THIS WOULDN’T HAPPEN IF THE REFORM PARTY WAS IN POWER – DANM, KEEP FORGETTING An unelected bunch of Conservative Senators overturn legislation passed in the House of Commons. Any other political party would have been compared to Stalin in this case, but because Stephen Harper did it, … everything’s tickety boo. You know. War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength and that sort of thing. (Scott’s DiaTribes)

THIS IS HOW YOU TAKE DOWN A SLEAZEBALL POLITICIAN AND HIS ENABLERS Will McMartin, I salute you. (The Tyee)

IRONY ALERT If you’re as sick of the Royal Wedding coverage as John Doyle is (Globe and Mail), then here’s something courtesy MSNBC – they covered the announcement of the Royal nuptials with a split screen showing a car chase. (Deux Ex Malcontent)

IN OTHER NEWS, CORPRATE CANADA TOLD US ALL TO HIT THE SNOOZE BAR Western society will run out of petroleum a century before we get a replacement. No, Dilithium crystals aren’t an option. (Vancouver Sun)

IN OTHER NEWS OSAMA BIN LADEN IS LAUGHING HIMSELF SICK The War On Terror is the biggest area of growing spending in the U.S. government. (Denver Post) So it says a lot about how this threat to national security is conducted when a Fort Lauderdale woman is told that her insulin pump makes her a terrorist threat. (WIOD)

MIGHT AS WELL JUMP. I was wondering what happened to Van Halen myself … (Denver Post).