We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:56:36 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place... ********************************* Hey, when Big Government lovin' maple-syrup 'n beer swillin' Alan has a mildly conservative moment - how can I *not* link it? Especially a post that opens up this way: What Next...No Butter Knives? by alan [5:01 PM July 31, 2007] I am not exactly a candidate for NRA membership but this bit of news... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:28:52 -0600 http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php?module=see&lang=uk&code=6f22e8696183c9ed1f2cf2338ef73857]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62889 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62889 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:14:17 -0600 An Agena B should do the trick...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62857 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62857 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:32:20 -0600 Would that be the English Moonbat or an African Moonbat? Which ones carry the cocoanuts and which ones *are* the cocoanuts? What? No comments about the Bollywood tractor extravaganza? We see that every day over here. We refer to it as "normal traffic conditions"... John will have to practice tractor jumping sekritly. I'm thinking he'll need a downhill run with a trampoline at the end and a *big* sawdust pile on the other side of the tractor.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62856 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62856 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:22:15 -0600 Oh. So that is what it was. I were a wondering why the tractors were all ancient not to mention palm trees...they only grow in SoCal, Arizona, NM and the rest of the southern US. John will have to practice tractor jumping sekritly. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62854 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62854 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:39:51 -0600 What? No comments about the Bollywood tractor extravaganza? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62851 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62851 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:13:32 -0600 Studies by the Commonwealth Fund found that 24% of Canadians waited 4 hours or more in the emergency room, vs. 12% in the U.S.; 57% waited 4 weeks or more to see a specialist, vs. 23% in the U.S. -- from the References in the Chaoulli v Quebec link (above) Even the most right wing party makes it a platform to improve wait times. So (to cherry pick one aspect) you agree that the system, as presently constituted, is in need of an overhaul in the wait-time area -- which brings me back to my original question: Do the immigration stats correlate -- if there is a correlation -- with the increase in health care recipients that's knocking the program further out of kilter? *sipping a cup of coffee 'cause there's no maple syrup over here* *and you need a license (heh) to drink a beer*]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62850 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62850 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:04:52 -0600 Universal, excellent, available when you need it? Why worry about what you haven't experienced? Just glad for a quad bypass, bowel cancer surgery, chemo, a kid born at 26 weeks, a miscarriage and all the regular stuff that happens it served generations of my family well. At least two would be dead in another system as the people involved would not have had the coverage. Sadly that means more to me than the warm glow of general ideology. Sure the Chaoulli case happened. Big whoop. How many cases about health care occur in Canada and the US all the time? No constitutional cases in the US, of course, as there is no right to health care. But we have it and the courts make sure it is provided in a timely fashion. So what is the result in Canada? Even the most right wing party makes it a platform to improve wait times. And they have improved. Gee...improved socialist services and a Court that works for the population. What a nightmare. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62847 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62847 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:24:38 -0600 Moonbats migrate? Would that be the English Moonbat or an African Moonbat?]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62844 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62844 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:58:54 -0600 5 times the rate of those who ID themselves as conservative; they will be using up your resources without providing a younger generation to pay into the system... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62843 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62843 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:17:23 -0600 Chaoulli v. Quebec A regional decision with national implications. From the closing commentary: There are those who argue that this decision could potentially lead to the dismantling of the Canadian Medicare system. While others suggest that this could be a much needed wake-up call to repair the ailing system. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62842 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62842 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:11:01 -0600 Hee! Why did I suspect that would bring Alan in? I dunno. I can't keep track of who's lying to me about what anymore. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62841 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62841 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:38:06 -0600 You've been fed a line on health care being an issue in Canada. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62838 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62838 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:03:46 -0600 Ummmm -- just out of idle curiosity, anybody bored enough to ferret out how the immigration stats correlate -- if there is a correlation -- with the increase in health care recipients that's knocking the program further out of kilter? I suspect that not *all* of the newbies are as young and chipper as the ones depicted in the article... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62837 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62837 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:56:35 -0600 Moonbats migrate? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62836 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62836 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:24:27 -0600 Blame Canada! It may seem like a quiet country where not much happens besides ice hockey, curling and beer drinking. But our neighbor to the north is proving to be quite the draw for thousands of disgruntled Americans. The number of U.S. citizens who moved to Canada last year hit a 30-year high, with a 20 percent increase over the previous year and almost double the number who moved in 2000. In 2006, 10,942 Americans went to Canada, compared with 9,262 in 2005 and 5,828 in 2000, according to a survey by the Association for Canadian Studies.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62834 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/hey_when_big_go.html#comment-62834 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:04:54 -0600