Rights groups report a sharp increase of attacks by West Bank settlers on Palestinians, as well as rising right-wing violence against left-leaning Israelis.

Via Mike Duffy Live - “The Conservatives haven’t released a campaign platform yet because they’re still waiting for the Australians to finish it”

On October 14, vote Conservative.

– who wrote their script?

In 2003, Stephen Harper and Australian Prime Minister John Howard deliver largely identical speeches urging their nations to join George W. Bush’s Coalition of the Willing to go to war with Iraq.

“The United States financial crisis has deepened since the debate format was finalized. The economy is, understandably, top of mind for most Canadians. Unfortunately, the current debate format does not devote sufficient time to the economy, the most important issue facing Canada today.

– if they don’t will he suspend his campaign?

The Harper government approved 148 appointments to federal boards and agencies, long used as rewards for supporters of the party in power, as the election neared, The Canadian Press has learned.

The CFRA pundits are repeating over, and over (and over), again that the United States government “cannot do nothing” about their current financial market problems - the bunker begs to differ, doing nothing is always an option… and that in fact may be the best thing they could do.

A total of 132 out of 199 Republicans voted against their whips and against their president despite a morning appearance by George W Bush urging them to approve the bill for the good of the nation.

Update: Bush speaks… says he’s “disappointed” [ more inside]

Update: A great image via Karbon

Update: Uber upper-right-quadrant-WingNut speaks on CNN… “the great depression is coming”

Update: Cynapse via Jacks News Watch has some good thoughts

Update: Treasury Secretary Paulson speaks: he’s “disappointed” [ more inside ]

Campaign promises…. not quite worth the quarter you flip to predict if they’ll be kept.

Oh Gods no. Please! Not the “democratization” of politics !! Anything but the “democratization” of politics!!

Yesterday was a motorcycle day. We packed up and headed for Montreal to do a bulk buy of new tires - the place we got them has really good prices, but they won’t ship, which is no big deal, it cost $40 in gas to go there and get back and there’s no why they could ship 5 tires for less than that: so money was saved.

Go to the Ottawa 67’s home opener against Belleville, or watch the US presidential debates…. I’m at the game, Belleville is winning by one early in the third — who is winning the debate?

– and faints at the news while others look on in shock at the announcement.

Am watching Nik Nanos on CPAC going over the numbers, the Liberal camp has gotta be worried about them.

Another Conservative is in hot water over controversial comments — this time about immigrants.