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Or should I assume that my campaign consultant fee is in the mail? See end of third bullet point. What took you so long? I'll try to ...

That bastion of Marxism and vanguard of the glorious revolution of the proletariat, The Globe and Mail,  today brings us a story so shocking...

Highminded and objective? Maybe not. Fair and accurate? You betcha! Tweet

VIRTUALLY SPEAKING SUNDAY APRIL 3 A Counterpoint to the Sunday Morning Talking Heads @4pm pacific|7pm eastern -  DAN ELLSBERG  &  GL...

Some random thoughts on the election: Stephen Harper, who not so long ago touted himself as the champion of "open and accountable...

The young girl has a lovely voice, yes, but seeing Stephen Harper sing this song is like watching David Duke sing "We Shall Overcome....

Coming up this week on Virtually Speaking: •  Stuart Zechman  |  Jay Ackroyd  on  VS A-Z . Ongoing rants and explorations of  liberalism....

What if George Lucas had been a seven-year-old Japanese girl? hat tip to Gaijin Hero Tweet

Let's call the whole thing off! Apparently there are those who interpret Parliamentary law as saying that Stephen Harper is now bar...

by now, you have all seen plenty of footage of the worst hit areas of Japan in and around Sendai and the north east coast. Here are just a f...

You say you want election numbers? Look no further than the 308 for all the Canadian election polling you can stand. And just for the rec...

Bouquets of Grey notes an interesting coincidence Tweet

via Susie Madrak at Crooks and Liars we learn that the northern wingnuts of Minnesota will not be outdone by the dairyland wingnuts of Wisc...

Check out the ton of great tsunami related art at  http://tsunami.cfsl.net/ Tweet

While this week would normally be my Sunday to host Virtually Speaking Sunday: Maple Syrup Edition, I've been otherwise occupied frettin...

When my smart phone chimed at 3 a.m. a week ago Friday in Ontario, bringing news of a massive eathquake in Japan, I woke Hiromi. She muttere...

While I've been a bit distracted this week with personal matters , I have been paying some attention to the non-Japan related news. Rea...

Mrs.Paperboy spoke to one of the people running one of the evacuation centers in Wakayanagi again last night. Still no direct word about her...

It has been, in the sense of the old Chinese curse, an interesting weekend. The earthquake and tsunami that struck north-eastern Japan on F...

Just getting ready to host Virtually Speaking Sunday:Maple Syrup Edition by drinking a nice piping hot cup of maple syrup. Join Lindsay Ste...