1930 Top Secret US Plan - Invade Canada!

To show that the Americans were always looking forward to all eventualities, these shocking plans were discovered some time ago and are part of a discovered stash of similar "hypothetical military plans".  Countering the British Empire was Code Red - and it began with an invasion of Canada.  Approximately 6 million men were envisaged taking part in the invasion beginning with Halifax NS.  It was expected that a massive Navel battle would take place in the North Atlantic and it was anticipated that Britian would have suceeded Canada to teh USA in exchange for peace and retaining it's trade routes.

It was totally rejected by FDR.

Imagine how things would have been if it had ever been advanced.

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To see a rainbow - it's gotta rain (Dolly Parton)

On occasion you have to find the good in the bad.  That was the overwhelming reason for brimming optimism in this Marriage Therapist's blog - however one piece caught my eye as a private mantra some may want to consider (no point in explaining to the other side as they will not give you any positive feedback.)

Love is never a mistake.

Alberta PC go to round #2.

The PC's had their 1st run off vote for a new leader and Gary Mar had a comfortable lead with 40% of vote:

Vote count

*Gary Mar: 24,318 = 40%
Alison Redford: 11,147 = 19%
Doug Horner: 8,648 = 15%
Ted Morton: 6,969 = 12%
*Rick Orman: 6,010 = 10%
Doug Griffiths: 2,445 = 4%
Total votes cast: 59,537

*no seat

The next vote is Sat Oct 1 and I predict Gary Mar will attract support from at least 1 and maybe all of the losers in enough quantity to go over the top (in order of likelihood: Griffiths, Orman, or Horner).

Morality of Tax-Havens

It has become fashionable for Western countries to slag Tax-Havens.  It is true that there have been a number of shady dealings - but there are enough countries in the world where regimes are much, much worse.

The Hopey-Changer

No he didn't.

That is the conclusion of Ezra Levant to the creed of "Chope".  Ezra recounts how much better "quiet" Canada has done than America under Obama's "Quantitative Easing" program.  The worst President ever - even outperforming "peanut-farmer" Carter (on the down-side).  Now I hear Obama has been bumped again (1st from Wed Sept 7 to Thur) due to the opening of NFL Season.

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