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Uncivil War . Naughty language , a good read though . A southerners take on the big 3 , and stuff .

My apologies if this has been posted here already:

T'WAS THREE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

T'was three weeks before Christmas, when all through the house The opposition was stirring, even Layton - the louse.
The dealings were waved in front of noses in the air, In hopes that a Coalition soon would be there.

The Blocs were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of separatism danced in their heads.
And Jack in his 'kerchief, and Stéphane - the sap, Had just settled down for a long winter's nap.

When all across the country there arose such a clatter, Dion insisted, it didn't really matter.
Away out the window, he threw with a flash, The results of the election, amid the backlash.

The moon on the breast of Elizabeth May, Suggested she might still be able to play.
When, what to her wondering eyes should appear, But a weasely Frenchman with promises dear.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it was Jack Layton, the dick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

"Now Dion! now, Duceppe! Now Mays - you vixen!
Let's get together, It's time to Listen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Let's unite! Let's unite! Separatists and all!"

And then, in a twinkling, they heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of Canadians, not aloof.
They drew in their heads, and turned around, And down the chimney St Harper came with a bound.

He was dressed all in gold, from his head to his feet, Letting them know he wouldn't be easy to defeat.
A bundle of Tories he had flung on his back, And he looked like a King, with nothing to lack.

His eyes-how they glared! his fists, how clenched!
He stands for democracy, and won't see it trenched!
His droll little mouth was drawn up in a sneer, For the governor-general soon would appear..

The promise of dissolving he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it caused encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a stern face and a little round belly, And wanted to bury Dion in a bowlful of jelly!

Harper was elected by Canadians, voted in fair, Not a Weasel, not a Separatist, not the guy with no hair!
With them getting together, it will have to be said, Canadians will face the future with dread.

Harper spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, Shook his head in disgust, then turned to the jerk.
And laying his middle finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a shout, Trying to teach Canadians, what this is about.
And I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight, "This is the end of democracy, C'mon lets fight!"

"I'm a Midnight Toker" -- Getting Stoned with Barry O

"Pictures from a contact sheet that Time Magazine could only manage to find now. [Yet another confirmation of what utter tools these dying bozos are.]"

"In 1980, when Obama was a freshman at Occidental College in Los Angeles, he was approached by an aspiring photographer named Lisa Jack, who asked him if he would be willing to pose for some black and white photographs that she could use in her portfolio. --Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays - TIME"

http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/truth_slant/im_a_midnight_t.php

Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are truly serving their fellow Canadians well and doing a wonderful job in tough circumstances.

How does one know this???

The CBC At Issue panel and the oh so perfect look at me I'm special Peter Mansbridge slagged the PMN and all things Conservative.

The day the Canadian "elites" who live in their little secluded self important bubbles think the Conservatives "speak for them" is the day the other 99.9% of severely normal Canadians should worry.

The fact that these egotistical self important opinionistas who are getting paid by the same taxpayer they show such disrespect for are already gaga for fellow blue blood elitist, Ignatieff, just proves how out of touch they are.

Did you know they get paid thousands of dollars in fees, hotel, transportation and perks just to give their "opinions" on CBC - because their opinions count I guess and real down to earth realistic Canadians are too stupid to think for ourselves???

So the taxpayer pays the tab for these bozos to implant their opinions in our oh so feeble pliable brains.

Finally, I got a really lovely Christmas card today from the Harpers with a casual family photo of the four of them waving.- Regular folk, just like us.

The Brian Setzer Orchestra and their version of The Nutcracker Suite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_7AvrTnMpY

Joel has a great video from CNN where Condeleeza Rice scolds a CNN reporter and MSM in general for missing the details of an historical moment. The MSM only focused on the shoe throwing.

http://www.proudtobecanadian.ca/blog/

Well said, Marie! Further evidence that CBC News truly is simply the PR arm of LPOT (Liberal Party of Toronto).

In other news, do you all remember the illegal retrieval of Joe the Plumber's confidential info? Some people are finally paying the price. The top person in the affair, Helen Jones-Kelley wrote this self-serving diatribe in her resignation letter: "My professional career, and the legacy of service I have established, has been, and continues to be, far too important for me to allow my reputation and my commitment as a servant leader to be disparaged. I also remain concerned for the safety of my family and myself."

Ain't it the case that liberals always play the victim card when they're called out on their crappy behaviour!

John Cross - the rug is pulled from under thee fundamental position;

[ .. ]

[ Atmospheric CO2 may go where it will but I suspect in due course its rate of increase will eventually slow. The same thing will happen to any oceanic pH decline as increased raininess increases continental weathering rates which increases the export of total alkalinity, Fe and Si into the ocean (which in turn tends to CO2-absorbing primary productivity, neutralize CO2-induced acidity and so on).

Given:

* the lack of the IPCC-predicted stratospheric heating;

* the observed reduction in tropical-polar temperature gradients (underestimated by GCMs);

* the known 30 year trends in continental potential evaporation (down), cloudiness, rainfall (both up), oceanic wind speeds (up) etc; and

* the confounding 20 year surface temperature record just before and since the 1998 El Nino (up then down),

I think we can reasonably expect to see a majority of top level climate researchers in the next few years cautiously promulgating a more moderate view of global climate CO2 sensitivity and a more optimistic view on climate homeostasis and so-called ocean acidification. It is already happening at various reputable overseas universities (e.g. MIT, several Max Planck Institutes, Uni. Hamburg etc) and even now is slowly creeping into other institutions, including here in Australia.

Of course the monstrous egos, the chronically dogmatic, the hopelessly compromised, the committed members of the AGW herd won't like it but, hey, that's entropy for you.

Regards
Steve

Dr Steve Short
Director
Ecoengineers Pty Ltd ]

rik @12:01
Good one. (Add rimshot for effect)

Marie @11:44 PM

Regular folks, indeed!

Merry Christmas everyone and thanks Vitruvius, for all that you do! Smooches, hugs and cheers to all that you love!

Hey ulianov, two words:

Sponsorship scandal.

It is to laugh.

Jim Traverse is clearly one of the most biased holier than thou crude and downright disrespectful of all things Conservative opinion writer (no real journalist can spew such venom and call it news).

Dear Jim has written a venomous piece about Harper's senate appointment blanketing ALL senators as pigs at the trough for the most part.

Here's the irony: Many of those so called "porkers" are Liberal journalists and bagmen who earned their perks by being caustic and rude about all things conservative.

In other words, they are buddies of Jim Traverse; many are his fellow Toronto-centric drinking hole buds.

Methinks Jim's oh so prominent nose is clearly out of joint as he has played the Liberal journalist game for so many years now I think he expected a nice little thank you seat in the Senate by a nice little coalition or Ignatieff PM.

Traverse venom reminds me of Garth Turner's when he was passed over for cabinet minister.

The two of them truly do believe that they are smarter and more entitled to their opinions and rewards than lesser humans.

This man's writings should be analyzed by a head soctor - the jealousy and rage and bias and downright seething hatred for the abhoration called Conservatives is actually quite scary.

And he gets paid for this kind of hate mongering???
Just like Jim

Hey ulianov....

Johhny Cretin, mob boss: "a proof is a proof"

Pauly Martin, shipping magnate: "uhhh....uhhhh....uhhhh"

Cityoen Dion, France professor: "dis is not fair"

Iggy Pop, American professor: "torture's cool with me"

Have you ever held a position of responsibility, Ulianov, or do you consider sticking to an ideological stance in the face of changing circumstances to be some badge of pride, or some other misplaced form of hubris? Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds". Fortunately, Ulianov, we have you to remind us of the wisdom of his words.

How old are you ulianov? How long have you been paying taxes?
Under the Lieberal, we have written an extra cheque every year. Under the Conservatives, we don't. Do the math, or not.

Maybe you do everything under the table or never pay taxes but do not spew crap that has nothing to do with reality.

Even your "god's" did not predict this one...do your flippin' homework.

Quit already with the cut and paste, please.

Ancient history? Typical mmonbat kneejerk response. Very well. In 30 minutes time the December 18th comment will be ancient history too. Doesn't negate the fact that the LPC are, were and will continue to be corrupt.

As you wish, Ulianov; it's not my job to prevent you from being wrong.

'Screw' the opposition parties? You're reaching now ulianov. Funny how only the CPC has grassroots support and the rump parties have to rely on the taxpayer to foot their bills! Harper wanted all parties to lead by example, a concept foreign to those who have entitlements hard wired into their DNA.

PS. nice Bolshevic name there, ulianov.

Tonight on CTV newsnet they had a story about the canadian who was shot 3 times in Mumbai returning home. He was shot by 'militants' also known as 'terrorists'. Not once in the 4 minute clip was the word 'Islamic' or 'jihad' used to describe these murderous bastards, who also killed two other Canadians.....Of course,Cbc would mention this rather important fact in their report,right? Of course not,cbc did not even cover the story. It is not news if canadians are shot or murdered,what is important is never, ever, showing anything that may make Canadians think Islam is anything but a misunderstood 'religion of peace'. Disgusting,just f'en disgusting.

As you wish, Ulianov, in the end, all that matters is the massed effect of the
Canadian electorate, in which both you and I have exactly one vote each.

And I do apologize for being so pragmatic,
just when you've got your dogma in a knot.

Pursuant to my above post,I wandered over to the cbc.ca site and checked out their coverage. They did cover it, it is the 21st story in 'Canadian headlines.'Islam' or'jihad' is not mentioned in the story,or the fact that 2 Canadians were also murdered that day. There was 16 comments following the story,and again no mention of either word.The 17th does include both,and they did print it.I'm shocked,I wonder if it will last.

Aye, we shall see.

"snow-mageddon" vs "consensus on global warming is melting"
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"Truckers protest pre-set speeds
London Free Press - 3 hours ago
By JOE BELANGER Drivers heading east on the Highway 401 today can expect a slow commute as a big winter storm -- dubbed a "snow-mageddon" -- blows in."
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"The so-called consensus on global warming is melting"

"As news reports falsely told Canadians, "Scientists and governments from around the world have reached a consensus" about human activity causing global warming, the real story is that large numbers of scientists are switching teams to declare global warming science is far from settled and there is no consensus.

The Senate report quotes one Nobel-winning scientist as saying, "I am a skeptic . . . global warming has become a new religion." A climate expert says the debate now follows "a fundamentally unscientific approach,"while a former IPCC member says the climate change models used to project global warming changes are only useful in "explaining climate changes after the fact." Another former IPCC member is now undertaking a "detailed assessment" of how the IPCC policy-makers "distorted the science" when drafting its policy document.

How did the UN IPCC reports become the gold standard for documenting global warming if there are so many doubters? Because non-scientist policy-makers have the final say on what scientific conclusions and policies are included and UN claims of scientific support are highly exaggerated.

For example, the UN claimed 2,500 scientists supported its key claim that human-generated greenhouse gases are the primary cause of global warming. But those 2,500 weren't asked to support it--they were only asked to review it. Only 62 completed the review, and 55 had serious concerns, leaving a total of seven to support the science that is the basis of the IPCC climate-change policy."
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4yh9t3

maz2 - "Drivers heading east on the Highway 401 today can expect a slow commute as a big winter storm -- dubbed a "snow-mageddon" -- blows in."

And a good thing too!

It's 8:30 Friday morning in Woodstock, Ontario and the fine snowflakes are going by my window -- SIDEWAYS!!!!

Old fashioned winter style!

AGW be damned.

ulianov has his mind made up Vit. Don't confuse him with the facts.
Fact is Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned of difficult economic times coming in his Christmas address of December '07. Of course the media chastised him for that and of course Calgary Grit didn't include that in his 'list'.
Another fact is that PMSH has a better understanding of this economic downturn than the media.
In my area there is a demand for skilled labourers. And I'm still seeing packed malls and houses being built.Yes..some industries are wisely going to a 4 day week.They will survive because they are adapting.
The media is fearmongering.

Joe, any cardinals at your feeders? Snowbirds? Great Horned Owls?
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Vote Dr. Tim Ball for senator.

" CO2 is not causing warming or climate change. It is not a toxic substance or a pollutant

Pre-industrial CO2 levels were about the same as today. How and why we are told otherwise?"

"How many failed predictions, discredited assumptions and evidence of incorrect data are required before an idea loses credibility?"
By Dr. Tim Ball
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/6855

Actually, ulianov/lberia, it's the people of Canada who determine whether we carry on with a minority government or a coalition. Or a majority government.

Your assumption that our government rests in the hands of and only of, our elected representatives in parliament and an appointed representative ignores the fundamental word: 'representative'.

These people represent our will. Not their will. Any breach of this connection violates the basic principles of democracy. To maintain this connection, the question of 'what should be the nature of our government' has to be put to and answered by and only by, the electorate.

Your suggestion that it can readily ignore this requirement and that our mode of governance rests only within the partisan agendas of the Opposition and the GG - rejects our democracy and moves Canada into an oligarchy.

Another minor comment is that, despite your suggestion that the opposition is a majority they are 3 parties not one. I presume there is a fundamental reason why they have not, as yet, merged themselves into your image of Oneness and why they have not put such an offering to the electorate.

Try and visualize just how "proprtional representaional" governmants would function, because you are getting the dog wagging the tail now.
Just wait until you get ten different special interest reps elected.
Talk about disfunction, you would have it in spades.

Hey maz2- , Juncos, nuthatches, cardinals, house finches, the occasional blue jay, and of course crows.

"The official reason being given is that the "weather is not the climate." For those readers not skilled in dialectical huckstering, the argument seems to be that the weather can get colder while the climate gets warmer.

Proponents of global warming finally have an irrefutable, because incoherent, theory guaranteed to win any debate. This hypothesis cannot be refuted. If the "weather" cools it proves that the "climate" is getting warmer. If the weather gets warmer then the climate gets warmer. As the barker shouts out at the carnival,
"Winner! Winner! Winner!""\
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/climate_crisis_logic_crisis.html

c'mon joe - what about the ever-present chickadee? Oh, and squirrels.

Proportional representation would be a disaster. An important aspect of PR is that it becomes politicized and corrupt because the MPs are chosen by the party rather than directly by the people. They are therefore, answerable to the party rather than to the people.

Remember, our esteemed supporters of the coalition, who inform us that '62% voted against Harper' - odd, since I thought that we each voted FOR a party and its presumed policies - but these supporters include the Marxist-leninists, communists, marijuana etc supporters in this coalition.

"Have you ever held a position of responsibility, Ulianov, or do you consider sticking to an ideological stance in the face of changing circumstances to be some badge of pride, or some other misplaced form of hubris? Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds". Fortunately, Ulianov, we have you to remind us of the wisdom of his words."

Nice bitch slap Vitruvius.

I'm not sure if anyone has brought this up someplace else, but makes for some interesting reading re connections:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12192008/news/columnists/500m_problems_for_madame_secretary_144933.htm

By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN

NOW that Bill Clinton has re leased the list of his 205,000 donors who have given close to $500 million to his library and foundation, it is clear why he resisted releasing the list while his wife was running for president.

Now, compelled by the Obama transition team to make it public as a condition of his wife’s appointment as secretary of state, it becomes clear that the list is a virtual encyclopedia of conflicts of interest for the husband of a senator - to say nothing of the husband of an incoming secretary of state.

Particularly troubling are the massive donations from Arab governments in the Middle East.

Pardon us for looking such generous gift horses in the mouth, but it is hard to imagine so many governments, monarchs and businessmen in the Middle East giving money unless it was with some hope of a political return. Will that return now come with the appointment of Sen. Clinton as secretary of state?

How can Hillary Rodham Clinton mediate and negotiate conflicts in the Middle East impartially when her husband’s library and foundation - over which he has total control - have been bankrolled by the very nations with whom she must negotiate?

The list reveals another key center of conflicts of interest in Kazakhstan, the former Soviet republic, now home to some of the world’s greatest mineral deposits and ruled by a corrupt dictator, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who, according to The New York Times, has all but quashed political dissent.

Bill Clinton visited Kazakhstan and met with its president on Sept. 6, 2005, accompanied by Canadian mining financier Frank Giustra.

Soon after, Giustra was awarded a highly lucrative contract to mine uranium there. Now, lo and behold, Frank Giustra turns up having given the library and foundation between $10 million and $25 million and the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative of Canada gave $1 million to $5 million more.

And Clinton got $1 million to $5 million from Lakshmi Mittal, the fourth-wealthiest person on the Forbes billionaire list and a member of the Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan.

In addition, Clinton further fished in troubled waters by taking $1 million to $5 million from Victor Pinchuk, the son-in-law of the controversial former president of the Ukraine.

Given the complexities of US policy toward the former Soviet republics in Central Asia, it is hard to see how this massive and incestuous relationship cannot but complicate Hillary’s independence.

One of the largest donors to the library and foundation was UNITAID, an international organization largely controlled by France, which donated more than $25 million. And the conflicts of interest are not all just foreign. Corporate bailout recipients and recipient wannabes donated to the Clinton fund. They include AIG, Lehman, Merrill, the Citi Foundation and General Motors.

And, almost as an afterthought, the list reveals a donation of at least $250,000 from Denise Rich, presumably in return for her ex-husband’s presidential pardon.

How could a US senator possibly serve dispassionately while her husband was collecting money from these donors on this kind of scale? And how could we have almost elected a president without realizing these conflicts existed? And how on earth can a secretary of state function with these conflicts hanging over her head?

Joe: they(enviroment canada)said we would get a skiff here in grey/bruce/owen sound on the outer edge of the storm, 10cm. i think we had that in the first hour. Currently blowing snow visibility poor i can barely see across the street(iam on hwy 6 in springmount which is 2kliks outside of owen sound on the escarpment).
Go to enviroment canada's website & look at the radar's on there, More detailed then the weather network.
toronto on the other hand is to get the brunt 25cm, The army will be on alert with shovels ready to go.

Ulianov, I missed the part of your post where you quote Liberals accurately predicting what has happened, and the solutions they recommended.

Your Goebell's "quote" is quite telling. Look in the mirror buddy. Ah, yes the canard of proportional representation. Its proponents never bother to consider that voters might actually change their behavior, and thus their vote, if this was the system (for instance, giving CPC more than 50% of popular vote).

If anyone has difficulty understanding this, just consider what the vote of the last election would have been if, instead of lying, the opposition parties had run on their "coalition" plan.

It's always fun to watch people criticize others for precisely what they are doing themselves, as in the intellectual dishonesty of Ulianov and others.

Oh, and BTW, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HO HO HO!!!

ulianov - don't worry, 'the truth will set you free' from your bonds of frozen brain cells. Or maybe you make the choice to remain that way.

Actually, ulianov/lberia, the constitution doesn't say very much about the nature of a democracy. I suggest you read it before you venture here again.

Therefore, we have to rely on our history, and on such documents as the Magna Carta, which removed the idea of invested Sovereignty as our basis of government and placed it within the hands of the governed. Quite the change, wasn't it?

Fred Thompson at his best...on saving the economy:

http://blip.tv/file/1528079

Et - I forgot the chikadees and you are correct -squirrels, balck and grey , and my $37.00 squirrel proof feeder is not squirrel proof, but hey , that's life.
maybe we should check with the squirrels about AGW eh?.
Gotta go , blow out the drive so I can get to the LCBO>

Grey/Bruce/OwenSound has just been added to the StormWatch, took them long enough.
Says watch out for adverse weather, Watchout! clue one Ya cant see a thing if it was not Christmas i would say done early today Store Closed & No I Dont Have Any Snow Tires left In Stock.

Shamrock & other lost Owen Sounders safe drive if your coming home for the Holiday's. The Owen Sound Attack are off now until Dec27.

Good time though to say
Kate thanks for a great year, So to you & yours & all the bloggers.

Have a Very Merry Christmas & a Safe and Prosperous New Year.

From what I see Harpers way is lets see what’s really happening before we throw money and self serving political rhetoric at still headless problem. When he finds out what is truly happening in the world and not just that of the howling liberal left and an untrustworthy press he can then act with some responsible direction. What good would have throwing money around done last month? Looked good, sounded good, but bugger all in the overall scheme of things. A world problem is not going to be solved by Canada alone, wait, wait for the opportune time then inject OUR money to OUR best advantage.

"The Deadliest U.S. Natural Hazard: Extreme Cold

There’s a new essay from Indur Goklany in response to a recent Reuters news article.

Yesterday Reuters reported on a study which claimed that heat is the deadliest form of natural hazard for the United States. However, this result is based on questionable data. The study used results for mortality from extreme heat and cold that can be traced to the National Climatic Data Center. But these data are substantially different from mortality data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) based on the Compressed Mortality File for the United States. The latter uses death certificate records, which provide the cause of each recorded death (based on medical opinion). It is reasonable to believe that regarding the cause of death, particularly for extreme cold and heat, medical opinion as captured in death certificate records is more reliable than determinations made by the meteorologists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NCDC (even if they have Ph.Ds.).

The essay draws on data from the CDC database of mortality in the USA. See this table:"
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/12/18/the-deadliest-us-natural-hazard-extreme-cold/
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Friendly little Chickadees never freeze their feets; but, they are mortal. Chuck Darwin tells us why.

Crosspost from the "Canadian Human Rights Commission Ruling Gives OK To 'Exterminate The Gays'" thread:

There's a great editorial about this fiasco in today's National Post.

The last sentence is worth the price of admission: it's a zinger that pulls no punches: "But until those people [coterie of HRC bureaucrats] are properly turfed out of their jobs, perhaps the CHRC could be a little less overt in their bias against conservatism and Christianity."

Yeah!

"In Canada, there’s 30 per cent more ice than last year and the polar bears, who are supposed to be on the brink of extinction, are breeding at an alarming rate.

None of this has in any way deterred the ‘global warming’ fascists."

... > and that's the way it is: December 12, 1938.
This is Walletter Gronkite saying goodnight, Mrs. Calabash*, wherever you are.
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"If Del Boy was around today, he'd be trading in carbon offsets

From the New York Times, December 12: Soviet scientists on board an icebreaker drifting just 300 miles from the North Pole have concluded that the world is getting hotter.

Warm-water fish are appearing in increasing numbers in Arctic seas as temperatures have risen, melting the ice caps.

The Russian explorers believe that very soon ships will be able to sail right across the Pole.

This news will be welcomed by ‘global warming’ campaigners - except that it first appeared on December 12, 1938, and has just been republished on a website run by a former TV meteorologist, who treats the whole ‘climate change’ racket with a healthy dose of sea salt."
Richard Littlejohn
http://tinyurl.com/4u9aaw (dailymailuk)
(*H/T Jimmy Durante)

Calgary Mosque Being Sued.

Construction company says it's owed almost $4M after building house of worship

http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2008/12/19/7802031-sun.html

"a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds".

Do you mean the sort of foolish consistency that mindlessly supports Harper despite every flip flop??

philboyd - you've provided us with a conclusion (foolish consistency=Harper)but since you haven't provided any reasons, then your post is, umm, without meaning.

Well if anyone knows anything about meaningless posts, et, it's you.

no, philboyd, that's not an answer; it's a diversion FROM an answer by moving into childish ad hominem. Try again. You made a conclusion that 'foolish consistency=Harper'. I'd like to know the reasons that led you to this conclusion.

You see, without reasons, it's just an opinion. And as an unsubstantiated opinion, its meaning remains - with you. Subjective. Isolated. And therefore, since you communicated it, without meaning.

What? Is today National Moonbat Day or something?

Or, did somebody ring the idiot bell in the idiot cave?

I think those of us who consciously support PMSH do so because we realize that, though far from perfect—which politician, let alone, human being, is?—he’s head and shoulders above the law-breaking Liberals, who ran Canada like a personal Mafia fiefdom under that master thug and bully, Chretien.

Those who think running a government is like making a simple list and heading to the well stocked grocery store are delusional. It’s more like wartime: things change at lightning speed and, as a result, policy changes are inevitable. (BTW, Politics 101, for the uninformed: let’s remember that PMSH is, in fact, a POLITICIAN and that politics is a blood sport. We’re not talking tiddly winks here. When your enemies are a vicious pack of starving jackals, you don’t toss paper clips: you use all the heavy weapons at your disposal, the same ones the jackals would use if they were in your position.)

The poor sportsmanship and treasonous actions of the anti-Harper crowd—not supported by the majority of Canadians, who roundly oppose the coalition putsch—are a national disgrace and scandal. These people are childish and their posturing, preening, and whining are most unattractive. These prima donnas and provocateurs need to grow up and show some true grit—if they can. (ET gets it. Others here do not.)

UNNECESSARY ELECTION: $300 million
EXPANDED CABINET: $4 million
BUDGET DEFICIT: $30 Billion

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won't complain:
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