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US State Governors With Balls.

Is it me, or is there a sudden rise of State Governors who seem to be making sense?

The new Arizona law is the exact same law of the US federal government – something that’s been intentionally down played by the detractors.

Gov. Brewer takes on Obama for his racial political agenda:

I don’t know about you, but my next flight through Phoenix won’t be just a connection any more. I think it’s time show support for Arizona. The golf alone justifies the trip.

Then, we have Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey:

In contrast, we have this gem:

It’s time that our Canadian leaders grew a pair. I’m more than tired of the NDP and Liberal party’s constant whining. I’ve yet to hear one idea from these parties that would mean less taxes, more freedom, or, heaven forbid, increased business growth.

Trouble isn’t that far off for North America… if you want to see the scary picture, here’ a great article comparing the different counties debts titled: US faces one of biggest budget crunches in world – IMF

We’ll start hearing more of the term “test of civil cohesion” as government won’t have a choice but to slash budgets in terms we have never lived through. An unlike Greece, riots won’t make money magically appear to fund our socialism.

We need someone who has the guts to deliver a blunt and honest message. A message that speaks to the majority of “silent” Canadians.

Imagine if Harper would make it a platform to cut taxes, cut government, and cut spending. Doing so may save Canada from what’s coming. Let’s start now by canceling the unspent stimulus budget. Defund the CBC which only speaks to a small minority of Canadians. Freeze social program budgets, and get rid of at least half of the federal departments. (Not possible? Go through the list and see what you can do - and ry to explain what this one does for example -Atlantic Pilotage Authority) .

I know I have put away my major spending plans in favor of banking a few dollars right now.

I really believe that whoever would campaign on a austerity agenda would easily form a majority government. Canadians aren’t stupid – we see what is happening around us.

How many more years does universal daycare need to be the main election promise? No one will actually ever do it, but every election cycle it’s at the top of the list for campaign promises. As for global warming…

The silent majority has risen in the US – it’s time for the Canadians to follow to do the same.

You Voted Democrat?

A good video – for us Canadians, substitute the Liberal party and it is almost 100%

Made at http://www.xtranormal.com where anyone can make a movie.. have fun.

Some useful Democrat stats here.

Over 1 Million Served

As Canadian TV viewership and newspaper circulation continues to fall off a cliff, there is one site that just keeps growing.

Small Dead Animals is one of Canada’s great blogs, and has the numbers to prove it… I am not sure if some of our Canadian news sites actually hit a million viewers a day, let alone by 8AM.

The pride of Delisle, Saskatchewan has reached a milestone of Canadian influence, proving substance beats out style.

It would be interesting to see the stats on the Liblogs’ blog aggregator… to see how the left fares online. I wouldn’t think the left blogs hit a million visitors a day combined.

It Worked Well The Last Time

Who could forget the stellar campaign that Stephane Dion ran last election. The Green Shift – No, Not the Green Shift – Yes, Let’s Paint Canada Green!

Unfortunately, Ignatieff may have been in the US, and missed out how warmly it was received. Or, the Liberals are just fresh out of ideas.

Globe and Pail: Undaunted by defeat of Dion and his carbon tax in last election, Ignatieff outlines clean energy as next campaign theme

“At the heart of our next platform will be the most significant national investment in clean-energy jobs this country has ever seen,” leader Michael Ignatieff declared yesterday, a year less a day after his predecessor, Stéphane Dion, was whupped in a federal election, in part because of his proposed “green shift” carbon tax.

Undaunted, Mr. Ignatieff, in a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade, laid out a three-pronged approach to making Canada a global leader in clean energy by investing in new technologies and new industries; by upgrading the energy infrastructure through a so-called “smart” energy grid, and by making the federal government – the nation’s largest employer and customer – a model of environmentally responsible behaviour.

“The jobs of tomorrow are being created elsewhere as we speak,” Mr. Ignatieff warned. “Either we act now, or we spend the next decade wishing we had.”

Actually he really means that if we don’t create new taxes on working Canadians now, we’ll miss the opportunity. In BC, the introduction of the carbon tax has been forgotten, making us poorer, under the guise of Green.

Now, after a great election deception, they are on to a new form of looting – it’s called the Harmonized Sales Tax. This should eventually do in the Liberals in BC… unfortunately they are banking on people forgetting the devious way they foisted it upon us.

We won’t forget – just as Canadians won’t forget you can’t trust the politicians when it comes to Green.

Liberals Caught Handing Out Untendered Contracts

The Liberals caught at it again, this time in Ontario:

TORONTO — Details of multimillion-dollar untendered consulting contracts are just some of the revelations expected Wednesday from a special investigation into how Ontario spent $1 billion over 10 years to create electronic health records and produced little of lasting value.

Auditor General Jim McCarter will release a 50-page special report, which was commissioned last June as the Liberal government tried to defend itself against growing reports about sole-sourced contracts and expense claims by high paid consultants at eHealth Ontario.

So far, the media have reported on $16 million worth of untendered eHealth contracts that were given to consultants, some of whom had close ties to top executives at the provincial agency, and were even paid for consulting each other, driving up their fees.

Even now, months after the scandal first broke and forced the government to replace both eHealth CEO Sarah Kramer and chair Alan Hudson, there are still almost 300 consultants under contract at the agency – down from 385 in April.

Details of some controversial eHealth contracts have been spilling out since last May, including one $30-million, sole-sourced deal for IBM that was approved by a powerful committee of the Liberal cabinet and could prove very troubling for the government.

Health Minister David Caplan is set to resign from his post as minister Wednesday, the same day Auditor General Jim McCarter will release the scathing report into the eHealth Ontario spending scandal that is expected to show $1 billion in wasted funds.

“His resignation is not official until tomorrow,” said Greg Dennis, communications director for Caplan.

Sound familiar?

The Great Liberal Sponsorship Scandal

Canada’s Gun registry $ 2 Billion Debacle – and CBC is after the Conservative government for not collecting fees with their amnesty.

If there is one thing the Liberals can do, is waste our money on their friends.

photo credit: wstera2

Republicans For Ignatieff

Great new site that is getting behind Iggy. And driving the left nuts.

Who’s really behind this?

Some of the great quotes: