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Popping the bubble
A couple of days ago I had a somewhat snarky twitter exchange with Tom Fletcher of the Black group. In my defence I was high as a kite and in bad humour, having just come out of sedation from an … Continue reading
Posted in BC Liberals, BC Politics, US Politics
Tagged Black Press, CCPA, Fraser Institute, Vancouver Sun
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Mitt Romney: the worst kind of fool, a dangerous one.
It’s one thing to go to London and screw it up, insulting the American’s greatest ally day after day. It’s a whole other thing to tread heavily and stupidly in Arab/Western relations, carelessly tossing match after match into the tinder. … Continue reading
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The Koch brothers lie about Canadian healthcare
The Koch brothers are spending $6million on a new anti-Obama ad; an ad featuring a Canadian woman from Ontario. Shona Holmes claims our medicare system blocked her from getting the immediate treatment she needed to prevent her from dying from … Continue reading
Posted in Shona Holmes, US Politics
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North Carolina is the new ugly
By a vote of 61% to 39% North Carolina voters outlawed same sex marriage, civil unions and stripped same-sex couples of domestic partnership benefits. Voters have eliminated health care, prescription drug coverage and other benefits for public employees and children … Continue reading
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Road trip!
You think you’re going to write but your mind is just pulling your leg. Nobody writes on a road trip. The trip started in Palm Springs, took us to Austin, then across the broad sweep of central and northeast Texas … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, US Politics
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Newt on Bill, er…
“Around the world today, the institution of the presidency has been degraded to the point that it is viewed as the rough equivalent of the Jerry Springer show — a level of disrespect and decadence that should appall every American.” … Continue reading
I wish I had written this…
Drew Westen is a Democrat advisor and author of “The Political Brain”. His excellent piece on Obama, is the lead op-ed in today’s NY Times. And now I’m wondering how different things might have been if Hilary had won the … Continue reading
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Something completely different from down south
The ‘Hopey, Changey thing’ took a big hit two nights ago. I spent part of election night in the ballroom at the Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs where the Coachella Democrat clubs held their ‘victory’ celebration. At least in California … Continue reading
What are/were they thinking?
Three weeks ago right wing third party groups funded by big business outspent liberal groups 7 to 1. That’s only increased with ads like the one above brought to voters by the Citizen’s Against Government Waste. They’re a group funded … Continue reading
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Honourable member
A lot of people say they hate politicians. They’re wrong. There are few as honourable as a truly honourable politician. Here’s another to add to the list, Ft. Worth City Councillor Joel Burns.
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