What You Can Find

.... even in the TorStar

1.  Dancing Crossing Guard To Stop - now there's a banner where I       should have read the whole story but Didn't

2   Pigeon Racing news - drug scandal , cheating, illegal gambling
     Its obvious that those quiet , innocent looking pigeons are up to        no good
     However , Will Rogers was always quick to point out " no horse        ever went broke betting on humans racing "

Weather : probably not mine but yours : ' Icy Blast Sweeps from Texas to Ohio '
We are cold but 28 F is really quite expected for Dec. Bluebird sky and the tree tops look to sway slightly and don't seem to hear any wind.

Here in the GWaN ( Great White almost North ) our version of the Tea Party is the Progressive Conservatives or Tories. Last night at a open house get to-gether a guest was defending Rob Ford , our mayor. 
The guest made his point that RF promised to hold taxes and build subways. The skinny is that RF has been thwarted and spun around by council but really done himself in , in the long run.
The guest felt that RFs stand has not wavered and that for a politician his steadfastness is admirable.
In considering that opinion last night and the Tory platform of lower taxes and halting the gravy train ( also  ,  a RF promise ) , I came up with the following.
There is no cheap government. Here in the GWaN ,our Bill of Rights
will eventually trump any gross over-cutting of social programs by any party. Social assistance is guaranteed somehow. Given any government policy implementation those programs cut will need to be replaced and dare I say , not cheaply. it is a foregone conclusion.

Steadfastness. I opine that its easy to be a cheap bastard and niggardly. And stick to it , just be a prick.
Whats hard is recognizing those polices which benefit the most people and are generated  out of concern for the well being of the populace. Try that one on a campaign button or 5 second sound byte ( ? )
No one likes paying taxes. So , get out there and say ' I'll keep your taxes low - I'll save your  money'  If you start w/ the premise that it can't be done - what kind of promise is that.
There is no cheap democratic government - inherently , democracy is expensive. Pay me now or pay me later. And as they say ' you can take that to the bank ' or not in this case