Posts Tagged: 2010 Canadian Politics
Your Friday Bullets For Christmas Eve
Posted by on Friday, December 24, 2010 in - 4 comments
I own so much cheese right now. There must be 12 pounds in the house. And the flesh of four sorts of mammals and uncountable forms of sea life. I hope the kiddies like it: "why are you crying, child? Port and stilton is a classic!!" Why do people crap on British cooking all year and then crave it …
Your Mid-Yuletide Friday Bullets
Posted by on Friday, December 17, 2010 in - 1 comment
When is Yuletide anyway? Is it the same as Christmas time or what? I know that Christmas time is a longer period of time than Christmas but is Yuletide longer than Yule? Who knows such things? I know one thing. The Sox are giving themselves a very nice set of gifts over the season so far. It's … read more »
Gee, Thanks Low Level Parliamentary Staffer...
Posted by on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in - 5 comments
Really? Our entire democratic process can be sidetracked this easily? • Next year’s pivotal federal budget that could trigger an election will be put together without the legally required input from Parliament. The Commons finance committee has decided to shelve its prebudget report after a … read more »
Your Friday Bullets Postponed Until Next Week
Posted by on Friday, December 10, 2010 in - 1 comment
Man. Somehow I hit the wrong button and ditched the whole Friday bullets script. Man oh man. Such bullets they were, too. One about the Sox trades. Another about the economy of Poland. Another was asking why the PM couldn't have found one song to sing that is under two decades old. And there was …
Canada Warned Of 'Insidious' Stereotypes On US TV
Posted by on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in - 1 comment
It would be a joke of the quote read the other way. We all know this about the CBC - and that it is not an over abundance of anti-Americanism so much as an absence of actual creativity - so who really cares? • Or should I really be concerned about how Canada is represented on, you know, reruns … read more »
You Know What Keeps Vlad Putin Up At Night?
Posted by on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in - 4 comments
The Electoral College system of US Presidential elections, that's what: • Mr. Putin said several American presidents had been elected through the electoral college system even though they did not win a majority of the popular vote, but that Russia does not press the point. “When we are talking …
Monday Bullets, Well, Just Because I Can
Posted by on Monday, November 29, 2010 in - 3 comments
I have no idea why I never thought to do bullets on Monday. Friday gets all the links but, frankly, no one really reads blogs on Friday. It's like there's a weekend starting or something so you have something better to do. Maybe you want them on Wednesday? I never asked. How thoughtless of me …
Late Friday Bullets For Late November
Posted by on Friday, November 26, 2010 in - 4 comments
Take a day off and what do you get? No bullets until the second half of the afternoon. Hard to write bullet points when you are not all that conscious. That's all I can say. Punishment? The Wiggles are on now. Not having a plan leads to such things. I had a plan but when I booked the time off to … read more »
Wow! Now That Is A Big Time Accusation
Posted by on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 in - leave a comment
Will it matter? I have no idea - but this is up there with the all time accusations that I can recall: • “You’re looking for an enemy to explain why you lost [the Parliament Hill] contract and why you’re losing your company,” said Conservative MP Chris Warkentin. Mr. Sauvé did not back down …
Friday Bullets For The Middle Of This Dark Month
Posted by on Friday, November 19, 2010 in - 2 comments
Did I mention I like Peter MacKay? I think he is the guy that will call Harper out. The cap was a good call. Maybe it's the long game. Nova Scotians have long memories. I would vote for him. I know people that know him. That isn't bragging. Cottage neighbours. Classmates. Campaigners. Real humans …
