Sharkbabe at 17 — my favorite is fresh basil, but it’s due to the whole heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil combo. Mmmmmm….

(And, having never tried cannibis nor ever really wanted to, I just don’t get the allure. But that’s me. And probably why I was a prosecutor…lol)

make that TWO votes for basil

garlic bread just ain’t right without a little basil

and why waste good weed by cooking with it ???

that’s probably why I’m a defendant

If 25,000 people show up to try for 325 jobs at minimum wage with no benefits during good times with low unemployment (officially anyway), how many would be there in bad times?

I think too many Americans are buying a load of bovine excrement and then trying to spread it out around the world and I for one, but not for only, am goddamn sick and tired of it. We’ve temporarily fallen under the minority (thankfully) rule of a Bu$hCo clone here in the Great White North (and with his buddy David Emerson – Minister of Internation Trade the leading fundraisers for the ReThugs this fall) see:
SlushFund

I don’t know if many Americans are aware of this(the Slush Fund), but this article is mainly a presentation made to a Parliamentary committee by an American trade lawyer critical of the Harper/Emerson sellout to the Repubs and Southern Lumber Lobby in the States. One of the articles of impeachment of Nixon was about 450,000 of foreign money – this is 1/2 billion give or take.

I trust that Canadians are not yet narcotized or Fauxinized or downright stooopid enough to let Harper back to the House, when he dares to drop the writ, with any kind of mandate. His constituents in bum f**k Texas North (otherwise known as Alberta) may send him to a perch on the far back bench, but that’s about it. If I’m wrong, I’m moving to Mexico in search of freedom, or maybe even Burma or North Korea.

Hi TheExile,

Sigh. Canadians aren’t stupid but they tend to have bad cases of ‘normaloia’. As defined by Jan BenDor (of Pittfield Twp MI and a hero of mine), “That’s when you think everything is OK, no matter what.” Canadians are used to being fleeced by their politicians, but we don’t believe we’ll be actually eaten alive. Unfortunately, I think that’s what is coming. I have to be careful not to tell strangers — and even most of my friends — too much at once or they think I am tinfoil case. One of the reasons I come to FDL — makes me feel a whole lot less crazy! Most of my Cdn friends have not a clue as to what SH and cronies are up to. Which is carrying out the plans made by the Fraser Institute, which is our branch office of the the Institute for Economic Affairs. Even when I point out the FI’s funding my Cdn friends say, no, can’t be so, and what does a think tank have to do with government, anyway? I point them at independant sources and ask them questions that invite them to connect dots — it takes a *long* time for people to come to The True Vision!

Much of how our government functions is controlled at the ministry level, that is, by civil servants under the direction of a Minister, as of Health, Culture, Defense, Agriculture, whatever, and controlled by regulations rather than laws. Therefore, a lot of really scary things can be done without ever having to run anything past Parliament and without attracting the attn of the media. Tons o’power for stealthy change there! It is possible for a PM to simply change cabinet positions, too, I mean, like, create, amalgamate or delete whole ministries.

Folks in Ontario watched as our schools, hospitals, cities, tax structure, social services were all were Mike Harris-ed into oblivion. Don’t get me started! BTW, The Despicable Mike is now a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute and the bad, bad changes he made have not been undone by succeeding govts. When the Conservatives are in power the opposition parties decry their every move, but when the rascals get turned out, the new gang of rascals somehow can’t figure a way to undo the damage.

I am most grateful for FDL. Thank you Jane, Christy, TRex, Pach, Siun, all the posters, the guests, the mods, and all the commenters and lurkers. The discussions here help me to clarify my thoughts and to see what is possible. I am learning about networking and Netrootzing, how to research, and the power of individual contact. I believe this is democracy. Whew!

I am now collapsed on the floor, those 4 paragraphs took me two and a half hours to compose! Ain’t no real blogger… I will *not* re-read this one more time, it’s going out just as it is.

Nixon was about 450,000 of foreign money

should read:
Nixon was about $50,000 of foreign money

didn’t have the CapShift down when I tried to add the $ sign. 450,000 is more like the current campaign donation.

There is an American take on this scam in $450 million slush fund for Bush from Canadian lumber deal, just in time for the mid-terms

I think too many Americans are buying a load of bovine excrement and then trying to spread it out around the world and I for one, but not for only, am goddamn sick and tired of it. We’ve temporarily fallen under the minority (thankfully) rule of a Bu$hCo clone here in the Great White North (and with his buddy David Emerson – Minister of Internation Trade the leading fundraisers for the ReThugs this fall) see:
SlushFund

I don’t know if many Americans are aware of this(the Slush Fund), but this article is mainly a presentation made to a Parliamentary committee by an American trade lawyer critical of the Harper/Emerson sellout to the Repubs and Southern Lumber Lobby in the States. One of the articles of impeachment of Nixon was about 450,000 of foreign money – this is 1/2 billion give or take.

I trust that Canadians are not yet narcotized or Fauxinized or downright stooopid enough to let Harper back to the House, when he dares to drop the writ, with any kind of mandate. His constituents in bum f**k Texas North (otherwise known as Alberta) may send him to a perch on the far back bench, but that’s about it. If I’m wrong, I’m moving to Mexico in search of freedom, or maybe even Burma or North Korea.

I didn’t know Wal-mart had candidates.

Well, not officially, anyway.

The thing that caught my attention the most in all the drool and spittle was when George Will pontificated about the Wal-mart opening (did he attend?) one block outside of Chicago where 25,000 people showed up to apply for 325 positions.

That convinces me that the US economy is just cookin’ along reeeeeeaaaaaally good! Makes me almost want to move back to participate on all that there rollickin’ prosperity….Not!

Thanks angie ~ ditto the compliment…I figure we’re at a point now where the more the merrier; the combined energy is only going to be that much more powerful yes????

yes

op99@169 ~ thanks….I’ve been here mostly lurking since “olden times”; have sometimes felt out of my depth with the level of discourse that has taken place on this site over the past year or so; seemed more comfortable to read and learn. I’ve realized though that thanks to my reading/lurking here, I’ve learned more than I think I have ~ consider my recent postings akin to a shy swimmer testing the water temp…….I’m up to my belly button at this point LOL!

you are very smart and I am glad to know you as a fellow longtime lurker.

Schorr’s got an excuse, I suppose (he turned 90 this week), but everyone else playing this game does not.