2016-03-19 18:53
To the tune of The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song...Who can turn the world on with his bile?Who can take a slow news dayAnd suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?Well, it's you Rob and… Read More
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Musings of a Canadian liberal woman about the state of Canadian and US politics.
2016-03-19 18:53
It just doesn't get any better than this Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Wow.Exclusive from The Toronto Star: Rob Ford caught in video rant“I’m gonna kill that f**king guy. I’m telling you, it’s first-degree murder,” Mayor Rob F… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Senate votes to suspend Brazeau, Duffy, WallinThis is a dark, dark day for Canadian democracy and justice. The unelected senate took it upon itself to create a new system of so-called accoun… Read More
2014-11-11 18:16
In a weird, frightening way, we believe in violent death. We regard it as a policy option, as much to do with self-preservation on a national scale as punishment for named and individual wro… Read More
2013-11-05 19:03
"Probably approximately about a year ago."(Probably? He can't even admit it to himself. You don't say you've smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)"One time in one o… Read More
2013-11-05 17:19
"Probably approximately about a year ago."(Probably? He can't even admit it to himself. You don't say you've smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)"One time in one o… Read More
2013-11-05 03:31
The average Canadian can be forgiven for not being able to follow all of the bouncing balls being bunted about in the PMO playHouse as Stephen Harper fancies himself the prime mimicker of ev… Read More
2013-10-31 17:59
“We have recovered a digital video file, which is consistent with that which had previously been described in various media reports, and that file forms part of the evidence of the cha… Read More
2013-10-29 15:04
I stopped blogging a couple of years ago because my cynicism got the best of me. Years of covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, human rights abuses, torture, war crimes and the flagrant mi… Read More
2011-08-22 17:09
NDP leader Jack Layton lost his battle with cancer this morning. My condolences to his family and friends.Here is a letter he wrote to Canadians on August 20, 2011:Dear Friends,Tens of thous… Read More
2011-07-25 18:28
A very gaunt and weak-sounding Jack Layton, leader of the NDP, has announced that he has a "new" cancer and is temporarily stepping aside appointing Nycole Turmel as interim leader.Best wish… Read More
2011-06-04 03:18
2011-05-03 03:38
So, there we have it: the Cons have a majority government. The NDP is the official opposition. Iggy led the Liberal party to a historic low in the house. The BQ is all but decimated and, at… Read More
2011-05-03 00:51
Will Jack Layton be our new overlord?Will Michael Ignatieff's ego finally implode?Will Stephen Harper cry like a baby?Is this Gilles' last stand?Will Elizabeth May finally get a seat in the… Read More
2011-03-27 21:32
I've taken a long hiatus from blogging because I'd reached a point where my head was sure to explode last fall if I'd kept on chronicling the massive corruption, hypocrisy, and general insan… Read More
2010-09-23 22:42
Last year, Stephen Harper snubbed the UN and went to Tim Horton's instead.This year, the UN snubbed Stephen Harper and went to Tim Horton's instead.h/t impolitical Read More
2010-09-22 23:44
When Daniel Ellsberg leaked the now infamous "Pentagon Papers" in the 1970s, the Nixon gang decided to go after him with a vengeance.Via Wiki:As a response to the leaks, the Nixon administra… Read More
2010-09-22 22:10
The people have spoken. The Cons lost. Motion: Not to proceed further with C-391 (repeal of the long-gun registry)Yeas - 153Nays - 151 Read More
2010-09-20 23:09
I did my impression of an "average" Canadian this summer i.e. I paid very little attention to the boring shenanigans of the federal pols - and it's obvious I didn't miss much. I heard about… Read More
2010-08-20 05:39
Well, I suppose I've put this off long enough.There's one word that sums up why I haven't been blogging lately: disgust.It crept up slowly and finally and reached a crescendo with an exclama… Read More
2010-07-23 04:14
Olbermann: The witch-hunt vs. Sherrod, and those who made it possibleTo paraphrase President Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt — Mr. Messina, and Mr. Emanuel, and everybod… Read More
2010-07-23 04:14
Olbermann: The witch-hunt vs. Sherrod, and those who made it possibleTo paraphrase President Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt — Mr. Messina, and Mr. Emanuel, and everybod… Read More
2010-07-12 22:13
So, I had promised myself that I would finally get around to writing a new blog post today since I've been on a bit of a hiatus lately working on my little vegetable garden and then taking p… Read More
2010-06-27 02:10
Questions for the Cons: Do you understand now why holding the G20 summit in downtown Toronto was a huge fucking mistake?Did you really think these summits would boost Ontario tourism? Really… Read More
2010-06-24 04:58
There's obviously no need to rehash what was written about General Stanley McChrystal and his aids in the now infamous Rolling Stone article that shook DC more than the very real earthquake… Read More
2010-06-08 00:42
It's no surprise that Father Knows Best Harper has been using a tightly controlled message strategery to muzzle his ministers and anyone who represents his government or that they've tried f… Read More
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