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  2. Over at NationalNewswatch via The Hill Times,there is an interview with Lizzie May.Amongst a slew of silly things, she blames the NDP for Harper being elected because the NDP were being too partisan. Imagine that,being partisan during an election,OMG. Of course,she also sticks to her assertion that she was not promoting strategic voting,what a nimrod.

  5. It’s Stephen’s fault. It’s a bucking shocker to the alanysts, er, experts analysts.
    …-
    “”I suspect this largely explains positive auto sales for Canada in the wake of incredibility negative sales in the U.S.””
    “Analysts shocked that Canadian auto sales bucking U.S. trend”
    http://preview.tinyurl.com/57s4h6

  6. Roundup at NNW: Look westward, the …
    …-
    “Ontario got here all by itself”
    “Welcome to the land of the have-nots”
    >>>>> “Have-not Ontario faces challenges
    Toronto Star: While the symbolism of Ontario becoming a “have-not” province is important, it doesn’t mean that much in practical terms”
    “Ontario becomes a pauper in a broken system”

  7. Yes, Ontario now a member of the have nots. While our public sector employees are some of the highest paid in the world. Didn’t take Dalton long to run Ontario into the ground. I especially like how his finance minister Duncan is complaining the Feds aren’t doing anything to help the auto sector. What happened with the corporate welfare he gave the auto sector they were trumpeting last term? Oh, they took the money and then laid off the employees they can’t afford anyway? That was a great move McGuinty! See you next election, you’ll have some explaining to do.

  8. Untold millions of Canadian taxpayers’ dollars down the hole. Thanks, Mr. Singh.
    …-
    “The 49 year old arrived in Canada in 2003 on a false passport and later applied for refugee status. He lost his case and all subsequent appeals, and a removal order was issued against him.”
    “Laibar Singh returning to India
    “VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A paralyzed refugee claimant who was seeking shelter in an Abbotsford Sikh temple is returning home to India tonight. After 15 months in sanctuary, Laibar Singh has decided to leave the Sikh temple and return to India to be with his family.”
    http://www.news1130.com/news/topstory/article.jsp?content=20081104_001327_5428

  9. Once again as other posters have mentioned we see the results of Liberal socialist policies, high taxes, huge vastly overpaid government bureaucracies leading to an impoverished, shrinking middle class and downward economic spiral. McSquinty was warned time and again by Flaherty to cut taxes on Ontario’s manufacturing base and he haughtily ignored this sage advice. Oh, wait young Turdeau and Boob Rae will save us if we can just hang on the lefties wail.
    Do you think this will make the slightest impression on the silk stocking socialists in Toronto?
    By the way the real car industry is doing quite well in Ontario while its unionized competition suffered huge losses, some 45% last month in sales in the US for GM. Funny that how flexibility in the non-unionized industry keeps succeeding.

  10. Polls in Michigan opened at 0900.
    I just drove by the Mendon, MI polling station.
    Lined up out the door and on the sidewalk.
    I’ll post what I can as I go through other rural locations.

  11. Marcellus, MI
    Lined up out the door.
    Maybe 10 or so visible.
    Volinia, MI
    full parking lot.

  12. (Via Comment Central) Simon Heffer, US elections: Danger lurks in Barack Obama’s comfort zone
    The choice faced by the electorate is clear. It can either vote for reality or for escapism: and John McCain has the greater appreciation of what reality might entail. I have been struck on several visits here this year just how much Americans, worn down by the failures and embarrassments of the Bush years, want something other than reality. That, though, is simply storing up troubles. The landscape of uncertainty requires someone tested in fire to lead people through it: not just for America’s sake but for the sake of that portion of the world that looks to America for leadership.
    Mr Obama is a confection; he is an image, a brand, a lifestyle. He has the talents of the thespian, less obviously those of the executive…

  14. I’ve got a rolling billboard.
    In the dirt on the back doors is “VOTE!!”
    Wayne Twnshp Firehall
    30 +/- cars. Traffic is moving that way today. This road is busier than usual.

  15. Mark N. Katz, Strategic case for U.S.-Iran rapprochement
    The recent Russian intervention in Georgia has made an American rapprochement with Iran highly desirable both for the United States and for the West as a whole. Israel has long opposed such a rapprochement, but this would also serve its interests too. Here’s why:
    Europe has become increasingly dependent on Russia for natural gas supplies, and this dependence is only likely to increase. This would not be undesirable, except that Moscow has shown a proclivity for cutting back or halting gas shipments to states with which it has disagreements. To prevent Russia from acquiring leverage over Europe through greater control over its gas imports, the United States and many European governments have sought alternative gas supplies from Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan through pipeline routes bypassing Russia…

  16. (Via SWJ) Eric Schmitt, Afghan Officials Aided an Attack on U.S. Soldiers
    An internal review by the American military has found that a local Afghan police chief and another district leader helped Taliban militants carry out an attack on July 13 in which nine United States soldiers were killed and a remote American outpost in eastern Afghanistan was nearly overrun…

  18. An honest and insightful article from Armpit, Ontario. Will wonders never cease???
    …To the Conservative party, the challenge is even more pronounced. Having Manley at the helm of the Liberal party would force Canadian conservatism to choose between its Tory and neo-conservative elements, the latter of which embrace similar ideals to those espoused by Manley’s type of liberalism….
    http://news.guelphmercury.com/Opinions/article/399979

  19. Mark W. Kroll, Karl Kroll and Byron Gilman, Idiot-proofing the Defibrillator
    The [automated external defibrillator]’s widespread dissemination represents one of the greatest engineering success stories of the last few decades. In just 20 years, improvements in defibrillator design—in the efficacy of the waveform that delivers the electric shock, the way that the unit’s energy is stored and delivered, and the AED’s overall ease of use—have made it so that a layman can operate it with little more than a quick tutorial…

  20. If I remember correctly, when Manley was Minister of Foreign Affairs he floated the idea of settling the Palestinians in Canada. A hair-brained Liberal idea to be sure. Certainly not a Conservative idea, neo or otherwise..

  21. While the faux-cons in here wistfully dust their favorite cabinet ministers photos on their mantle, and reflect happily upon the ‘conservative’ government they are ‘represented’ by, an uncomfortable fact emerges from the failed Accountability Act – which passed less then half of promised changes…and even those that were passed were watered down and designed to fail…
    “The man the Harper government hired to help MPs get a handle on federal spending is fighting for his job. Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says the office can’t operate under the Library of Parliament with the independence and openness it needs. “I don’t think we can function that way,” he said in an interview. “I think we need a different policy option. The independence of the position needs to be clarified and we need to move out of the Parliamentary Library.”
    Mr. Page’s call for more independence comes after the Speakers of the House of Commons and Senate took steps to rein in the office, which they argued has overstepped its mandate and should not operate so independently and openly.”
    But, what do the Cons say about this???
    “I disagree 100 per cent … and I couldn’t be angrier,” said Conservative Senator Hugh Segal. “Any effort to limit the freedom and operation of the parliamentary budget office dilutes the principle of his appointment and purpose of the office. Both speakers are getting caught up in the bureaucracy of Parliament rather than defending the principles, like they should, of the Magna Carta, which says parliamentarians deserve information on how the Crown spends people’s money. I am offended that Mr. Kinsella and Mr. Milliken are taking this perspective.”
    Well, thanks for the clarification Hugh. Naturally, the Cons didn’t see this coming, no?
    “…When then-Government House leader Peter Van Loan announced Mr. Page’s appointment, he called him an “independent officer of Parliament who reports to the speaker,” which was at odds with the legislation. “This needs sorting out and fairly urgently,” said Mr. Franks.
    So, the Cons said independent yet made a serf instead. Nice trick Steve. Say, now that you have a perfect opportunity to pass the required legislation to correct this intentional eff-up, what do you say? The faux-cons will like the grey and nebulous accountability, as we know, all rats like a back door. But what’s most telling about this?
    “I’d love to be the fly on the wall and find out if reining in the office was pushed by the bureaucrats on government or the government on the bureaucrats,” said Mr. Lee.
    Let’s stay tuned and find out, shall we?
    http://tinyurl.com/6pw3yw

  22. Today as we watch the US election results, I can’t help but think of the moment in the movie Independence Day when the woman standing on top of the high rise with arms outstretched & wide eyed ready to greet the aliens only to realize the truth.

  23. Mao Stlong say, no lecession in China. Lecession in EUropia.
    …-
    “China: Not a Financial but an Economic Crisis
    China economist He Qinglian is convinced China is in a recession”
    “Epoch Times (ET): You said during an economic symposium that a Chinese economic crisis preceded the worldwide financial crisis. This diverts quite a bit from the official position. Is there really an economic crisis in China?”
    http://preview.tinyurl.com/6xrkzs

  24. Liberals are stuck with Citoyen Dionky. Manley goes down with a soul devoid of “burning ambition”.
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    “John Manley will not seek the leadership of the Liberal Party, saying that he searched his soul and found he lacks the “burning ambition” to run.”
    http://tinyurl.com/6c3sqo (g-m)
    Commenter says:
    ” Not the Alliance from In my opinion, The Harper Gov’t is totally Incompetent, but excel at whining that it’s ALWAYS somebody else’s fault., Canada writes: A good decision by Senator Manley. It was either that, or dither about it for another few weeks before saying no. This decision will work out better for him in the short to medium term, I’m sure. He’ll get a lot more respect as a pundit for hire, or elder statesman for hire.
    Enjoy your continued retirement from politics Senator!! LOL!”

  26. Harboiled: “So, the Cons said independent yet made a serf instead.” — This is a bit of a distortion. The Library of Parliament has something called the “Research Branch” — it is filled with experts (many with PhD’s) in all sorts of areas . . .law, social sciences, political science, etc. and they all serve members of Parliament and strive for objectivity. They are hardly “serfs”. Having said that, there is a legitimate question about the actual mandate of this individual. Does he serve Parliament or does he have a role similar to the Auditor General? I believe that the original intention was to create a position that would assist members of Parliament with making budgetary decisions, rather than to create something akin to AG which is more targeted to public scrutiny. Since all members are served equally by the Library of Parliament, any party could request budgetary research from this budget officer and get a report that could be made public or used for their own purposes. One problem with making things automatically public is that it does somewhat backfire on bureaucrats. (Perhaps they deserve it, since they are in large part responsible for cost overruns) but I don’t think public exposure would lead to more reasonable decision making. I think the point of the office should be to allow Parliamentarians great scrutiny, rather than providing fodder for public scandal. Among other things, the position focuses primarily on dollars spent — useful, but not the whole picture — the Auditor General already looks at the broader question of value for money.

  27. Posted by: LindaL at November 4, 2008 2:28 PM
    I am struck by two minds on this.
    One, I did begin a sarcastic response. But I am also struck by the amazing level of ignorance of your post. Please don’t take that as insult. It simply appears to me that you have no idea what you are talking about. In the interests of furthering knowledge….
    1. Parliamentarians set laws, policies, and cut cheques to friends to buy votes and influence and gain power.
    2. The Budget Office reports how much has been spent, how much maybe spent (estimates), and certain forecasting and ‘what-if’ scenarios.
    3. The Auditor General reports if spending has indeed furthered policies and laws enacted, or whether #1 above is getting in the way.
    4. There is no decent access nor ability to track publicly spent funds, because the politicians and bureaurats fight to cover their behinds, and the public – citizens – are stuck paying the bill for failures that would rock a private sector firm.
    The Accountability Act and its’ underlying and explicit promise to shed light on public spending was intentionally kept in the political arena by the Cons.
    The only thing that really depresses a conservative such as myself is to see another ‘conservative’ arguing against the reporting, disclosure, and uses of taxpayer funds during the pursuit of political policy and governance.
    Think about what you have just argued for. Just for a minute. Please.
    Secrecy is right where these ghouls want you.

  28. “Rock guitarist Pete Townshend has labelled Michael Moore a “bully” in a public spat over the use of the classic Who song Won’t get Fooled Again in Fahrenheit 9/11.The Who guitarist refused Moore permission to use the song on the end credits of the film. Afterwards, Moore claimed that Townshend did so because he was in favour of the war in Iraq.”
    The Guardian, July 14th. 2004
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE

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