Comedy Central funnyman Stephen Colbert, like most of his friends and allies on the left, thinks that last year’s Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC is, literally, ridiculous. To make his case that the ruling invites “unlimited corporate money” to dominate politics, Mr. Colbert decided to set up a political action committee (PAC) of his own.
We Don’t Need No Stinking Twisty Bulbs
I love the smell of majority in the morning.
The Conservative government wants to postpone pulling the plug on incandescent light bulbs, saying it needs more time to allow for technological innovations and to deal with concerns about compact fluorescent lamps.
h/t Ross M.
Harper Senate Appointments
The PM needed an absolute majority in the Senate before June 2nd, to get the chairmanship of committees. Without these 3, the liberals could still have had chairmanships and been able to stall legislation or change it. Chairmanships are only changed after an election or prorogation. The PM could not allow liberals to stall and defeat everything for 4 yrs. Even if 2 of the 3 new ones resign within a few months, those chairmanships can’t be changed. There are around 15 vacancies to occur within 5 yrs.
h/t Gord Tulk
Pharma Shrugs
Electrolytes are administered to a critically ill patient for nutritional support intravenously. They are given to patients who cannot get their nutrition any other way.
O’Neal said he’s concerned that as supplies shrink, measures will have to be taken.
“We are dangerously close, we believe, when we will have to ration care to the critically ill. I would say within days or weeks,” said O’Neal.
[…]
There are so few makers of electrolytes that when one drug company, American Regent, stopped production because of quality issues, it sent supplies in a tail spin nationwide.
More – “Used to be I’d spend a lot of money buying drugs,” he said. “Now, I’m spending more money on the staffing to track down drugs.”
CWB: Our Work Here Is Over
“We Could Have Shot You Anywhere…”
h/t Mississauga Matt
Reader Tips
Allan Sherman sincerely doubts that the world could do without his Good Advice.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
Anarchists in Our Midst
Yesterday Sun News TV’s Brian Lilley interviewed transplanted American agitator / community organizer Luam Kidane (h/t ‘batb’). Warning: Severe nausea may ensue.
Just imagine for a moment if a right-wing conservative came up from America and started spouting such drivel. The Left in Canada would go absolutely apoplectic. And rightly so by the way. But because one of their own is saying such things, it’s all perfectly fine.
Not Watching For The Asteroid
| “I think we are witnessing the demise of the televised news conference. I think its time is past.” |  |
The Good, The Bad, And The Flaherty
The Perceptive Left
Rachel Maddow and Spike Lee celebrate the Hoover Dam in a video…
“This is a project of national significance. We’ve got those projects on the menu right now. And we’ve got to figure out whether or not we are still a country that can think this big.”
… that manages to avoid the spectacular new Hoover Dam bypass mere yards behind the cameraman.
But that was a Bush era project of “national significance.”
Much more at Ed Driscoll, (though the best part’s in the comments.)
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
Reader Tips
The late Charlie Rich is perhaps most famous for a couple of MOR hits (“Behind Closed Doors” and “The Most Beautiful Girl”) he recorded late in his career during the 1970’s, but these schmaltzy ballads belied the talent and versatility of a man who, in the early days of his career as a singer, songwriter, and session pianist for a subsidiary of Sam Phillips’s Sun Records, was equally adept at rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, soul, and rhythm and blues. From the 1960 album “Lonely Weekends”, here’s Who Will The Next Fool Be.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
Danielle Smith’s Speech to Quebec Conservatives
I received the following e-mail from an uncle of mine well connected in the Conservative Party of Canada. The linked speech is well worth a read:
Ms. Danielle Smith’s address about the Alberta story to Quebec conservatives should be necessary reading for all members of the Canadian Parliament and the U.S. Congress; especially those who fail to understand the importance of the Oil Sands.
An important note: After the oil and gas stocks are depleted, Alberta. BC and Saskatchewan are sitting on top of a 1000 year supply of coal.
Danielle Smith may very well be Alberta’s premier after the next general election. Her speech to the Quebec conservatives is one of the best written, representing the positive history about the Alberta story; not the “misinformation and smear” the Liberals have used over the years. Alberta is fortunate to have a person like Danielle as Leader for the Wild Rose Party.
Premier Ralph Klein would often remark — “the only thing I fear is a Conservative party passing me on the RIGHT ! !”. Danielle Smith and her Wild Rose Alliance is that party. Ralph was a bleeding heart Liberal before he joined the Alberta PC party.
Here’s the speech!
The Hawking Particle
It’s one of the great unanswered questions in science. What is it about this particular physics geek that prompts mainstream journalists to publish his every insipid pronouncement? Other than the fancy speech box, that is.
E=MC2 vs E=MV2
Eric Anderson on the massive difference between wind, hydro and nuclear power. (mp3)
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
I Wish To Complain About This Parrot What I Purchased Not Half An Hour Ago From This Very Boutique.
“They are not protesters.“
Y2Kyoto: The Great Gravel Road Death Count
It’s the reason no one in Saskatchewan lives past the age of 32;
According to Environment Canada, dust from unpaved roads in Ontario puts a whopping 90,116 tonnes of PM2.5 into our air each year, nearly 130 times the amount from coal-fired power generation. Using the Clean Air Alliance method for computing deaths, particulates from country-road usage kills 40,739 people per year, quite the massacre considering there are only about 90,000 deaths from all causes in Ontario each year. Who knew? That quiet drive up back country roads to the cottage for a weekend of barbecues, cozy fires and marshmallow roasts is a form of genocide.
Luckily for green advocacy groups, one of the chief job requirements of mainstream journalism is innumeracy. (h/t TimR)
“The Artist”
A new silent film, slated for release later this year.