silver, we can't do anything, ever, in this country, because maybe Hitler will rise from his grave and demand equalization payments, if we do. As I said Jack, the only thing these bastards listen to is a kick in the balls. Use whatever leverage you have after the next election wisely. Your coalition partners are evil pricks.
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