Speaking to a full house.
Read moreOverflowing
From where I’m standing I can’t see the speakers. Trying a new spot.
Read moreWow
Parking lot full to overflowing. This is a good sign.
Read moreLeadership debate liveblog
The beauty of modern technology! I will begin liveblogging from the Blackfoot Inn in Calgary at 7:30pm. This will be interesting.
Read moreDion’s Woes Just Don’t Stop
It’s starting to look like a train wreck. That’s my assessment of the Liberal campaign, and being the non-Liberal supporter I am, I have to say that I’m not displeased. The latest is the cartbon-belching, old “clunker” of a 737 the Liberals leased from Air Inuit had to make an emergency landing in Montreal due…
Read moreStephane Dion Doesn’t Understand Economics
Today, Stephane Dion blamed Stephen Harper for the downturn in the stock markets and the slowing of the Canadian Economy. I’m sure Stephane Dion thinks Harper is responsible for the extinction of the Dodo, the explosion of the Hindenburg, and just maybe, Dion believes Harper shot JFK. You see, to a Liberal, attempts to engineer…
Read moreGo Jack Layton!
You may be asking why I have a subject line boosting Jack Layton, especially when I’m a Conservative supporter. It’s easy – the better Jack Layton does in this election, the better it is for the Conservatives. You see, under our First-Past-The-Post election system, the candidate with the “plurality” of votes wins the seat. A…
Read moreLayton Promises to Destroy Alberta’s Economy
Well, maybe not in so many words, but Jack Layton DID promise yesterday that he would scrap a tax-incentive program for companies to mine the Alberta Oil Sands. While not the be-all and end-all of Alberta’s economy, the Oil Sands do represent a significant portion of this province’s economy. “We’re going to have a legacy…
Read more“This is Unfair” Dion Whines Again
“They are piling their lies upon their lies. They are unable to stop to lie. Canadians will never accept that, it’s not the way we should have an election.” Thus spake Stephane Dion on Day 2 of our current election campaign. Instead of going on an attack of his own based upon fact (the Harper…
Read moreAshamed to be Canadian
Radio talk-show host Charles Adler read this on his program the other day. While I cannot claim to be the author (because I’m not,) I felt it was well worth passing along. I have taken the liberty of correcting a few minor punctuation errors, but other than that, I have posted it verbatim. I echo…
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