Well well well. All ye naysayers must be eating some crow today eh?
I, for one, am not the slightest bit surprised that the Obama Democrats managed to get this done. I kept the faith. What I am surprised about is that, apparently, we have Nancy Pelosi to thank for this victory. It is being reported …
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Kudos Nancy!
Philosophies of Government.
As the Republican party goes through its very public convulsions trying to find out what they will sell going forward I am struck by a very simple distinction between the two philosophies:
Republicans think that government should NOT help you live your life but should tell you how you can or cannot live it.
Democrats think that …
The New War in Afghanistan
As Obama leaves Canada (damn I wish I lived in Ottawa right now) I have a few thoughts on Afghanistan to share.
First, I should make clear that while I abhor war in general, I am a realist and I do not think all wars are the same. I do not agree that countries should …
The Great (e)Con(omic) Game.
I have a number of thoughts with regards to the American stimulus plan and just one thought when it comes to the Canadian version of said plan. First, the American plan:
Most of what the Republican critics have to say about Obama’s plan is true. It is a total grab-bag of social policy wrapped …
Fearless.
Yesterday I watched some people arguing over Obama’s order to close Guantanamo Bay. There was only one guy on the panel who attempted to make the case that this was a bad move. His reasoning was very revealing. Essentially, this guy was saying that if closing Guantanamo Bay raised the possibility that …
Happy New Day!!
I meant to post something yesterday, but I was glued to CNN the entire day, soaking up the monumental moment. I have never witnessed anything so beautiful, so perfectly right in every way. Thank you Barack Obama. Thank YOU.
There is a lot of chatter about “high expectations” and whether or not Obama …
Testing… Testing… 1..2..3..
There was a point in the election campaign last year when Joe Biden made a comment about the world “testing” Obama with some kind of crisis early on in his term. Well his term hasn’t even started yet, and I don’t think anyone expected the test would come from one of America’s most stalwart …
The GG caves – revolution postponed.
Harper got his way. After 90 minutes of browbeating the Governor General granted him his prorogue and the Canadian government is paralyzed until January 26th. What can possibly be achieved by this? It is the last desperate move of an ego maniac in my opinion. Harper cares only about holding onto …
Revolution – Canadian Style.
It is beginning to look like Stephen Harper’s government may actually come crashing down over the next few days and I for one could not be happier about that. The Conservative minority government that we “elected” is in my opinion more than useless: it is dangerously harmful to Canada. Not only are they …
Iran is the key to stability in the middle east.
It may seem counter-intuitive to suggest this after all these years of anti-Iranian fear mongering, but I strongly believe that normalizing relations with Iran is an absolute necessity if the ultimate goal is stability in the middle east. For years now the west has listened only to the most inflammatory rhetoric of Iran’s President …