Why Canada needs a Coolidge

Re: -- An article in the Canadian press complaining about the "oppression" of monarchy and urgining canooks to find identity, self worth and freedom by getting rid of the Windsors.

What canards!! Constitutional monarchies are hardly undemocratic. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland and Spain are all fine examples of parliamentary monarchies. In fact King Juan Carlos of Spain led his country back to democracy.

Appointing some boring businessman or librarian laureate as head of state simply doesn't work. They invariably are dull, drab, non-entities (like our GG, in fact) and no more symbolically "Canadian" or "Australian" or "German" than a wet blanket on a pole.

Of course, Charles is one to make monarchists swallow hard. In fact one could say that Charles is very nearly what a state-president would be like. But we should adopt the long view and think beyond his tenure.

Most of Europe's present day royals have a practiced poise. They provide ceremony, a sense of continuity and a focus of unity above the fray. Last but not least they provide a familial human face to that otherwise cold and impersonal entity known as "the State".

I see nothing oppressive or "un-Canadian" in it, and think we would do well to keep our sovereigns. If Charles un-inspires... think of Coolidge, Harding and Reagan.... We could do worse... far worse.

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Wussies In Disarray

Chronicle Blogitor:

Once again the Wussiecrats have proved their worthlessness as a party. Why are they in disarray? Because they are in disarray.

The primary reason for this is that they lack a real political ideology. Instead of fighting for a true progressive/environmental social democracy they substitute so-called "liberal" personal validation issues -- the junk food of real politics. Why do they do this? In part because they are truly morons with the weltanschaunng of a tabloid; but also in part because they understand in at least an intuitive way that cheap-n'-easy "liberal social issues" won't offend their real backers and up-their butt masters.

The second reason is that they are cowards who run like pathetic mice every time the Party of Sleaze, Slither and Slime starts flinging its usual filth around. Of course, not having any ideology to stand up for makes it difficult to stand up for anything. But basically they are just craven office holders who will lie as low as possible in order to keep their privileged position. Boxer and Kerry are prime examples of this spineless ilk. Boxer is such a hypocrite that she markets different personalities to different "constituencies". And what could be more emblematic of Kerry's lumpen spinelessness than his standing mute and helpless as goons tazered a protester in front of his very eyes?

The third reason is that half of all Wussiecrats are just republicans in drag -- two faced Gorgons like Lieberman & Feinstein ( "we can't afford health care for you") and, yes, the smooth talking Obama. Yes, it is true that Michelle Obama worked for a firm that helped insurance companies dump unprofitable subscribers. More to the point, a perusal of who was actually backing and bankrolling Obama's campaign showed that it was a variety of corporate and "foreign policy" interests that weren't remotely progressive.

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The Train Wreck & Wussiecrat Disarray

To:--San Francisco Chronicle

Re:--Dems pin Health Reform hopes on Obama's Speech, reporting on Democrats' last-ditch effort to salvage health care reform, looking to President Obama's joint-session speech Wednesday to avert a political and legislative train wreck.

Once again the Wussiecrats have proved their worthlessness as a party. Why are they in disarray? Because they are in disarray.

The primary reason for this is that they lack a real political ideology. Instead of true progressive/environmental social democracy they substitute so-called "liberal" personal validation issues. The junk food of real politics.

The second reason is that they are cowards who run like pathetic mice every time the Party of Sleaze, Slither and Slime starts flinging filth around. Of course, not having any ideology to stand up for makes it difficult to stand up for anything. But basically they are just craven office holders who will lie as low aspossible in order to keep their "privileged" position. (Boxer and Kerry are prime examples of this spineless ilk)

The third reason is that half of all Wussiecrats are just republicans in drag -- 2 faced Gorgons like Lieberman & Feinstein ( "we can't afford health care for you") and yes the smooth talking Obama

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Fauxbama's Line

To:-- San Francisco Chronicle

Fauxbama must be the only person to draw a line in the sand behind himsef.

What a farce.

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Pressuring Protoplasm

To:-- Truthout.

Re:-- AFL-CIO rallying support for health care reform in face of Democrat inertia.


No amount of pressure is too much when it comes to the spineless demorats. The only problem is that the more you press a spineless mass of protoplasm the more it simply flattens out.

Obama has proved to be a fraud and a sell out. On all major points he has simply continued neoliberal policies without the bully boy bluster of Bush/Cheney.

When it comes to health care, Fauxbama all but stabbed reform in the back. What else do you call inviting insurance and pharma "stakeholders" to the table and remaining mum while Baucus excluded single payer advocates from hearings.

I wish the AFLCIO luck... but *I* am headed for Canada. A society that proudly uses disease for profit is profoundly and terminally sick.
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