Politics and its Discontents

It's hard to get an accurate critique of the F-35's shortcomings from its maker, Lockheed Martin, or from its key customer, the Un...

As far as the US military is concerned, the F-35 has broken the bank. With the American people on the hook for what is estimated to be u...

The Mound of Sound sent along this note, followed by his guest post on the F-35: I thought an update on the F-35 would be appropriate af...

I have written numerous past posts both on the F-35 jets and the Minister of Incompetence who presides over the file in Canada, Peter MacKa...

I have always felt a deep, abiding respect and affection for people of integrity . During my career as an English teacher, I took special ...

I really have nothing new to add to the sad spectacle of ministerial incompetence epitomized by Defense Minister Peter MacKay, whose on...

Readers of this blog may be aware that I am no fan of Harper Defence Minister Peter MacKay. The breadth of his ineptitude is stunning,...

WHEN I GROW UP, I WANNA FLY A BIG JET! It seems that Peter MacKay, the Defence Minister for our self- and ina...

I thought you might enjoy this editorial cartoon courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator:

I was feeling just a tad depressed today until I read this story .

The above question , first asked about Richard Nixon as he ran against John Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential race, was designed to underscor...

In case you missed it, today's Star has Linda McQuaig's latest column in which she opines on the Harper austerity program, juxtapos...

The Indefensible Defense Minister, Peter MacKay, continues to insult the intelligence of all thinking Canadians. As one who has followed ...

I thought I would share today's Star editorial cartoon. Enjoy:

Not counting this post, in the past year I have written nine times on the F-35 jet controversy. I point this out, not to claim any par...

Much to my surprise, the National Post has been doing a good job lately in covering Conservative misdeeds. While the Canadian taxpayer has ...

While there has been a long and sustained objection to Canada's planned purchase of F-35 jets , today marks the first time that the Harp...

While the militaristic Canadian Conservative regime, led by flyboy fan Steve and aggressively supported by his Defence Minister, the disho...

Not that he has any credibility left, but Minister of Defense Peter McKay has told yet another whopper , this one at the Conference of Defe...

Both, it seems, have a constitutional aversion to being honest with the people they purport to represent. Click here for a story on Harper&...