Thursday, July 7, 2005

The beatings will continue

Quick off the press, Mark writes that it’s the free radicals, home-grown, that will threaten the West.  The scary thing is they hide under the guise of multi-culturalism.  That’s a cloak no modern western liberal would ever dare raise.  Therein lies the crux of the problem.

Thanks to “Islamophobia” and other pseudo-crises, the political class will be under pressure to take refuge in pointless gestures (ie, ID cards) that inconvenience the citizenry and serve only as bureaucratic distractions from the real war effort.

Transport Lesson

I hope the left wing nuts that run this city take note of the London underground blasts. Why?  Putting all your transportation eggs in one basket can be very dangerous and completely paralyse the movement of people and goods, as witnessed in London.

It can (and probably will) happen here.  Don’t doubt it.

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Why the obsession?

Why is Canada (and North America) consumed with homosexuality?

Some people are attracted to women; some are attracted to men. And some, if Sigmund Freud, Dr. Alfred Kinsey and millions of self-described bisexuals are to be believed, are drawn to both sexes.

Gay marriage, parades - how does their lobby keep them at the top of the agenda?

Slay some cows

Didn’t know Ms. Wente was in Readers, but here she is with a zinger.

Every culture has its unacknowledged taboos—the things you are forbidden to say or do in polite company, the accepted truths you are not allowed to doubt. You might think that a liberal, open-minded country like Canada would be free of such taboos, but you’d be wrong. In spite of our belief in our own enlightened tolerance, some things are simply not open to debate. If you try, you’re bound to shock the neighbours.

I’ve always said we should burn our garbage - recycled crap is no exception.

Monday, July 4, 2005

The problem with Live8

I knew there was something annoying about Live8 and all the other rock against the G8 events.  I knew Mark Steyn would be able to speak for me, too.  Once again, a brilliant column.

To sneer at such events,” cautioned The Sunday Telegraph apropos Live8, “demeans the generosity which they embody”.

Saturday, July 2, 2005

Here’s a tip

Some real, useful, everyday info on tipping.

Not knowing the proper tip or gratuity for a service can be very unsettling.

Shut up and sing

The whole Live8 concept is at best, dubious, according to this editorial.

This is why critics of these so-called “relief” concerts argue that pop stars simply don’t know what they’re talking about, and would be better advised to “shut up and sing.”

If only solving the problems of Africa involved throwing money at them.  Do you think sending money to Mugabe would help Zimbabweans?  Me neither.

In the dumps

If ordinary letter writers know that garbage can be burned safely, then what is the problem with our leadership?

Facing a shortfall in generating capacity, Ontario was forced to import electricity last week. It is interesting to note that electricity from New York and Minnesota include “green” energy provided by 23 environmentally clean waste-to-energy plants.