Guess Who

Look who I ran into @ Heathrow He must still be having problems with fatwas and death threats because he looked a little shocked when I greeted him by name at Heathrow. The Mrs. told me I wasn’t supposed to talk to strangers…

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Italy

I am off to Rome today for a 2 week mid-life crisis trip that will loosely coincide with my 50th birthday. Hope to have some pics along the way…

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Poland & Czech Republic Sold Out Again

This guy is really giving Jimmie Carter a run for his money… Via GWP A Masterstroke of Weakness If diplomatic pusillanimity was the aim, Pres. Barack Obama’s decision to abandon our current missile-defense plans in Eastern Europe must be regarded as a masterstroke. With just one announcement, the Obama administration undercut two loyal allies, rewarded [...]

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That Sucking Sound You Hear Is…

This is what happens when you piss off half of your potential customer base… Or better yet – The Dixie Chick Effect

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End Of Peak Oil?

Maybe the end of OPEC as well… A team of scientists based at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have made a “revolutionary” discovery about how hydrocarbon is formed, learning that animal and plant fossils are not necessary to form crude oil. – Digital Journal

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Credit Where Credit Is Due

This along with the regular drone strikes in Pakistan hold out some hope for The War On Terror. At a time when the public is losing heart on the war in Afghanistan, a decisive strike on Somalia’s al-Qaida chief Monday reminds us that victory is possible and President Obama is an able leader on this [...]

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Remember The 100 Million

Looks like the pc crowd in Ottawa wants to rewrite history so that it won’t be “giving offence to communists”. Fuck them. Fire them while yer at it. Plans for a monument on Parliament Hill to honour the estimated 100 million or so innocent men, women and children killed at the hands of Communist regimes [...]

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Lowest Common Denominator Health Care

An absolute indictment of  our system here in Canada that tolerates long wait times for specialist visits, diagnostic testing, and elective surgery. Not a great selling point to the Americans. Spread the mediocrity equally. “Canadians don’t mind waiting for elective care all that much, so long as the rich Canadian and the poor Canadian have [...]

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Media Malpractice

Thank God for the Internet, the gatekeepers are are on their way out… Without ever having been reviewed by either the New York Times or the Washington Post, Mark Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto has now sold one million copies, according to its publisher, Threshold Editions. – CNS Related : Media Malpractice: Tom [...]

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Paging Dr Atlas

This looks interesting even though these doctors are just saying they would consider quitting under ObamaCare. Even if half that number actually left their profession that would be over 20 %. Try to replace that many doctors on short notice. 45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul – IBD

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