Lingenfelter draws attention to Sask. Party fiscal mismanagement.

"NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter said today the Wall governments unprecedented financial mismanagement has left the provinces finances in disarry, and has resulted in harmful budget cuts to a variety of rural Saskatchewan programs and services."

Although I'd love to see the Sask. Party chain itself to "But, but, but... Alan Blakeney!" relativism, I don't think even they are going to be that dumb.

Only time will tell if they'll hurdle that extremely low bar.

Sarah's sexism silliness.

Now that Sarah's been the target of some real sexism (as opposed to the imagined kind), will she "Go Rogue" on Glenn Beck?

"U.S. was hell bent on Iraq war".

Colour me shocked.

Saskatchewan's "Bad news becoming difficult to hide"

Mandryk is right: Brad Wall's circus-show is disingenuous and dangerous.

The effort being devoted to maintaining Wall's sunshine-and-rainbows act could certainly be better directed towards actually addressing issues. Afterall, the first step toward dealing with a problem is admitting it exists.

...Unless, of course, you're the second coming of Grant Devine. In that case, image and rhetoric trumps reality.

False equivocation of the week.

John "Hindrocket" Hinderaker of Powerline thinks that detainee abuse and coverup is comparable to tempers flaring between protesters / "failing to leave the scene of a disturbance".

Not content to leave the wingnuttery there, he then suggests that we shouldn't expect any higher level of legal responsibility from soldiers tasked with the imprisonment of suspects than we do from what he calls "thugs" at a protest.

Yes, if the protesters involved broke the law, there should be consequences. But the two situations are not even remotely equivocal, and the moment we stop holding our police and armed forces to a standard appropriate to the increased degree of power and responsibility they carry, we encourage more abuse of both.

With the "turnabout is fair play" relativism that Hindrocket and his ilk have increasingly embraced, no wonder the U.S. military has the problems it does.

Teabagger Rap.

(h/t Tbogg)

Beck throws cold water on Blogging Tory's "wet dream".

Sorry, Justin. The good news is that Glenn isn't ruling out a "Beck/Palin 2012" ticket!

Conservative sheets the world 'round, remain in fear!

Sask. Farmers Blockade Big Sky.

Yes, it's only a dozen or so, but it's just one more thing that's drawing attention to the reality behind Brad Wall's "everything is going peachy-keen" mask.

I wonder if Devine-the-second is counting the money that's owed as part of his unanticipated and unprepared for deficit?

I'm a little late to the Psalm 109:8 party, but...

...what does a divine being need with bumperstickers that encourage prayer for the U.S. president's death?

Religious litmus test for jury duty?

Muslims ought to be disqualified.

No word from Pam yet on whether he proposed ban would also extend to rabid, bigoted, Islamophobes, although her support for a President who believed he was on a religious crusade when he invaded Iraq probably suggests she doesn't intend a consistent application.

Twice in one week for CPC's Maurice Vellacott.

After making the news over the weekend for a news release that claimed that 1) Saskatchewan doctors are collectively reducing the availability of abortion services, and 2) that it is in response to some medical evidence that abortion negatively impacts the lives of women (both claims appeared without a whit of supporting evidence), Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott is back in the spotlight.

"Saskatoon MP Maurice Vellacott apologized "explicitly" and "without reservation" for the flyer sent to New Democrat MP Peter Stoffer's riding about the long gun registry. The flyer asserted that Stoffer had "worked to support the registry" when in fact he has opposed it since its inception 12 years ago.

Vellacott appeared to suggest that the flyer was produced by the Tory party and not by him or his staff, even though it went out under his name.

"I have received an undertaking from our Conservative resource group that in the future they will proofread more carefully and nuance more appropriately any ten percenter mail pieces that are sent out under my name," he said."

It's not really an apology when you try to blame your "Conservative resource group" for the outright lie that your office sends out. Keep up the good work, though, Maurice. There's still 3 more days left before the week is out.

RNC Purity Test Proposal.

Are you pure enough to qualify for St. Reagan's blessings via RNC funding? Only the guy behind the failed attempt to relabel the Democratic Party the "Democrat Socialist Party" knows for sure!

Cull, Baby, Cull!

The fiscal irresponsibility of the Brad Wall government...

...is eerily reminiscent of "Devine Days".

What can one expect when Wall feels that the most fiscally inept premier Saskatchewan has ever seen is worthy of the province's "Award of Merit".

Screwing over Big Sky's creditors might only directly affect a handful of people, but the issue has potential to have long legs, as farmers and individuals who do business with the government will legitimately wonder if they're next. If Wall thinks that his actions will only affect confidence in the Crown corporations he so desperately wants to destroy, he's wrong. It may also have an impact on confidence in his government.

Kirk Cameron Action Kit!

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(h/t Pharyngula)

Those who vote in favour of current U.S. healthcare reform...

...cannot call themselves American.

This nugget of wisdom was brought to you courtesy of the brilliant folks at "Redstate".

Memo to Denyse.

There is no "Intelligent design controversy". There is only a convergence of interests between a number of people who don't really understand what science is and a goodly lot of people who don't like what it has to say.

Wingnuts of a feather...

...flock together.

If you're unfamiliar with the individuals above, just google "Michelle Bachmann" and "Pamela Geller" respectively to get a taste of teh crazy, and the hold it has within the GOP.