Kelly McParland eviscerates the Idiotic Left in this hilarious column.
America’s Newest Terrorist Suspect
Lorne Gunter: Big cuts needed in Ottawa’s bloated public service
Lorne Gunter skewers the phoney reports coming out of left-wing advocacy groups about massive cuts to the Federal Government’s workforce. He only wishes what they were saying was true!
Each of the more than 450,000 federal civil servants costs taxpayers an average of $92,000 annually for salaries, benefits and pension contributions, according to James Lahey, a former senior bureaucrat who has done the most comprehensive studies yet into civil service pay and benefits. The cost of a federal civil servant is nearly $20,000 a year more than the cost of an average private-sector worker.
Michael Coren Interviews Mark Steyn
h/t BlazingCatFur
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Ridin’ tough ponies was his middle name. One day, a feller made him a bet that he couldn’t ride that pin-eared, bog-spavined, Roman-nosed, double square iron-branded Strawberry Roan.
Based on rodeo rider Curley Fletcher’s poem.
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Tim Thomas “Just Has To Be” a Racist
The Radical Left’s latest Racist Poster Boy is none other than Tim Thomas, goaltender of the Boston Bruins. Why? Because he refused to go to the White House today.
Here’s the statement that Thomas released:
“I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers [ sic ] vision for the Federal government. Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.”
h/t ‘Snagglepuss’
Some of the comments at the Bruins Blog are priceless:
Way to put your own confused political leanings in the way of your team, your town, your fans…
You assume Thomas’s absence is a political statement, but for all we know, he may have had a roll with the first lady and felt the situation would have been socially awkward.
Typical knee-jerk liberals didn’t say a word when Theo skipped a Bush invite. Hypocrites.
First off, not so bad that you dissed the President of the United States, but this is a slap in the face to all the Boston Bruins fans. In case he hasn’t noticed, Massachusetts is a Democratic State. Why would Thomas take this stand. Doesn’t he know that Curt Schilling pretty much got run out of town for backing and working to get George W Bush elected?
Besides that, Red Sox management exercised their rights under his contract to put a stop to his foray into politics right quick. I respect most people for their political beliefs, but Glen Beck? I could see Ronald Regan, John F Buckley, Dwight D Eisenhour, but Glen Beck? The guy is a Nazi for god sake! My guess is that the Boston Fans will let their feelings known at the next home game.
The Power of Iconography
h/t Revnant Dream
Newt
After tonight’s debate I guess we’ll have a good idea whether Newt is Inevitable and Mitt is unelectable…or the reverse again, or not, or something.
Now is the Time at SDA When We Juxtapose
Dec 12, 2011 : The all white, all non-Muslim Editorial Board of the Toronto Star condemns Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney for his decision to ban veils during the citizenship ceremony.
Jan 23, 2012 : Canadian Muslim women salute Jason Kenney for his ‘courageous’ move to ban people covering their faces during the citizenship ceremony.
h/t Dave
Is the American Dream Now Over?
h/t Clive
Big Shake-up at Research in Motion
RIM’s new CEO, Thorsten Heins, is determined to prove that sometimes one head is better than two.
The Entitlement Mentality of Quebec Students
Does anyone know if they teach basic math in Quebec?
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Robert W. recently recommended via email this award-winning slideshow of skiers in Whistler, B.C.
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Winter is Alive & Well in America’s Emerald City
Only the most ardent global warming fanatics in America’s Pacific Northwest city of Seattle are still adamant that the world is warming up. The city was pounded with a massive snowstorm that is still wreaking havoc, even as the snow melts. To add insult to injury, the Los Angeles Times decided to refer to Seattle residents as “wimps”. One could say that that’s “the pot calling the kettle black” but in 2012 that might be deemed racist!
Here’s a photo of a car on the side of road, not too far from Microsoft’s Redmond campus:
Is Barack Obama About to Repudiate Himself?
It’s now being reported that in his upcoming State of the Union speech, President Obama will insist upon “a return to American values”. That’ll be one hell of a speech! After all, how can a man who deeply believes in, and frequently advocates, European Socialist values possibly support American values? No one has ever explained this difference better than Dennis Prager.
The Obama Presidency: A Bubble Within a Bubble
Maureen Dowd is clearly off of the reservation with her latest column. Here’s an interesting snippet:
Times have been bad and sad, and The One did not turn out to be a messiah, just a mortal politician who ruefully jokes that his talent is hitting the “sweet spot” where he makes no one happy, neither allies nor opponents.
The man who became famous with a speech declaring that we were one America, not opposing teams of red and blue states, presides over an America more riven by blue and red than ever.
The Mindless Talking Points of the Clueless Left
Greenpeace’s Mafia-Lite Tactics
Former Greenpeacer Patrick Moore outlines some rather disturbing revelations about the organization’s latest tactics.
Now is the Time at SDA When We Juxtapose
Jan 6, 2012: The Globe & Mail Editorial Board proffers this:
The two best-positioned candidates coming out of Iowa are Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum – the least preferred among Tea Partiers. Mr. Romney’s strong showing among non-Tea Party Republicans secured his narrow victory in the Hawkeye state.
The decline of a grassroots movement without any central organization is not surprising in 2012. It is one thing to take over congressional nomination meetings, another to control the entire primary process. The establishment still matters when it comes to picking a presidential nominee, and Mr. Romney is very much the establishment candidate.
Jan 21, 2012: Newt Gingrich and voters of South Carolina prove that the Globe & Mail Editorial Board has absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.
Time to Evict the Alberta CINOs
The National Post editorial board has just published a stunning indictment of the Alberta “Conservatives”.
Since 2001, Alberta has seen a remarkable expansion of provincial revenues, due mostly to rising oil and natural gas prices. Even excluding health, education and welfare transfers from Ottawa, Alberta’s provincial revenues have risen 56% in the past decade, despite the worldwide economic downturn.
So where has all this additional money gone? According to the U of C study, public sector wages have “consumed 95% of the increase in provincial revenues over the past decade.” For every new dollar Alberta has brought in — nearly $11-billion extra a year — 95¢ has gone into the pockets of civil servants and other public-sector workers.
Hopefully enough voters in the province are fed up and have seen the light.
P.S. Within a few years could there possibly be true conservative governments across the 3 Western provinces?