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• Tony Clement and the Crime of the New Century

  As Tony Clement sits in stony silence, like a petulant child, refusing to admit he was the one who stole the cookie, despite the crumbs on his face; others are having to defend the indefensible.The 50 million dollars that was misappropriated and spent...

  by pushedleft - September 30, 2011

• If the Tax Man Cometh, Please Light the Lamp

  On Tuesday night of this week, I took part in a town hall meeting, via the telephone, with John Gerretson, a cabinet minister in the McGuinty government.Gerretson happens to be my MPP in Kingston, though his "wired" gathering was not for a Kingston audien

  by pushedleft - September 29, 2011

• Another Word Tim Hudak Should Avoid on the Campaign Trail: Cronyism

  Tim Hudak is on the campaign trail accusing the McGuinty government of "cronyism". I thought this was a dangerous path for Hudak to take, given the fact that his former boss and current mentor, Mike Harris, had made cronyism an art form.A friend shared...

  by pushedleft - September 23, 2011

• Look Out! Tim Hudak is Running With Scissors

  If there are three words that will warm the blood of the New Right and their corporate pals, they are "cutting red tape".The picture to the left was published on June 3, 2003, with the caption:Determined to cut red tape and reduce the regulatory...

  by pushedleft - September 21, 2011

• "Tough on Crime" Stumping is the Socialism of Fools

  When former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher met Conrad Black for the first time, he chewed her ear off about crime, with typical "hang 'em high" rhetoric. She knew she had to be nice, because Black then owned a large share of the British media,..

  by pushedleft - September 18, 2011

• Dean Del Mastro Plays the Race Card From an Incomplete Deck

  When Dalton McGuinty released his party platform, one item had Federal Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro in a flap.The $10,000 incentive to employers who hire immigrants.For Del Mastro it brought back chilling reminders of Bob Rae and affirmative action,...

  by pushedleft - September 18, 2011

• First We Take New Jersey ... Then On-tar-i-o! Tim Hudak's New Theme Song?

  Martin Regg Cohn had an excellent column in the Star on Monday: Hudak’s taking Ontarians for a ride.In it he questions the logistics of the Ontario Conservative's Changebook Platform. I perused that and it reminded me of another questionable platform...

  by pushedleft - September 18, 2011

• It's a Good Thing Tim Hudak Wasn't Around When Plavnice Podatransk Came to Canada

  The latest Tim Hudak ad focuses on his grandfather, a Czech immigrant who "believed in the value of hard work". There is even a close up shot of his immigration papers dated 1898.All I can say is that it was a good thing that Tim Hudak wasn't around...

  by pushedleft - September 18, 2011

• Will Rob Ford Put an End to Blissful Ignorance?

  On February 15, 1983, the New York Times ran a headline: Reagan Misstatements Getting Less Attention.Ronald Reagan was not only the first American President to bring the Religious Right into his administration, but he also launched an era of stupid...

  by pushedleft - September 18, 2011