Monthly Archives: June 2009
Harper on Faux News
Looks like it was another generous payday for Ari Fleischer last week. Sheldon Alberts writing in the “Full Comment” section of today’s National Post makes quite a good point: “If Harper really wants to praise Obama and speak to a … Continue reading
Filed under Stephen Harper
Real Time: New Rules
“I’m glad Obama is president, but the ‘audacity of hope’ part is over. Right now, I’m hoping for a little more audacity.”
Filed under Humour
Ignatieff: A Paper Tiger
As usual, Paul Wells hit the nail on the head the other day with what’s sure to be a prescient (if rather obvious) forecast of a mercifully election-free summer: I now believe the opposition parties will not get their act … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Party of Canada, Michael Ignatieff
Worms Petrol in the Wilderness!
Ah, Michele Bachmann… the gift that keeps on giving. Sadly, I suspect that a BIGGER TYPEFACE on the talking points from her “puppeteers” won’t aid matters a great deal as the poor woman is clearly a deranged crackpot.
Filed under Wingnuts
Coastal Inspiration
Trekking back and forth from the mainland to Vancouver Island by ferry has always been something of an inconvenient hassle, even though the ride itself is usually a pleasant respite from daily life in the city, especially during the summer … Continue reading
Filed under BC
Ixion’s Wheel
Evidently, Canadian Cynic’s most recent encounters with some of the more obdurately clueless inhabitants of various right-wing blogs has led him to the amusing conceit that he’s Galactus — “a fearsome force in the blogosphere, totally awesome in my awesome … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging Tories
Who is Stephen Harper?
Of course we’re all quite familiar with the usual compromising “facts” about Stephen Harper, but I’m thinking that perhaps the wickedly clever minds of people who generally read this blog are more than capable of inventing some amusing new ones … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative Party of Canada, Humour
Morning Inspiration
Little human dictionary shows off his superbrain on the Today Now! program… I was reminded of this by Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Kavya Shivashankar’s appearance on NBC’s TODAY Show last week. Life imitating art and all that.
Filed under Humour
Defeating Bureaucracy
Dr. E.L. Kersten, author of The Art of Demotivation, explains how to reverse the trend towards dreary, uninspiring workplace despair commonly experienced by many established companies that have gradually become bloated with torpid layers bureaucracy over time as a consequence … Continue reading
Filed under Humour
