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The govern mental continue their drool: http://far...

2010-01-03T12:23:01.932-05:00

The govern mental continue their drool:
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Tadpoles unite!!!

hey I noticed

2010-01-01T22:11:56.585-05:00

hey I noticed

This is what happens when you let people who spend...

2010-01-01T09:13:16.774-05:00

This is what happens when you let people who spend their spare time rolling around on the kitchen floor talking in tongues achieve a degree of political respectability through the democratic process I guess.

This ran in The Globe Dec.28, practically the eve ...

2010-01-01T09:03:44.393-05:00

This ran in The Globe Dec.28, practically the eve of the shut down. Try not to read it as an opinion piece -it's more of an application for one of those 5 open Senate seats. Preston Mannin -Prairie Populist and Chief Prime Ministerial Ass-Kisser who, in lage part, gave us this mess in the first place:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/honesty-is-the-best-policy/article1413594/

Just tell me that there will be enough people with...

2010-01-01T02:49:38.445-05:00

Just tell me that there will be enough people with the gumption to remember all of the crap that these supposedly "religious" politicians in Ottawa have done during their tenure: ignoring citizens trapped outside of the country through no fault of their own, breaking their own "laws", foisting the HST onto people who can barely keep their heads above water as it is...
The list is endless.

I absolutely agree with our friend from Port Hope,...

2009-12-31T17:49:33.529-05:00

I absolutely agree with our friend from Port Hope, Mr. Muffley, and every single thing he has said about Harper, Fantino, the deluded flag wavers and our sheep like citizenry.

I hope he is correct that this time Harper has gone over the cliff for real. It's up to people like us to make sure he goes up in flames in 2010.

Now we just need Iggy to do the decent thing and resign so the Libs can annoint Bob Rae in time for the election. Baggage or not, he knows how to lead, and the libs don't have a prayer with Inadequate Iggy.

My son is eager to see young Justin Trudeau carried to leadership glory, right now, experienced enough or not. Being older and more experienced myself, I don't think he's ready yet, and may not even want it.

It's not enough to dump Harper and his cronies, we need credible leaders to replace them.

You know, except for maybe me and whatsisname Keel...

2009-12-31T14:00:14.121-05:00

You know, except for maybe me and whatsisname Keeler, we're a pretty temperate lot around here -some more than others. The general tone of The Burd Report strikes me as one of concensus-seeking -a desire to hear what others have to say and seek a solution to local issues. Kind of like the way parliament should behave on a national level. But, on this issue not only has Ben allowed me the greatest of leeway in the hurling of epithets at the prime minister ("coward" "cowardice" and all derivitives thereof) but he himself, moderator whose site bears his name, has even seen fit in the opener to call Harper a "liar".

I expect that kind of thing from me. I'm surprised when I hear it from Ben. And I urge everyone to consider the import of this, what Harper has done in insulting and infuriating ordinary (but politically astute) Canadians.

This goes beyond ranting. There's something else going on here. Something I'm not sure Harper counted on....

With all due respect, Deb, I don't care if he ...

2009-12-31T13:39:21.174-05:00

With all due respect, Deb, I don't care if he shut down parliament for 5-minutes, 5-weeks or 5-years. The fact remains he stole our voice, our representation, in the highest-handed, contemptible manner. He is a lowlife with no regard whatsoever for democracy, a dictator in policy wonk's clothing.

What if within the next 5-weeks Canada is attacked -from within or without? What if The Big One hits Vancouver or a sunami engulfs Newfoundland? Parliament won't be there to deal with anything. It'll take weeks just to get everybody back in their seats. His latest prorogation is an act of contempt, contempt of parliament, contempt of democracy, contempt for you and me and contempt for the people who think they're fighting for something better. But it turns out they're not fighting for something better. They're fighting and dying in droves for a tinpot that thinks nothing of wrapping himself in the flag, wallowing in sickening patriotism -and hiding behing a woman's skirts. There is ony one other recent act of cowardice on the part of a public figure that compares; Julian Fantino refusing to take the stand at a disciplinary hearing into the alleged misconduct of two of his senior officers. Dalton McGuinty should have fired him on the spot, right then and there, for committing an act of cowardice while wearing the uniform of a duly appointed law officer in this province.

He should STILL fire him. If only we had somebody who had the authority to level the same dereliction charge against Harper and fire him. If only....

Merklin, those lining the over passes are sincerel...

2009-12-31T13:23:50.176-05:00

Merklin, those lining the over passes are sincerely mourning and honouring young Canadians who have lost their lives in a pointless war half a world away, while Harper and his zealots remake this country. The tragedy is that many Canadians have been duped by this man's feigned Judeo-Christian righteousness. I agree with Deb, - let all of us, personally, make 2010 bloody hell for these louts.

First, I can't get too excited about the delay...

2009-12-31T12:14:40.664-05:00

First, I can't get too excited about the delay itself since it only amounts to about five and a half weeks, from January 29th to March 3rd. Not a long time.

I remember when the Ontario Harrisites took incredibly long breaks from the Legislature, and we came to be just grateful that they weren't actively destroying the Province while they were on vacation.

The reasons to suspend Parliament infuriate me though, especially the Afghan detainee inquiry. When Harper casually commented that nobody much cared what happens to the "Taliban" I went ballistic, but given the behaviour the tories have displayed during the inquiry so far, it's no surprise they would go to any lengths to derail it.

Harper plays on the ignorance of many of us, who last year believed the opposition parties' coalition was illegal, with Harper loudly proclaiming that lie everywhere.

Worse than that, he actively promotes the flourishing of our more base and selfish emotions when he tells us anyone opposed to the Afghanistan war, or any of his government policies is unpatriotic, likely a member of a "left wing fringe group" which turns out to mean a liberal. I hate to think what he privately calls the NDP contingent. The phrase godless socialists comes to mind.

His contempt for Parliament and the people of this country is disgusting.

While I have given up trying to start a revolution, I do suggest that all of us who care about our future sign up for the budget hearing(s) in this riding and make it impossible for Norlock to say that nobody has disagreed with their policies.

Please, do that at least. 372-8757.

We lost another four soldiers yesterday. They were...

2009-12-31T11:26:38.756-05:00

We lost another four soldiers yesterday. They were fighting to prop up a sham democracy. Not the sham democracy of Afghanistan but the sham democracy of Canada.

Stephen Harper is a twice-made coward -a wimp that thinks nothing of hiding behind a woman's skirts. Little Petey LeCuckold, the geek that went to all the dances but never danced, the political cutpurse-turned-pecksniff, rides high in a lowlife riding, inbreeding being his ace in the hole toward re-election. This is a Minister of National Defence? This is a government? These knuckle-dragging morons are worth losing your life for?

Well, I won't be on any of those godamned bridges on Sunday with the I'm-more-patriotic-Roll-Up-The-Rim-To-Win Legion rejects and their 3-year old grandkids waving their little Made-In-China Canada flags, proud as punch of their country, their Conservative cowards and their dead-for-no-good-reason soldiers. It's sick, those firetrucks and cops and flashing red lights and competitive salutes. I won't lower myself to that kind of mawkish display. No one should. The invasion is sick, Parliament is sick -the whole godamned Harper happy country is sick.

But....the good news is...we've got Mr. Superbrain Himself running things around here, don't we? That's right, the whole Intellectual Wing of the Conservative Party Of Canada is represented in one man, the man who represents us -Rick Norlock, Supreme Toady to the Supreme Leader.

Feel better? Yeah. Me too....

What really makes me mad is our MPs, who have alre...

2009-12-31T09:34:24.358-05:00

What really makes me mad is our MPs, who have already had a six-week Christmas break, now get another two months off at a salary of $100,000 annually, or so.

This holiday is working out to be a 1/4 of the year, not to mention their summer and fall breaks too ...

What a system.

The media played a huge role in the downfall Paul ...

2009-12-31T09:31:44.402-05:00

The media played a huge role in the downfall Paul Martin's Liberals. It's surprising that it's taken the pundit class this long to rally against the corrosive, agent provocateur Harper. On the other hand, maybe the pundits are pissed that they'll only have the Olympics to prattle about. Two pony trick, Rosie DiManno, is gomma eat 'em up. O Canada !