Christmas: More than a break from work or Caption the Pic!

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It is also a break from the election campaign mudsling fest that has embraced the entire nation, forcing us into a tangled web of inanity. Or so one would hope. It seems the Liberals have decided to use a nice picture to paint the Bloc and Conservatives with the same tar brush.

Harper says Liberal use of Holocaust event pic with Duceppe is 'beyond tasteless'

The photo shows Harper whispering to Duceppe during the Holocaust memorial last spring on Parliament Hill, suggesting he would work with the separatist party. The event was also attended by Liberal Leader Paul Martin and NDP Leader Jack Layton.

Well, it seems that the liberals have zero imagination. They ought to hire a new person to take over the creative mudslinging department.



Since it seems the Liberals will be needing someone to cap their blackmail pictures for the election, I'll provide a sample of the kind of inflammatory captions I can be best known for.

1) Harper: I don't know about you, but, I could really use a Moosehead right about now.

2) Harper and Duceppe conceive an evil plan - which bar to scare people from when they go for their drink.

3) Harper: will this guy ever shut up?

4) Harper: Did you see what Belinda did at the Parliament Christmas party? Keep her away from the interns!

5) Not even a solemn moment can stop the diabolical plans that Harper and Duceppe are hatching...
Harper: Mmmm...that bowl of poutine that person is holding looks good... five bucks says I could steal it and no one would notice.

Damnit! I need an exorcist!

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And no, there is no Conservative infestation in my house (though I suspect my cat of having jumped boat, fortunately for us, she can't vote); I'm talking of course about final exams.

You see, they are the very evil reason behind why I haven't been able to lambaste Stephan 'I can't get fucked up the ass by the gays because there is a stick tightly wedged in there' Harper and his neo-con American wannabe Conservatives. (Can we say American Lapdogs, children? Very good!).

My exams consequently prevented me from making my statements about the Neo...eerr, the Conservative's election campaign ad, as well as their stance on tax cuts (they only benefit the upper class), stricter sentences on all drug offenses (obvious the prat's never smoked a J, otherwise he'd be thinking twice about that); let us not forget the children daycare allowance (c'mon, what are the odds that EVERYONE who gets it will use it responsibly? Just because someone has a child, doesn't automatically make them responsible! The Liberals had it right with their Beer and Popcorn remark!). Oh and lastly, there is also the credit to families that enroll theuir children in out of school physical programs (this helps the fucking upper middle and well-off and not those who truly need it because the price of these programs are obscenely high).

There, a couple weeks of rants neatly summed up into one paragraph for your benefit.

Now, there is something that is more important than castrating the neo-cons over their flawed promises and policies and that is the two storms fronts that we're being hit!

Mother Nature has set her sights on me this week and specifically waited for today and tomorrow to drop a shit load of snow on us (and, it's more than the mere two inches that snowed in the wimpy folk in Europe, who have a snit fit over a few white evil snow flakes).

It seems her timing was impeccable, as my exams fall on December 15 (today) and December 16 (tomorrow), thus meaning that both storms hit on the two days that my exams are on!

Storm brings transportation chaos to southern Ontario

Oh, woe is me!

Election Day 3: Let the Mudslinging Commence

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As I mentioned yesterday, I'm going to be speaking about the impending Canadian elections which are set to take place on January 23, 2006. The big names to watch for are Jack Layton of the NDP, Stephan Harper of the Conservatives and incumbant Prime Minister Paul Martin and the Liberals.

An addum to yesterday's rant: The Gay Marriage legislation that was passed and put into practice during the summer is back under fire. It seems that Harper wants at it, and this time, it's personal.

Harper would allow free vote on gay marriage

However, if they passed it, he would restore the traditional definition of marriage being between one man and one woman.

Harper said his government would allow existing same-sex marriages to continue.

So, this would mean that gay couples would likely rush into marriage strictly for the benefits if this held true, pending the apocalypse should the CPC get its "wish". It would also mean that there would be different statuses for the different couples, which would create additional problems.

Hindsight is 20/20, and Harper has none. He also has a blatant disregard for equality and human rights.

On with today's rant...

Now, it is no secret that the mud slinging will begin shortly, and the first to admit this, is Jim Harris of the Green Party (and for those of you who don't know, they are the treehugging hippie party of Canada).

Greens won't fling mud: Harris

Green party Leader Jim Harris warned Wednesday that Canadians should brace for one of the "dirtiest campaigns in history."
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"Sadly, we can expect one of the dirtiest campaigns in history," he said about the Jan. 23 vote. "And after the 2004 election, that's saying something.

"Mud will be tossed by the bucketloads. Some will be flung even at us."

Well, thank you Captain Obvious! Name me one election recently that wasn't rife with slander, libel and the various little anecdotes as provided by the spin doctors and speech writers for the imcumbants and challengers.

Canadians know from the last election that any election isn't going to be clean. The stakes are high and the polling numbers are close. Many key ridings were won by just a margin in many cases in the last election, and it is these ridings that are again in the spot light. They will be closely watched come election night by many nail biting pundits and candidates.

And further, what reason do the Greens have to sling mud? None whatsoever. They want to protect every last grain of mud and green little grass strand on Canadian soil. And don't forget those cuddly polar bears who'd never hurt... OW! Little bugger just tried to eat me! Damnit, where's a hunter when you need one? Anyway...

Not surprisingly, Harris focused on the environment, saying that the arctic climate is changing at twice the rate of any other region in the world and threatening Canada's polar bear population.

He said C02 emissions in Canada have risen by 24.4 per cent since 1993, and cancer cases are predicted to double in the next 30 years.

I'm concerned about pollution as the next Canadian, but I have more pressing matters on my mind, such as, why the hell do we even need a tax cut?

Well, we can turn to Harper for reassurance that we'll get a tax cut.

Harper vows to cut GST

I find this extremely...interesting, especially since it was the Conservatives who had introduced GST when Brian Mulroney was in power. Oh wait! That's not the same party; it was the Progressive Conservtives that had, not the new ones. But, who's really keeping track? After all, the PC and the Alliance Party had merged to form the Conservatives, which means both inherit the moral deficit from their predecessors.

The Tories have long been contemplating a cut in the sales tax as a campaign plank. Harper said cutting the GST would be "more effective in stimulating consumption than anything the government's proposing."

Meanwhile, PM Martin and his incumbant Liberals have decided that they don't want to slash GST. They feel it's not what Canadians want. They had bigger, more ambitious ideas, and it may be more in line with what Canadians want.

"I believe we should cut personal income taxes," Liberal Leader Paul Martin said on Thursday after Harper's announcment. "Canadians should keep more of their paycheque."
Martin said voters will be able to compare the parties' two plans for cutting taxes.

"I believe mine is more fair, especially for the Canadian middle class."

This would give Canadians more disaposable income. It would mean that there is more to save and spend to live comfortably. The GST level of 7% would remain the same.

It seems that Martin is more mindful of the Canadian general population than Harper is, as is evidenced by his governments most recent budget that saw cuts for the middle class families and finacial assistance of sorts for low income Canadians.

I'm sure many of you recall the first budget release by the Liberal minority government, in which the Liberals made a deal with the NDP so thet could avoid a motion of non-confidence. The budget didn't have the corperate tax cuts that Harper had originally liked and saw more socially minded spending.

And just for the sake of showing what an arrogant prat this twat is...

Pointing out on Thursday that he himself is an economist, Harper said: "I believe that all taxes are bad. It's always good to keep taxes down."

Isnt it convenient that he is more than just a politician?

And since when are all taxes bad? Oh right - they're bad if you're an American. You don't want taxes because then it means you can pay for social programs, which is bad because paying for social programs means you have little left for the military and the religious right agenda.

*ahem* Back on topic, tax reduction is good, but only if its done when the climate is right and there is adequate room to pay down the deficit and keep spending in the black.

And as it has been an issue in Canada since 1995 - national unity.

Martin warns of threat to national unity

"I can tell you right now we're not going to allow the separatists to divide Quebec families," added Martin. "We're not going to allow separatists to divide this country."

Martin has decided to fight fire with fire and has taken to having a prominent candidate try and secure a Bloc stronghold in the a stretch of land between Montreal and Ottawa. Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut is posed to run in Vaudreuil-Soulanges for the Liberals.

It never hurts to have someone well-known on your side, especially when it counts.

We don't need the Bloc impending on a stable government. They are the only thing that stands between a minority and majority government at this point. Though, while they are a threat to national unity, the CPC remains a threat to national sanity.