Disqus - Friends of Dean14

Re: Is Harper’s campaign in decline?

DBeaulne — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:34:51 -0000

Two and a half years? I'll not fault you for being optimistic, but I say we'll be doing this within 15 months +/- 1 month.

Re: Stephane Dion stunned by question, Liberal campaign in crisis mode

DBeaulne — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:25:23 -0000

Of course they did, it's the Liberal way...

Re: Stephane Dion stunned by question, Liberal campaign in crisis mode

DBeaulne — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:02:02 -0000

Agree, it's already on my facebook, and I'm mailing it out to everybody.

Re: The Media on poorly bilingual leaders

DBeaulne — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:46 -0000

Interesting yes, but here's a link for Oct 10th / 08

http://www.ekoselection.com...

Re: Dagger Watch

DBeaulne — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:41:09 -0000

It makes not a wit of difference who the next leader will be because the inherent problem with the Liberals is their arrogance. The Libs need to jettison their "Natural Governing Party" mantra and that is going to require more humility than the Pope.

Re: “A few thoughts on how the Liberals must face some inconvenient truths”

DBeaulne — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:57:54 -0000

To insinuate that non-Liberals are the "bad guys" just because we don't hold their points of view to heart is absolutely disgusting.

And normal for Liberal members apparently...

Re: Senate appointments

DBeaulne — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:11:03 -0000

What? Where's my name? When is an average work-a-day guy like me going to get a chance to bring middle-class common sense to this chamber?

Re: Egypt's president shows his loyalty is to Muslim Brotherhood not democracy

DBeaulne — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:35:30 -0000

I'd go a step further, religion is the curse of the Earth. How many people have died because of differences of faith in an unseen, unproven entity?

Re: NASA Announces New Twin Rover for Curiosity Launching to Mars in 2020

DBeaulne — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:28:15 -0000

Naahhhhh, makes too much sense bro. NASA's budget won't get boosted until China has people on the Moon. Complacency has destroyed the West.

Re: Senator asks court to quash committee report | Canada | News | Toronto Sun

DBeaulne — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:23:29 -0000

When it comes to abolishing the Senate we are hand-cuffed by the Constitution. We'd have to open up several cans of worms and I don't know if I want Harpoon, Shiny Pony, and Mul-temper-flair trying to figure out which worms go where.

Re: NSA spying not about Big Brother scrutiny of ordinary citizens

DBeaulne — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:38:03 -0000

Ummm, sorry Lorne but, No. Reluctantly accepting PRISM and other snooping for the purported security benefits is still accepting the argument that we need to give up some liberty in exchange for security. This snooping may be acceptable to most people now, but by accepting this we are desensitizing ourselves to security cameras and the surveillance state that this entails. I'm calling this for what it is, the proverbial elephant trunk under the tent flap if you will, and I don't accept it nor the argument that it is for my own good nor the good of the nation.

Looking at PRISM and thinking that this is not as bad as China is delusional. This could easily spiral out of control because the bureaucracies are so large and self-sustaining that they are effectively fiefdoms unto themselves. Who watches the watchers?

Re: Colorado town considers bounties for drones | World | News | Toronto Sun

DBeaulne — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:29:03 -0000

It would be possible with a shotgun, but it would have to be one of those little backpack drones that a soldier would carry. Those Reapers might be taken down by a slug, but only when that drone is on takeoff or landing as that would be the only time those get within slug range. Me thinks they wouldn't let just anybody that close to a drone base.