Canada's Debate

Tonight at 9pm EST America’s Debate Radio launches another show. Each show is generally an hour of news and commentary, an hour (or more) of live phone-calls, and the show closes with some “lighter side” news until midnight. I encourage you to tune in and check it out, or stop by the chat. It’s a [...]

This is just a reminder that friends of mine will be doing their regular internet-radio broadcast of America’s Debate Radio tonight starting at 9pm (with live calls to commence after Bush’s speech.) The general subject of this week’s show will be the much-discussed troop “Surge.” The show is American, but it nonetheless offers a unique [...]

You know, the more I work (more on that when I have good news to share) the more I find myself feeling stagnant during my free time. For some reason playing the same old computer games and watching the same old tv shows doesn’t satisfy (even if they are among the best) as much as [...]

Now I realize that for some people the Climate Change debate hasn’t really been decided. That’s fine, there’s nothing that I can do to persuade you and I have no intention of trying. However, it doesn’t look good when the best “ally” in the fight against Climate Change theory uses bully tactics and surpresses scientific [...]

Just a couple of quick hits for the morning commute:

I’m off to Blood Services again. They always need more people-juice, so give early and give often.
Paladiea has joined Scott Tribe over at his blog for the time being. She has presumably had a frustrating couple of days so it wouldn’t hurt to stop by and [...]

Well the trial of Scooter Libby has reached its conclusion, and much to my surprise he has been found guilty.
NOW things are bound to get interesting… just what does Fitzgerald do with his conviction? Does Libby flip, does Bush issue a pardon (or even an apology), does Cheney or Rove resign? It should be fun [...]

Can someone explain to me what the big deal is with acquiring a personal passport before travelling to the United States? I understand there are economic concerns about increased border vigilance by the United States, but lets be realistic. The United States is a sovereign country with border security concerns (however illegitimate.) They are well [...]

The “biggest” combatant on the War on Terror (so to speak) is the United States. One would think then that they are in constant danger and the massive new legal apparatus put in place after the WTC attacks would be rounding up terrorists by the dozens… well; not so much. To borrow a bit from [...]

I will be the first to admit that I am not entirely opposed to the idea of genetically modified food-crops or agriculture. I think that, if techniques can be developed to bioengineer foods safely, then it represents an opportunity that should not be passed up. However, I will concede that there has been far too [...]

The sometimes-brilliant Zerbisias had an interesting column today, although not necessarily the most original one. Pay close attention to the following paragraph:
Anybody want to bet against me that, over the next few days, the U.S. media will be more consumed with the sudden death of DDD-list blond bombshell Anna Nicole Smith than with Tuesday’s report [...]

I have a couple of hardcore, classical liberal friends in the United States, and there’s no subject that we argue about more than “government inefficiency.” I am not an advocate of “big” government, nor do I believe that the government does “business” better than business… however, growing up in Ontario I am intimately aware of [...]

You know the expression life imitates art? Here’s an example that would be hilarious if it weren’t so frightening.
Life:
In the first 2 1/2 months of random bag searches on the MBTA, police found no weapons, made no arrests, but had nearly two-dozen false alarms for explosives…
Still, MBTA officials said the searches have been effective at [...]

Here’s a trick question: What do Maher Arar and 13 CIA agents have in common? They’re both getting ass-tickled by the glorious new “War on Terror” international regime.
Prosecutors in the southern German city of Munich today obtained warrants for 13 CIA agents they say were involved in the kidnapping of a German citizen, Khaled el [...]

I’ve said it before, every life has intrinsic value. It doesn’t matter how that particular life is used, when you cheapen anyone’s life, you cheapen everyone’s. I mention this because the story of a planned “death party” is making the rounds.
The City of Miami is planning an official celebration at the Orange Bowl whenever Cuban [...]

I picked this up over at Lemon Chicken, and it is definitely worth a read. They sure know how to sling mud down there in the States. This site is a good resource if anyone ever suggests to you that Obama has skeletons in his closet.