tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:42:56 +0000Silk StockingThe term 'Silk Stocking' is another term for Conservative according to Rogets' Thesaurus, and I kind of liked the ring. You'll find a little bit of this and that - not just politics - as my interests are pretty wide ranging. In the words of the late Robert Heinlein, "Specialization is for insects."http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sylia)Blogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-7527425869684302418Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:02:00 +00002009-10-18T10:08:59.328-05:00Petition On The Eve of Copenhagen MadnessThe more I'm reading about the insanity that is the upcoming Copenhagen debacle, the madder I get. I then had an idea. I don't know if this is an original idea or not, but I started thinking about Iran and the military-industrial complex that goes into building "The Bomb", and posted the following petition:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/iJtcqNZe_3M/petition-on-eve-of-copenhagen-madness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kriilin)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/iJtcqNZe_3M" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/10/petition-on-eve-of-copenhagen-madness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-5751680513581271191Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-10-06T20:51:21.828-05:00Dear Gerrard Kennedy, there is no equivalence here...In today's National Post, Gerrard Kennedy performs mental gymnastics trying to link Vietnam draft dodgers with the current batch of deserters.In your own words....It would create grounds for humanitarian consideration for permanent residence in Canada. The narrow grounds would be a finding of genuine moral or conscientious objection to leave the armed services in a war not sanctioned by the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/oYODoN3AY7I/dear-gerrard-kennedy-there-is-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/oYODoN3AY7I" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/10/dear-gerrard-kennedy-there-is-no.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-5331463024626884553Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:31:00 +00002009-10-01T21:33:04.405-05:00Ayn Rand must be turning over in her grave...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/gU8HbpoxbDU/ayn-rand-must-be-turning-over-in-her.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kriilin)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/gU8HbpoxbDU" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/10/ayn-rand-must-be-turning-over-in-her.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-7764827371666423416Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:47:00 +00002009-06-15T22:41:10.902-05:00A Message from Michael Ignatieff - EditorializedOnce upon a time, I bought a membership for the Liberal Party of Canada. The circumstances were simple. I worked in the federal civil service as a term employee. My boss - who happened to hold my livelyhood in their hands at the time and never ceased to remind me of it - was selling Liberal Party memberships. Naturally, I could ill afford their anomosity, so I decided to buy one. Mea culpa, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/o93iUrqOXQU/message-from-michael-ignatieff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/o93iUrqOXQU" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/06/message-from-michael-ignatieff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-8786925820621734799Sun, 10 May 2009 15:42:00 +00002009-05-10T11:04:02.815-05:00Mother's DayToday is the day we celebrate Mothers. We wouldn't be here without them.We take it for granted that they'll always be there...For those of you out there who are mothers, enjoy the day. You are the pillars on which a society stands.For those of you who have mothers with whom you can celebrate, cherish the moment, and make sure you let her know how much she means to you.For those of you who have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/AA7FMPpZte8/mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/AA7FMPpZte8" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/05/mothers-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-3893207244277528457Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:51:00 +00002009-03-29T08:13:38.499-05:00It must be spring...the protesters are outIsn't it funny how any time that leaders of democratic, western nations get together to discuss anything the protesters make it out in force?Thousands of people marched through European cities yesterday to demand jobs, economic justice and environmental accountability, kicking off six days of protest and action planned in the run-up to the G20 summit this week in London.I've always wanted to ask http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/fWaIqocQGQI/it-must-be-springthe-protesters-are-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/fWaIqocQGQI" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/03/it-must-be-springthe-protesters-are-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-6165131398209232427Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:55:00 +00002009-03-28T18:57:49.448-05:00Earth Hour Tribute to SuzukiClick...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/uf_w4_8ob8c/earth-hour-tribute-to-suzuki.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kriilin)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/uf_w4_8ob8c" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/03/earth-hour-tribute-to-suzuki.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-2338524326652310893Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:41:00 +00002009-03-28T19:28:07.840-05:00Party Like its 1999 - Human Achievement HourIn honour of those from Prometheus and Ben Franklin to Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison and Thomas Dolby, who have helped bring us out of the cold and the dark, I will be making good use of those wonderful little electrons by having a party.There will be electric lights, stereo and projector use, not to mention the use of both gas and electricity in producing the buffet. I thought creating http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/IqCq6iYoMRo/party-like-its-1999-human-achievement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/IqCq6iYoMRo" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/03/party-like-its-1999-human-achievement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-573432879451933715Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:45:00 +00002009-03-26T21:19:43.997-05:00Earth Hour and the Anti-Industrial RevolutionOn Saturday, we are all being exhorted to use our light switches as a vote for mother earth...at least that's what I got in an e-mail at work earlier this week.In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/XMSFDYn53tI/earth-hour-and-anti-industrial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/XMSFDYn53tI" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/03/earth-hour-and-anti-industrial.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-3272207476059770430Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:08:00 +00002009-03-11T21:57:25.788-05:00Issues of ResponsabilityI have been taking some time to think about things, since there has been a lot going on in this country and the world over the first few months of the year. Reacting is easy, writing thoughtfully not so much. One thing that has been on my mind the last while has been the Li trial, which was recently concluded in Manitoba. Let me state first of all that I am neither a legal scholar, nor a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/QzUKsMNOuFk/issues-of-responsability.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/QzUKsMNOuFk" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/03/issues-of-responsability.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-4506453295697924509Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:44:00 +00002009-01-12T20:13:26.236-06:00Spot the logical fallacyIn today's Ottawa Citizen, we find a report pronouncing the Youth Criminal Justice Act to be a rousing success, not the complete disaster that we (the unwashed, ill-informed masses) think it to be.The paper, co-authored by Nick Bala, a Queen's University law professor; Peter Carrington, a University of Waterloo sociologist; and Julian Roberts, a leading Canadian criminologist who teaches at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/ELHEg58vzC8/spot-logical-fallacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/ELHEg58vzC8" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/spot-logical-fallacy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-5896654829268941265Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-01-11T21:32:19.165-06:00The Upcoming Session of ParliamentI expect that it should be interesting to see how the dynamics play out in the house. Given that Barak Obama has announced his intentions to provide even deeper tax cuts than those proposed by outgoing President George Bush, I wonder if those on the oposition side of the house will criticize the Prime Minister as being an American lackey if he implements the same policies?Just asking.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/NOE6vN_XLiE/upcoming-session-of-parliament.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/NOE6vN_XLiE" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/upcoming-session-of-parliament.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-1591178104242950066Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:41:00 +00002009-01-11T09:38:41.668-06:00Editorial Oversight - It's a Good ThingIt would appear that someone at Cannon has realized that, perhaps, content should be reviewed before publication.Rick Hillier Editorial The editorial written by Scott Gilbert and posted on The Cannon Friday, January 9 has been removed while The Cannon operating committee investigates its appropriateness. More...In the meantime, those radical funsters at the U of Guelph paper decide to puthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/VTMY9TmlnG4/editorial-oversight-its-good-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/VTMY9TmlnG4" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/editorial-oversight-its-good-thing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-8164550216576767328Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:23:00 +00002009-01-11T09:39:09.155-06:00Academic StupidityMust be something in the Water....Mamma, don't let your babies go to University in Ontario....Have Ontario Universities become bastions of unthinking, left-wing groupthink?In the last few months we've seen Queens set up campus Thought Police. What next, the Junior Anti-Sex League?Then we had the ever tolerant Carleton University Student Association who were forced to back down from their withdrawal of support of Shinerama on thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/T1NsNJSwXRs/must-be-something-in-water.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/T1NsNJSwXRs" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/must-be-something-in-water.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-4886663739207502559Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:32:00 +00002009-01-10T16:20:44.707-06:00The Real Cost of De-IndustrializationI was reading an article today regarding the Chinese eventually making a foray into the North American auto market, which got me thinking. What will happen, say 20 years from now, we keep going, and sure, we do other things in the economy (knowledge industries, etc) but lose our industrial base. Then it hit me: we lose our ability to turn ploughshares into swords! That alone should leave us to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/9mEqqePQuKg/real-cost-of-de-industrialization.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kriilin)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/9mEqqePQuKg" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/real-cost-of-de-industrialization.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-7025493853600512945Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:47:00 +00002009-01-04T21:52:04.511-06:00Powering Canada's NorthWe need to investigate replacing diesel generators with these in our remote communities, not because of the AGW hysteria, but to save shipping of diesel fuel...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/2JIaBaGggn0/powering-canadas-north.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kriilin)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/2JIaBaGggn0" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/powering-canadas-north.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-3982623513205355811Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:30:00 +00002009-01-04T21:31:55.392-06:00Welcome KriilinTo keep things fresh around here, I've invited my good friend Krillin as a guest blogger. I know his posts will certainly re-arrange the furniture in your mind.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/iLaUUIXPP_c/welcome-kriilin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/iLaUUIXPP_c" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-kriilin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-2569228215767999041Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:27:00 +00002009-01-04T21:46:38.236-06:00alternative energy nuclearHelloHi Everyone,I'm Kriilin, and I'll be dropping in on Sylia's blog every so often, with somewhat of a focus on science as it relates to politics (or vice versa) I'm anti-AGW, pro nuclear but don't hate alternative energy when and where it actually makes sense. I believe there are real environmental issues to deal with, but most are lost in politics. My dream for civilization is to harness more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/4BtU4AK63vQ/hello.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kriilin)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/4BtU4AK63vQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/hello.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-3205606783358050595Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:49:00 +00002009-01-02T23:33:33.532-06:002009 - The Year of the Useful IdiotI was watching the Beeb Canadian feed while making dinner tonight, and what to my wondering eyes should appear to comment on the Israeli Hammas dust up but renouned Middle East Political scholar Annie Lennox?!?! Yes, that Annie Lennox - Sweet Dreams, androgyny etc.... and I was thinking, what insight could she contribute to the discussion here. Then it occured to me, I was watching the 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/nyT_y4IQhcc/2009-year-of-useful-idiot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/nyT_y4IQhcc" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-year-of-useful-idiot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-785070234236898895Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:25:00 +00002009-01-01T22:07:22.748-06:00Prospero anjo y felicidadHappy New Year all.I expect 2009 will be a year of change and opportunity, but I've been accused of being overly optimistic before. So, in keeping with the trend of New Year's Day predictions, here's my outlook for this year.EconomicsThe economy will stabilize by mid-2009 and begin to show some signs of growth towards the latter part of the year as businesses rationalize their operations and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/f5Jm8IhJMPo/prospero-anjo-y-felicidad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/f5Jm8IhJMPo" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2009/01/prospero-anjo-y-felicidad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-7478667765897204002Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:57:00 +00002008-12-21T21:03:33.936-06:00Between a Bloc and a hard placeNow that things have settled down into the pre-Christmas lull, let us summarize the first 3 weeks of December:Week 1Stephane Dion, Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe formally signed an agreement to overthrow the elected Government of Canada as soon a they could propose a non-confidence motion. They went as far as telling the Governor General that they had a government in waiting for her to rubber http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/ywxY7oQILGk/between-bloc-and-hard-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/ywxY7oQILGk" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2008/12/between-bloc-and-hard-place.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-1919369071883768573Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:57:00 +00002008-12-11T21:12:18.745-06:00PM to Appoint Senators - so now it'll be 38 to 67Oh dear, that evil Prime Minister Harper is going to appoint 18 Conservatives to the Senate. The horrors! I mean with 38 out of 105 seats occupied by people who look at things from a so called 'right' of centre point of view?!? What on earth is he thinking? Considering the alternatives if the coup-alition gets their way:Senator Elizabeth MaySenator Bernard LandrySenator Jacques ParizeauSenatorhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/qjHpLtfcx3E/pm-to-appoint-senators-so-now-itll-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/qjHpLtfcx3E" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2008/12/pm-to-appoint-senators-so-now-itll-be.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-4730310606944128379Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:42:00 +00002008-12-08T22:08:08.341-06:00Ottawa Reality TVWatching the New Libs on the Bloc has been kind of watching a train wreck in slow motion. You know that the end result is not going to be pretty, but you can't bring yourself to look away.It's been a week that a reality TV producer could only dream about. Think about it:1. Survivor - Ottawa: Jack, Gilles and Steph are gunning for Steven in the race to the Governor General. Steven wins the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/pS6xcAMzlXo/ottawa-reality-tv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/pS6xcAMzlXo" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2008/12/ottawa-reality-tv.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-6954420207789901315Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:54:00 +00002008-12-07T18:59:44.728-06:00Can you just smell the irony....From the Canadian Press:On Sunday, Ignatieff insiders accused Rae of advocating an unconstitutional process in a desperate bid to find some way of overtaking the frontrunner."Bob Rae is trying to find any formula that avoids us winning, even if it's unconstitutional," said one member of the Ignatieff camp.In an interview Sunday afternoon, Rae said a consensus has emerged that the party must http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/m5Cjp7PmqoA/can-you-just-smell-irony.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/m5Cjp7PmqoA" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2008/12/can-you-just-smell-irony.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21368180.post-7737404286890695387Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:30:00 +00002008-12-07T12:47:18.845-06:00Русский (Politburo)Political Science 101 Lesson of the Day - Русский (Politburo)From the Russian History Encyclopedia:The Politburo, or Political Bureau, was the most important decision-making and leadership organ in the Communist Party, and has commonly been seen as equivalent to the cabinet in Western political systems. For most of the life of the Soviet system, the Politburo (called the Presidium between 1952 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SilkStocking/~3/s2e6XhjkNLg/politburo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sylia)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilkStocking/~4/s2e6XhjkNLg" height="1" width="1"/>http://silkstocking.blogspot.com/2008/12/politburo.html