I tend to agree with you. Here in Canada, the centre has won the most elections over my lifetime with left and right taking just under their share of the relative vote. (Note that there’s a bit of a debate here for how system skews the math.) Then, about a decade ago, right of centre united with far right. The centre,…

Does this mean Pence can claim having donated these amounts on his tax return? IOW, is being the victim of irony profitable?

That would require some really bug balls...

And I thought all the good ones were taken...

No need to imagine. It’s known as “Mutually Assured Destruction”and it’s been a cornerstone of US foreign policy for decades. It was applied perfectly by the Black Panthers back in the day. The problem with detente is that it’s less stable when one party is desperate, such as during the fall of the Soviets. This is…

I prefer not to be taken for a ride.

Any interior pocket doesn’t require a chemical hand warmer. Pants pockets also work but less so since there is no insulation from the outside surface.

OMG, that’s fun.

I call fake. A driver’s clock should have its hands permanently set to 10 and 2.

Exactly how is this European flavour or racism different than making Murica great only for Muricans?

Hoth, as in rebel sanctuary?

Leaving the wings on at first is a great tip. I’ll put it to good use on my next turn at the bird. I’ll add that it’s even easier to let someone else do it.

Don’t sweat it. Pichou is still in the snotty kid brother stage of the national identity program. It’s a thing here. For many years, our only self-identity at home and around the world was being “not American.” Recent proof that our home-grown institutions can be strong and successful have given Canadians a new pride…

Sadly, I think it is the beginning of the decline of the American empire. Since less than 1/5 of the total US population voted for Clinton (not accounting for total number of eligible voters nor popular vs electoral college votes), it really does seem as if the largest chunk of Americans don’t realize how this has and…

You, sir, are a Treasure.

The other thing I’m reminded of is the old adage, “It takes a village...”

I know Leonard Cohen passed away before the election was settled, but I shudder to think he knew the score and died of a broken heart.

Spank the parents.

She’s in Parliament so it must have been a futile attempt to delay a bill with a filibaluster.

No Joanna. The trick is not to stop fucking, but to actually fuck to conception. The biggest problem with the world is that all the wrong people keep making copies of themselves. Their values tend towards larger families, over-consumption and the conflict that results. On the opposite side of the coin, most of those…