Part of me hopes the pedestal has crumbled. Then I remember that Trudeau has the media to protect him.
Bill’s Wife
Stars align, Hillary gets the cartoon opponent of her dreams, aaaaaaaand she's losing to himhttps://t.co/MAGL4eNP10
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 22, 2016
Utopi-aren’t
Robert Tracinski on socialist Venezuela and the imaginings of John Lennon:
Before you judge Venezuela’s looters, consider what you would do if your children were starving. So much for “no hunger.” What about the “brotherhood of man”? Not only is looting soaring in Venezuela, but so are all forms of crime. It has gotten so far out of control that mobs of vigilantes are burning people alive in the streets over petty thefts. It turns out then when people are starving, there’s not a lot of brotherhood. Instead, they fight like dogs over a bone.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
It’s not easy being green. (h/t Bob)
Trump To Crush The Serpents Head
There is much more than a reasonable basis for believing that a President Trump would offer substantial relief from the Obama nightmare on issues of intense concern to conservatives, Republicans and members of the American middle and working classes.
It’s very probable that President Trump would…
Blog Notes
My apologies for the slow posting.
We’re spending the weekend on an out of town family visit, and between activities and locking myself out of the blog (password wasn’t saved on this new laptop) I’ve been unable to post until now, (finally got in on Lance’s account) I may get things rectified later today, may not. So, if things remain quiet here — that’s why! Enjoy your weekend!
Kate
Get Ready to Bend Over, Er…Bow to the Aristocratic Class
Frank Herbert warned us that “Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly towards aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern”. We’ve gotten to that point in Canada where the entire function of Government is to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class. Outrageous recent increases in MP expense accounts is a minor example, there is much worse….
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Heh
I think this one might be payback for Justin's ignorant claim that small business owners are really rich tax cheats. pic.twitter.com/yYrDwP9zgV
— Suzanne Sexton (@SuzakiTheAmazon) May 20, 2016
Word Of The Day
Reader Tips
B.B. King performs “The Thrill Is Gone” (2010). h/t nold. Your tips are invited.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Finally, a gift for the crazy cat lady who has everything.
Trudeau’s Tantrum Part Two – The fallout continues
Trudeau’s defenders say his actions in manhandling two MPs in the House of Commons really amounts to nothing. The Canadian public appears to disagree. Brian takes your calls.
Plus, can the Raptors come back from a two game deficit – Brian checks in with two of three members of the 3 in the Key podcast, talks hockey Dean Brown, the Intelligence Files with David Harris and John Robson comments on Trudeau and the debt we owe to Queen Victoria.
Run Screaming From This Pension Idea
One of the worst, potentially dangerous ideas has being proposed by the Trudeau Government.
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Mirrors
Feel The Burn: World’s Largest Solar Plant Sets Itself on Fire
h/t Ed S
Pivot To Asia
Bill’s Wife
The monster is turning on its’ masters;
In public, Hillary Clinton’s aides and allies have kept their anger checked, decrying the rowdy outbursts at Nevada’s state convention last weekend but saying they believe Sanders will ultimately do the right thing by helping to unite the Democratic Party.
Behind the scenes, however, they are seething that statements by the Vermont senator are just making matters worse by further alienating his supporters from Clinton, the front-runner for the party’s presidential nomination.
The continued combat on the left is also complicating Clinton’s efforts to fully turn her attention to presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, who is reveling in the Democratic feuding.
“This is the worst-case scenario and the one people feared the most,” said one Clinton ally and former Clinton aide.
Red Rose Country
Premier Downgrade will not be denied: Alberta will need an injection of at least $16 billion invested in new electrical generation as the province phases out coal power in the coming years.
Death By Papercut
It’s here! The consolidated Energy East application has arrived, all 38,885 pages of it: https://t.co/HyRFTkuqix pic.twitter.com/QLCDAmWBQ1
— NEB Canada (@NEBCanada) May 17, 2016
The Sound Of Settled Science
Using recent advancements in Australian telescope technology, a Monash University-led research team has made an unexpected discovery that a large group of stars are dying prematurely, challenging our accepted view of stellar evolution. […]
While the cause of this remains a mystery, the HERMES chemical analysis has revealed that premature death tends to only occur in the sodium-rich/oxygen-poor stars. The surprising thing is that our best models of these stars do not predict that they will die young.
h/t meatriarchy

