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Bayonetism

It’s like Reaganism, but without the cool.
If I ruled the world (the Canadian bit anyway), here’s ten things I’d get done in 2010, in no particular order.  The list is for Canada, but I’m guessing most of my anglosphere readers can find something to like, or hate, here.
1. Make all lawyers ineligible to hold any [...]

Green’s Mercury Conundrum

The New York Time’s Wheels section notes how pressure from Green groups forced General Motors to pay its dues to a project called End of Life Vehicle Solutions Corporation (ELVS).  The concern was that mercury switches from GM vehicles may be improperly disposed of:
As long as the switches remain in place, they’re unlikely to present [...]

Great Moments in Socialized Health Care 1

As America approaches the Utopian dream of ‘free’ health care for all, let’s take a moment to celebrate the great moments of nationalized care currently enjoyed by the UK and Canada.
In England, a young mother gave birth to her daughter on the sidewalk when the authorities refused to send an ambulance.
When the mother called for [...]

Olympics or Health Care? Oh, Sorry, Did You Think You Had a Choice?

As Americans debate Obamacare, I think it’s useful to point out the realities of the socialized health care experienced by Canadians.
It’s true to say that when you have a single-payer for health, the only way to reduce costs is to ration the care (pdf ):
Like other nations experiencing limitless demand, an ageing population and the [...]

DePower America

America will be importing more fuel and losing jobs, thanks to Waxman-Malarkey.
But wait, wasn’t it only last Friday that Democrats said the Bill would reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and create ‘green’ jobs?
Lefties will not attempt to figure out why flowery rhetoric and hope-based ideology do not make the world work as they want [...]