Monthly Archives: June 2011

Afternoon Update June 26th, 2011 (10)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CS | Threat growing wildly The Wildrose Alliance feels it’s ready to replace the governing Progressive Conservatives in Alberta and one former Tory insider says the threat of them doing that is credible. [...] #2 — Globe … Continue reading →

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Booker: Where Greece goes now, we will soon follow (3)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

At last the penny seems to be dropping that the chaos mounting over Greece’s problems with the euro is by far the most serious crisis that the great European “project” has ever faced. As their sad, bewildered faces show whenever … Continue reading →

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Greenhut: California’s mess not Texas’ fault

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

SACRAMENTO – As California’s budget battle continues, Republicans and Democrats have engaged in a rhetorical battle regarding the relative merits and demerits of our lovely state and one of the nation’s other megastates, Texas. This debate started after a legislative … Continue reading →

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Military to spend $830M on CFB Petawawa

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

The military is planning to spend $830 million on new buildings and infrastructure at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa over the next 10 years, according to documents obtained by the Citizen. The CFB Petawawa “recapitalization” report, written in February 2010, outlines … Continue reading →

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Steyn: The Reincarceration of Conrad Black

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

I am overseas at the moment and have just caught up on the coverage of Judge Amy St Eve’s decision yesterday to send my old boss (and now NRO colleague) Conrad Black back to jail. Following the Supreme Court’s overturning … Continue reading →

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The Facts About Fracking (1)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

The U.S. is in the midst of an energy revolution, and we don’t mean solar panels or wind turbines. A new gusher of natural gas from shale has the potential to transform U.S. energy production—that is, unless politicians, greens and … Continue reading →

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Mead: The Failure of Al Gore – Part One

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

It must be as perplexing to his many admirers as it is frustrating to himself that a man of Vice President Gore’s many talents, great skills and strong beliefs is one of the most consistent losers in American politics. “All … Continue reading →

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Hanson: There Are No Socialists

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

Two unconnected developments were announced this past week. President Obama is releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, despite the absence of a global embargo or horrific natural disaster — and despite a litany of assertions from 2008 that drilling … Continue reading →

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Murphy: Libya is a war, regardless of the rhetoric

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jack

It is difficult to think of Hillary Clinton as an avatar of George Bush, but there is no escaping the thought. Just this week, when Republicans in the U.S. Congress were voting on limiting the U.S.’s involvement in the current … Continue reading →

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