tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82087262011-11-27T18:27:03.824-06:00Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.comBlogger3941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-87649675479304580172011-05-12T07:58:00.000-06:002011-05-13T14:35:18.139-06:00

So, a lot of fawning over Geert since he arrived in Canada. The common refrain is that he's a hero being persecuted for simply speaking out. Yeah, no. So, read this article from a year ago. It's a fairly straightforward and informative article with regards to Geert's political outlook. Do I want Geert banned? No, just the opposite. I want Geert to speak.  I would like it if Geert was challenged,

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I'm not going to get into a large technical discussion, because all the details can be found at the OTA Digital Forums on Digital Home. ca. I'm also not going to get deep into perceived political biases of the CBC.  This rather short post will  focus more on CBC's intentional failure to meet their mandate on Sept 1, 2011. For a quick overview, on September 1st, horrible analog TV effectively

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Remember, back when the NDP had a huge increase in popular support in the 1980's but it didn't translate into seats? They called for PR so things would be fair. Of course, if I recall correctly, that was the year the Mulroney Tories gained a huge majority in the House and took over half the vote, rendering such arguments moot. There were even some rumblings about PR by the NDP prior to this

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The Ottawa Citizen has a favourable editorial with regards to Elizabeth May. If ever the need for a copy editor was needed, that's for sure.  Allow me. Elizabeth May, the Green party leader, will be an asset to the House of Commons. She worked very hard to win in Saanich-Gulf Islands, and deserves a shot to prove herself on a new stage. An asset in what way? She will get very little time to

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-9542720640047578542011-05-05T09:50:00.000-06:002011-05-05T09:50:30.122-06:00

I noticed something when people of Saskatchewan elected the SaskParty for the first time: nothing the left said came remotely close to true. The tactic was to smear the party and the leader with all manner of unfounded accusations to get people to vote out of fear, Sounds familiar, I know. It's been going on since 1993 on a federal level. All that has to happen at this point is decent

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-52244974399691850282011-05-04T10:52:00.000-06:002011-05-04T10:52:26.303-06:00

There's a meme sweeping the Left these days.  Naturally, it's one that is designed to de-legitimize the duly elected Conservative party.  Yes, they only got 40% of the vote, that means 60% of the people didn't vote for them. Apparently, it's not the party that managed to gain a plurality of the votes and a majority of the seats that should govern. Now, it seems to me that if we were to use this

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Well, it's over. Good guys win. But what does it mean? Let's start with the Green party. The first thing it means for the Greens is that the whole lot of them had better read up on the rules of the House. The most important thing, I think, would be how one gets time to talk in Question Period. Official parties get it. Parties with less than 12 members do not.  They have to ask the other

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How does one describe Rick Mercer?  I could go with pundit, comedian and patriot. I wouldn't go with objective. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Rick Mercer is rabidly anti-Harper. His rants would confirm that very thing. It would almost be a conflict of interest to use your bully pulpit as election advertising. You would need to circumvent election law to make it legitimate. That's the

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-67629094948749117382011-04-30T07:28:00.004-06:002011-04-30T08:12:57.810-06:00

So, here we are. A couple of days away from a Conservative minority government. Also of note, we are about a month away from a probable NDP led coalition government. Just let that sink in for a minute: A party that puts out a pie in the sky platform has a shot at governing.Keep in mind, if you will, that NDP platforms on the Federal level are designed precisely for the reason that the NDP knows

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-84720880093077719462009-10-13T15:05:00.004-06:002009-10-13T16:03:28.941-06:00

I've read about the aftermath of Sunday's awful game. The thing that strikes me as odd was Tom Cable's reaction. He seems to be under the impression that the Raiders practice hard, but do not practice well. Cable’s messages remain the same _ stay the course, find something to believe in, practice better if not harder. It’s not the effort that’s the problem, it’s the execution.Really? How is it

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This has been, since it's inception, a political blog. Today, I'm going to move away from that for an article or two. I'm a conservative. I'm an atheist. Neither one of those items is going to change. The one thing I don't blog about is my favourite sports team. So, if you don't like sports, or the NFL, then I suggest you walk on by.My team, since 1980, has been the Oakland Raiders. I have

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At least, so the CBC and Globe and Mail say. The report was ordered by the Munk Centre for International Studies. So, We'll just take a look at what was written about the report and then look at the report to see if there's some kind of confirmation bias.The CBC link has the followingThe report, written by Edmonton Journal columnist Graham Thomson for the Munk Centre for International Studies

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I watched Iggy's press conference yesterday. What a mess it was. The least idiotic thing that I heard was his partially valid critique of the difference in spending on H1N1 awareness and the stimulus package. I don't know, but I'm thinking that the media has done a good job, free of charge, relating the H1N1 situation to the public. There was some hyperbole, but it remains the quickest way to

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The one thing, I think, that can be universally accepted as a good thing is the legislation passed that doesn't allow criminals to profit from their crimes. Hey Thatcher: there is no special sekrit evidence that exonerates you from the murder of your ex-wife. You, sir, were found guilty. You exhausted all your appeals. Odd, that your amazing stuff didn't sway any appeals court judges. Were

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-82466757075118401352009-08-31T08:59:00.003-06:002009-08-31T09:37:58.443-06:00

Well, according to the Bank of Canada, it is. In overall terms for the country, this is a good thing. We survived this without going insane with stimulus spending. The fiscal prudence of the Canadian government, including those of the Liberal party, is the reason why we are coming out on the other end of the storm relatively intact.The political games will continue. The Liberals miscalculated

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-8177586960986201222009-06-26T11:20:00.004-06:002009-06-26T11:46:06.139-06:00

Well, what can you say about this? To wit:GRF revenues totalled $12.33 billion, nearly $3 billion or 31.6 per cent higher than the 2008-09 Budget estimate, primarily due to higher resource revenues, as well as higher sales tax revenue:• Potash $1.36 billion (up $1.01 billion)• Crown land sales $928.25 million (up $735.75 million)• Oil $1.62 billion (up $561.47 million)• Sales tax revenue $1.11

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A lack of critical thinking skills is not exclusive to the right. This malaise infects the left, as well. I'm talking about the great Saskatchewan Nuclear Debate. More specifically, the Saskatchewan Green Party's stance. Look, I get that they don't like stuff that actually functions and has a stellar track record. They don't have to make stuff up, though."People are very concerned," she (

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The decision to write this, or something similar, wasn't easy. It came about because I realized that while I couldn't label myself a modern conservative, there was no way I could suddenly become a left leaning liberal. At any rate, I thought it might be a good idea to spell out what conservatism, in my mind, should be. When that's done, it should be fairly clear that whatever the current trends

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-17530678805810545002009-06-12T07:39:00.004-06:002009-06-12T11:07:08.785-06:00

As I stated elsewhere, I was pretty much done with the US version of conservatism. It seems to be getting worse and I don't want this rot reappearing up here (I'm looking at you, 1980's WCC Party). A couple of links before I begin my larger rant, just for background. Once again, fair warning: these are links to American liberals. An American Nazi And The Rhetoric That Welcomed HimI'd like to

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-72011618510541615802009-05-29T06:03:00.002-06:002009-05-29T09:11:18.173-06:00

It's a pretty good government sponsored commercial for physical fitnessThe problem with it? Not true. The underlying message was good, though. Canadians are getting fat so we have to get in shape. This is especially important because the state runs the Health Care system and preventative care is really the best way to keep costs down. The problem is that this Public Service Announcement is a

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Sigh.So, last night we learned that a public interest group called 'Save Our Saskatchewan Crowns' which was, supposedly, a group of concerned citizens who came together with a common purpose. The purpose, naturally, was to keep the Sask Party from selling the Crown corporations right out from under us in a stealthy manner. The reason you've never heard about it, fellow citizens is because it

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Ideally, Reaganite Conservatism amounts to three things:Smaller, more efficient governmentLower taxesMaximum individual libertyThe first two are open for debate. What parts of the government can be eliminated and what is the standard for efficiency? Lower taxes, but for whom? What type of tax system is the best? Debatable items and those items should be debated. Number three, though, really

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-51574120692411120372009-04-14T08:46:00.002-06:002009-04-14T09:10:57.026-06:00

Well, Kate at Small Dead Animals is now linking to Fjordman. Fjordman has finally decided that he's just going to tell everyone that being an ally with Neo Nazis means nothing as it relates the greater "good". If being a conservative means a complete and utter revokation of my core values as a human being, then I am no longer a conservative.I said my piece earlier. I'll restate it now: I will

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-91584229033626071982009-03-26T13:05:00.003-06:002009-03-26T13:12:53.877-06:00

A friend of mine has been collecting links in an effort to understand why the US economy as gone down the crapper. Anyway, he's an American Liberal! so proceed with caution.Link!At some point, I'll resume blogging on a more regular basis. There's a whole bunch of half started and discarded posts. Here's a link to the super abridged "Atlas Shrugged" in the meantime. I will say this, though, if I

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-44554722620777629302009-03-13T08:20:00.000-06:002009-03-13T08:21:26.606-06:00

Awesome. Watch the whole thing.

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I've been following, and with some interest, the death spiral of conservatism in the USA. I was around when Brian Mulroney killed the Progressive Conservative brand with his arrogance and dismissal of the people who gave him power. I was around when Preston Manning rejuvenated Canadian conservatism with the Reform Party and his fascinating book "The New Canada". I watched, in horror, Stockwell

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-9317853199691909492009-01-23T08:06:00.002-06:002009-01-23T08:10:00.297-06:00

Here's the link. Here's the quote:"The number of deceased stands at no more than 500 to 600. Most of them are youths between the ages of 17 to 23 who were recruited to the ranks of Hamas, who sent them to the slaughter," according to the newspaper article. That sounds like the Hamas I already knew about. I wonder if this will open any eyes? Nope. Hating Israel is the new black.

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-91439614717722918122009-01-21T08:33:00.006-06:002009-01-21T08:57:12.725-06:00

This year, I decided that I would be a good citizen. I would, I pledged to myself, keep my sidewalks clean. It's only a matter of time until it's mandatory for homeowners, so why not get a head start?On Saturday morning, I woke up to this:Just to be clear, my sidewalks looked like this on Friday night.That's the front of my house on Saturday morning, the other shots are of the side. Just below

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-53550774566578530882009-01-16T07:06:00.002-06:002009-01-16T08:14:56.447-06:00

Plenty of rumors as to what will be in the budget, all of them point to insane amounts of spending in depressed sectors. The only thing I can hope for is that the government does fall over such fiscal recklessness.Someone will have to take me off to the side and explain how tossing money at the auto industry is a good thing. They make money by selling cars. If no one buys cars, then they do

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To the lady who said "Thanks for cleaning your walk", you're welcome. Now, if everyone else on the block would do the same, it would be great. My lot is a 50 X 125 corner lot, and I have no snow blower. Nearly everyone else has dinky little 25 foot lots and can't seem to find the time. A couple of wide generalizations: people calling for "equal taxes" on urban reserves would scream bloody

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I have acquaintances online who have no problem at all with supporting Hamas, Fatah and Hezbollah in their quest to eradicate Israel. What I find interesting is that even our versions of what actually led up to where we are is entirely different. That means, I am right, they are right or we both are wrong. The problem for me is that even if I am wrong from everything since the creation of

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-29832973290967084652008-12-23T12:32:00.002-06:002008-12-23T12:50:24.312-06:00

Corporate welfare is a bad thing, I have no use for it. If you run your company well, you have no need of my tax money. If you run your company poorly, you better not see a dime of my money. In return, companies should not be over taxed or over regulated. They will then hire people, and so forth. Have you noticed that corporate welfare one of those things that the left is really selective

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-28938814635868437762008-12-22T12:15:00.003-06:002008-12-22T13:13:16.733-06:00

I don't know who else has noticed, but it's pretty cold outside. Doesn't mean Climate Change is necessarily a joke, what it does mean is this: you won't hear too many environmentalists screeching about the fragility of mother Gaia and how she needs our help to survive. However, that time is coming. Soon, when it gets really hot out, we will be told about how we have to spend bucketloads of cash

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-56826863595014266882008-12-15T08:48:00.001-06:002008-12-15T08:51:04.092-06:00

The (Really) Moderate Muslims of KosovoReligion in Kosovo is a private matter, not a public one. “We never talk about it,” Berisha says. “I just found out, one year ago, that a very good friend of mine is Catholic, and we have been friends for the last ten years.” One Muslim woman tells me how startled she was when she attended a conference in Britain about young people who change the world. “I

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Every year around this time, we get that whole War On Christmas nonsense. I remember it from when I was young, and now it has become a cottage industry. I was over at SDA, and I came across this. It's from an email to Kate.That was until recently, when I started to realize that in doing so I am silently condoning the demise of our Judeo-Christian culture. For me being a "secular Christian" is

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Every time this comes up, I come out against it. I don't like Senate stuffing. Didn't like it when Mulroney did it to ram the GST through, and I didn't like it when his successors did it. So, I am not pleased that Harper is doing this now. I'm now, and will be next year, a proponent of a Triple E senate.As far as I am aware, the wheels were in motion to make the senate EEE without some stupid

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-66142128372003219942008-12-09T07:42:00.002-06:002008-12-09T08:22:55.637-06:00

I figured that since the Liberals were going to pick a new leader tomorrow, we should examine the process. Here is a link to the document.I've put all the relevant stuff below. The interesting thing about the Liberal constitution is that Dion, the second he announced his intention to resign, could no longer be leader. No wonder the rank and file is getting a little bit stoked about what's

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leftdog has left a new comment on the post "Harper Burns The Reichstag ... er ... Locks The Do...": Your guy, Harper, SUSPENDED the duely elected Parliament of Canada because his minority administration was going to fall due to his political folly. You are defending a suspension of democracy. If that is not embryonic fascism, I don't know what is.Piss off with your right wing authoritarian

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I'm listening to CBC Newsworld, and there is the Union dude telling me that he needs "action". Action because his industry keeps losing market share to the foreign car companies. Now that a good portion of "foreign" cars are built in North America, perhaps they should look inward.Unions priced themselves out of the market. I'm not buying a new car this year, and I'll be damned if I'll give them

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Oh Buckdog, you crazy SOB. You've Godwinned the crisis.I wonder when it will sink in that if the Separatist Coalition sinks the Tories, we are going to the polls? That's what will happen. Every time over the past decade or so, the right has made gains at the expense of the left.This was their last, desperate grab at power. Even when the Liberals boot Dion, they'll pick Iggy. Iggy is a centre

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Shamelessly stolen from Trapped In SuburbiaThird, and certainly the smoking gun, is the signed agreement itself that states, “Furthermore, upon its formation, the government will put in place a permanent consultation mechanism with the Bloc Québécois.”A permanent consultation mechanism.Don't think so? Read it for yourself?

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Well, it's prorogued. This means the government falls in January. Probably with an election at the beginning of March. What this does mean for the coalition? Done. Finished. Kaput. That means the Bloc has no power, and that is a good thing.

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Ok, so the Bloc is honour bound to facilitate an independent Quebec. On Monday, the Left will do all they can to help them out. That's simply the way it is. There has been talk of money and Senate seats in exchange for the Bloc's vote. That smacks of appeasement. Appeasement of those who would oversee you destruction? What manner of madness is this? The quest for power and unreasoning

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Why is it that when I and others point out that giving the Bloc the keys to the kingdom it's fear mongering? I get a kick out of it simply because fear mongering is the only way that the Liberals managed to hold power nationally and the NDP provincially for well over a decade.

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Yeah, so whatever comments were floating about prior to this are toast. Sorry, all 5 of you who comment here. Don't know how to fix it, but it's just one of those things

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-8987247781886555352008-12-03T07:46:00.002-06:002008-12-03T08:13:08.176-06:00

Utter nonsense. No one votes for a coalition. There was no option on the ballot. It's infantile. But, by all means pretend that when you marked an X for the Green party, it was actually a vote for Gilles Duceppe and Jack Layton. For whatever reason, a whole bunch of under 30's just see the Bloc as a regional party, like Reform was perceived to be. They aren't. If you think they are, and are

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That's not hyperbole, that's just what it is. In less than a week, we may be governed by a coalition of weasels. The communist, the wuss and the traitor may hold sway over the direction of the country.Jack Layton speaks of being the representative of the little guy. He went on and on about it yesterday. However, he is actually the puppet of the unions. There is nothing overtly wrong with

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-80153392981481034742008-10-06T08:00:00.002-06:002008-10-06T08:04:57.019-06:00

Well, I found this over at SDA, and that anyone might use this study to make a point is madness. How do I know?We can't even count on self-described atheists to be strict rationalists. According to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life's monumental "U.S. Religious Landscape Survey" that was issued in June, 21% of self-proclaimed atheists believe in either a personal God or an impersonal force.

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-28020293048411876682008-09-24T07:39:00.002-06:002008-09-24T07:52:19.882-06:00

It was a pellet gun, ok? It wasn't an actual gun. Prior to knowing that, I imagine it was a rather scary experience. Now, however, I have to say that with all the attention this is getting is a trifle overblown. See, once you find out that you were never in any danger, who cares?A few years back, a guy at work shot himself in the face, in the front foyer, we worked a full shift. When I was a

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-39332058953082216132008-09-10T12:50:00.002-06:002008-09-10T12:53:37.744-06:00

Usually, I get all fired up for these things. This time? Not so much. My vote will go where it went last time, even though my MP is an absolute tool. I'm staying the course simply because Harper hasn't screwed things up enough to warrant an ouster.Even if the Conservatives had screwed things up royally, what would my alternatives be? The Liberals? Dion is awful. The NDP? Hardly. The

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-77717092344293726082008-06-10T13:25:00.002-06:002008-12-11T18:20:45.285-06:00

Me and my wife on stage. Thanks to "HairyNutz" from the Fan Club for allowing me to use these pictures.

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As if I needed any more ammo to question my conservative credentials, I find a 22 page discussion on Hot Air regarding the movie "Expelled". The bulk of the discussion revolves around what a good thing it is to expose those nasty Darwinists and their atheist agenda.Good lord. Look, ID is not science. It cannot be taught as science. It is religion, it is unquestionably a God of the Gaps theory

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I'm rather disappointed that Lance took down the Aggregator. I don't think that he can be held responsible for the comments of others, but I'm no law talkin' guy.The more I get caught up on the goings on of this stuff, the more apparent it is to me that if the "New Media" is to ever compete legitimately, then the due diligence bloggers demand must also be practiced. Yeah, it is a big enough

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An utterly inappropriate video regarding a poor fellow who lost his testicles due to medical malpractice. I nearly died laughing. Essentially work safe.

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I've been following, with some concern, a certain goings on in the right wing side of the blogosphere. The best round up can be found at Little Green Footballs. It seems that some think it's "okay" or "suitable" to ally oneself with neo-fascist elements as long as their main stated purpose is similar to their own. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", so goes the saying.Not for me, not now and

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The NDP has a problem. Suppose, just suppose, that the Sask Party runs the province relatively well for the first 4 years. The gist of the NDP election campaign has been, by and large, if you elect the Sask Party, all the Crowns will be sold, and there will be debt beyond measure. So, really, all the Saskatchewan Party must do is not sell the Crowns and keep the budget balanced. That is the

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This is a quick note to both the left and the right in this province. The partisans, if you will.Nothing dramatic will change in the next 2 years. When I say nothing, I mean precisely nothing. There won't be a magic fix for health care, roads or education. There won't be a wholesale selling of crowns, union busting or the horrific spectre of the rich getting richer.There is really no way to

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-41670981331987149272007-11-06T10:46:00.001-06:002007-11-06T10:58:21.897-06:00

It's interesting, that Bob Dylan's song was essentially a call for the rise of the Boomers, and the end of the Greatest Generation. Problem is, the song can be used for any generational change. The guy was, at his peak, one of the greatest songwriters to come down the pike.This song, hopefully, is apropos of what will happen this Wednesday. Here's where one can find the lyrics. Here's the best

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I'm on this kick, and I probably will be for quite some time. An excellent scientific rebuttal of the scare mongering. Found at Ace Of Spades.

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Played for Saudi Arabian Prince in England. Don't count out Western Civilization just yet.Found, as all the cool stuff is, at Hot Air.

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This site tracks the latest polls. Here's where it stands.Date SASK NDP LIB GRN 2007/06/30 48 30 23 -Yikes.

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It should be market driven. If there is a demand for daycare, then the market will meet the demand. Funding it makes little sense. Give people some tax breaks. Direct funding? Not my cup of tea.Here's my beef, and I had this beef back during the federal election, I will not avail myself of this service. My wife and I consciously decided to not send our children to daycare. It was a

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-28111925716657831692007-10-22T12:13:00.000-06:002007-10-22T12:16:13.424-06:00

This kind of sums up my stance on the whole thing. Found at Hot Air.

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Well, they released it. I would have blogged about it yesterday, but there were time constraints.It is just as I feared. Spend, Spend, Spend while cutting revenues. Instead of less red tape, there seems to be more. It's based on the idea that our revenue from natural resources will continue to go up and our population will get progressively younger.I would imagine that it can be successful if

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-10979133277241322012007-10-18T08:19:00.000-06:002007-10-18T09:43:54.733-06:00

It's easier to link to the Youtube pages. I'm not going to embed any of these. Anyone interested in seeing the commercials can poke around the pages. I don't do the free advertising thing.Sask PartyNDPLiberalsLast one first, let's look at the Liberal campaign. Running a distant 3rd, and no commercial buys (none that I've seen, anyway. Feel free to correct me Liberal Party), they have decided

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Look what I found in my comments section. When it says "comment deleted by author", it means you SDAP idiots. I'm not the one covering my tracks.We are wondering Krydoor why you as the Author of this blog, didn't make the same connection with SDA (Small Dead Animals)?Is this a matter of convenience? Are you out to libel our political Party? What will it take to make you stop?Consider, if you

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-48528347765906662762007-10-16T12:08:00.000-06:002007-10-16T12:26:46.854-06:00

Harper is brilliant. The outcome of the Throne Speech vote is utterly irrelevant. He will either shame the Liberals into voting for it, or make them trigger an election no one (except the Tories) want.That's just awesome. Love him or hate him, he's doing something that hasn't been seen in this country for years: he's leading. The Liberals will not be anywhere near prepared this spring.

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Still looking for comprehensive platforms. I'm assuming this is the NDP platform... Not really a platform, more like reaction. The slogan kills me: "Calvert Cares, Calvert Delivers". Is there a cult of personality around Lorne? I didn't know that, but whatever. That he wishes to be synonymous with the successes means he had better be prepared to shoulder the failures.Here's the Sask Party

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Honestly, I'm not super pumped up about the upcoming provincial election. I will be voting to retire the NDP, but beyond that I'm not interested in doing what I was doing during the Federal Election.None of the parties inspire me. None of the leaders jump out at me as being fantastic. None of the commercials are well done. The messages are muddled. They all want to spend my money.I won't be

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-13152639590060237662007-09-07T07:09:00.000-06:002007-09-07T08:29:42.161-06:00

Shocked, Shocked I tell you!Instead of the clean coal plant, which was initially estimated to cost $1.5 billion, but had increased to about $3.8 billion recently, SaskPower will spend $525 million to install 400 megawatts of natural-gas turbines over the next five years.Something odd going on here. Well, odd from my perspective. Regardless, the dithering with regards to the decision made the

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-81820936633202242322007-09-06T08:53:00.000-06:002007-09-06T09:16:33.726-06:00

The Upgrader provided a 75 million dollar dividend, so the province's share is being sold. STC has never turned a profit in my memory, but it is being kept. How the heck does that work?In my crazy, wingnut, conservofascist world view, you sell liabilities and keep assets. Come on NDP folks, explain why it makes sense to sell off our shares in the Upgrader as the price of oil increases. Betcha

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No, I'm not a member of the Sask Party, and I doubt I'll join. Just having some fun with Gimp, a free photoshop-esque program. Some stuff I have to figure out with regards to layer manipulation and choosing colours.I'm no artist. I do recommend those that are artists snag this app, though. That's my yearly plug.

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I was going to mock the NDP with this post. Instead, I shall make fun of some doofi who think they are political or something.New Political Party is set to take the world by Storm! The SDAP. All you need to do is add an "N" to that. Socialist? You betcha. Can't really say they are Nationalist, but certainly Isolationist. I'd hazard a guess and say that the name is simply a poor choice. The

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Global Regina has a facebook account. Haven't blogged in about 3 months, and this is the first item I can think of. Anyway, join up and so forth. A good way to directly contact the on air folks and give constructive criticism regarding the content of the show. Not quite sure what direction this idea is heading, but there is some potential there.Now that the kids are back in school, and a

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-76472200440076159972007-06-21T10:40:00.000-06:002007-06-21T10:42:20.413-06:00

Check this dude out over at Snapped Shot. He's protesting the knighthood of Salman Rushdie. Good lord, that guy is awesome. He protests everything.

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Yeah, so my computer totally crashed. I've lost a pile of irreplaceable photographs and some rudimentary neat stuff that I was working on. That, of course, includes an outline regarding my debate with PRCalDude that never started. In essence, save stuff on removable media.So, back to the drawing board.

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On occasion, I link to something regarding the classics. Today, I'm linking to the Age of Reason. It's the best of the Enlightenment and shows how far we've gone away from Enlightenment principles. That he was a man of faith means little, for he was also one of the first free thinkers of the modern era.

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Canadian Cynic: And for those of you who want an alternative to actual science ...One wonders if those same Blogging Tory guardians of the public purse are going to be equally outraged by this outright theft of the taxpayer dollar, or whether they're going to be their typical, hypocritical selves.I can't speak for all the Blogging Tories, nor would I be presumptuous enough to think I can. I

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-8890265733976564452007-05-29T12:52:00.000-06:002007-05-29T12:59:43.961-06:00

Those that read this blog know that I have an issue with how Global Warming is being presented to the public. The longer the hysteria continues, the more problems come to light.Here's an interesting editorial from the Mises Institute courtesy the nifty new Hot Air news ticker. Just a taste, and I certainly hope people find the time to read it all....I devoted six years to carbon accounting,

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Gateway Pundit: CHAVEZ FORCES CLASH WITH DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS!Gateway Pundit has a bit more information from inside Venezuela. If nothing else, this should show what actual totalitarianism looks like. I've seen some praise of Chavez from various folks on the left. Hopefully, shutting down TV stations and sending in the army will change some minds.

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The above won't convert anyone. It's a sentiment I've written about, talked about and held openly since 9-11. The amount of pushback from the left only increases as the atrocities mount.I had a face to face with a nutter after I came back from Vegas, I stayed there an extra 5 days because the planes weren't flying. They weren't flying because of the horrible events on that September day.So,

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Yes, there is a large post coming about Archaeology and Exodus. A pile of stuff to compress and iron out. Perhaps this is an example of me biting of more than I can chew? Anyway, this post isn't about that. It's about GLOBAL WARMING. I'm fully converted now, just as Intelligent Chemistry (I so dare anyone to click that link) helped me to understand the scientific validity of Intelligent

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It is my position that archaeology with the Bible as a starting point is quite good. It is, in a manner of speaking, an historical document. The problem arises when one wishes to reverse engineer and conclude that because place X existed then the miracles surrounding that place also happened. It's much like finding Troy and using that as proof of indestructible Achilles and the river Styx.To be

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NeatSome people take strong rhetorical positions on global warming. But the cause of global warming is not just another political issue that is subject to endless debate and distortions. The cause of global warming is an issue that falls into the realm of science, because it is falsifiable. No amount of human posturing will affect what the cause is. The cause just physically is there, and after

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PRCalDude over at Lion of Judah and myself have been having an interesting on again/off again religious debate which began at Hot Air. I think we have informally agreed to a more structured cross blog debate with regards to Religion. We haven't agreed on what we are to debate, as of yet. We also haven't gone over what we can use.I have a sneaking hunch it could be about universal morality.

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So, I stumbled upon this post at SDA. Leads us to here. Let's start with this paragraph. You can always read the whole thing, although it is tiresome.Relativism comes into play when someone says, “There is no objective, external standard for right and wrong that is valid for everyone. And so your statement that sexual relations between two males is wrong is relative to your standard of

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-41051590462393997502007-04-27T12:42:00.000-06:002007-04-27T13:10:52.894-06:00

Well, now I know what my non-Social Conservative, yet fiscal Conservative American friends felt like when the GOP was hijacked by the religious right. The Tories know I will vote for them. It used to be because I thought they were somehow better than the others. I no longer think so, now they are simply the least repugnant.For some stupid reason, they have hitched their wagon to greenmania.

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Fox News LinkAt least one person was killed at West Ambler Johnston, a residence hall, but several others were injured in that shooting. At least 20 were killed at Norris Hall, an engineering building. The dead shooter puts the death toll so far at 22.Too soon to say if it's Sudden Jihadi Syndrome. Just awful, all the way around.

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As I have mentioned before, I am an atheist. Didn't get that way because I hate religion or any of that rot. Got that way simply because I read far too many books on logic and far too many books on religion. I can essentially spot quasi religious beliefs after about 5 minutes of reading.Because I am, by nature, a fellow who tries his best to be logical, I have to occasionally pull up the list

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-67905214283013894192007-04-12T12:22:00.000-06:002007-04-12T12:43:44.927-06:00

First, the link that inspired this post: Bill Whittle's latest. If you don't care to read the following, don't. However, I humbly suggest you click the link.I had a recent encounter with a Truther, as in "a loon who thinks 9-11 was an inside job". I've known this guy online for a number of years. First encountered him at the old National Post forums, and we got along well. When that was shut

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Faith Without FearThis is one of the parts of the series airing on PBS during their 'America at the Crossroads' series. It airs on Saturday, April 21st on Global. I would think that if this part of the larger series is well recieved in Canada, we might be able to get the banned episode aired up here. It's worth a try, anyway.

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I don't blog as much as I should, whatever that means. I did find an interesting post in the comments of my last post from Chad Moats. Chad ran for the CCFR in the last civic election and we've had amicable back and forths from time to time. Anyway, here's the comment in full.Krydor,You were very vocal during the civic election about the CCFR stating property taxes would need to go up, the

Paul MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653078066909511301noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208726.post-7909152332465993262007-03-16T12:06:00.000-06:002007-03-16T13:18:03.274-06:00

Well, not really. The Grits won't bring the government down. The Tories will not engineer an election and the budget will pass. Oh, there will be the obvious bluster. I think the CPC should call the bluff of the Liberals. Ripe for the picking.Dion's lame environmental plan, with it's synopsis over here, shows how out of touch they are. The essence is that if you make stuff, you pay a fine.

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I don't know if Calvert knows how incredibly obtuse he looks or if it's an act. I do know I get a kick out of him and his various pronouncements. My favorite being his "I was buying hand soap, as you know there are plenty of different kinds" line in an attempt to seem like a reg'lar joe sixpack.This week, though, he was doing his best to seem completely irony free when he forthrightly claimed

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Are you green? How many flights have you taken in the last year? Feeling guilty about all those unnecessary car journeys? Well, maybe there's no need to feel bad.According to a group of scientists brought together by documentary-maker Martin Durkin, if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault and there's nothing you can do about it.We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate

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A Brit Documentary found at Google VideoThanks to Hot Air!

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For whatever reason, my good friend Jack! Layton keeps sending this crap to me or my wife. For awhile, they were sending it to someone with a remarkably similar name to our address. Generally, I ignore it. However, postage paid? Places to put names? No way of tracing it? Well, golly, Whatever will I do?I think I will waste the NDP's money. I think I will waste their time. I think that

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Much ado has been made by the environmentalists about living carbon neutral. Al Gore, for instance, uses more electricity in his house than some small towns, but offsets that by purchasing carbon credits from his own company. Not sure how that works, but I have been assured that Al lives a carbon neutral lifestyle. Regardless, these carbon credits are saving the planet. There is a fatal flaw

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This is a post inspired Lance's post. Read that first.We are heading for an election. Of that there can be little doubt. Even if the Liberals don't table a non-confidence motion, the budget is unlikely to pass. Either way, the Liberals have (for some incredibly dumb reason) set themselves up as the folks to "fix" the environment. I can't, for the life of me, figure out the substance of that

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