pinko

How so?

I think you conflate the conglomerate known as America and the myth it perpetrates with the actual circumstances of the last depression. It was the war and the New Deal that rectified the situation.

What is there to be optimistic about?

More silliness from the peanut gallery making false comparisons with swimming pools accidents. The rest of the post isn't worth responding to although mandatory pschyciatric assessment for gun owners should be mandatory.

China and India have been the primary beneficiaries of such a policy and both will continue to prosper while the USA stagnates. Canada and Germany are doing reasonably well of the countries in the so called first world economies. The one thing this current situation highlights for the rest of the world is how dysfunctional the American system actually is.

Of course my vote would never go to the CPC regardless of the position it takes on the long gun registry. If anything there should be greater restrictions on firearms.

Several of my grandkids are visiting and created quite a mess. We spent the morning cleaning up and then went to the park for awhile. It is quite humid and hot here.

You should trying using a map sometime.

Winnipeg is in close proximity to the centre of Canada. My travel experiences are more diverse than you describe. I should say my travel experiences shouldn't be of concern to you.

I haven't been able to pinpoint the exact date my grandparents arrived here in Canada but it appears they arrived in Winnipeg, possibly via the USA, in 1912. As far as I can tell he came from Horodenka, Austria and was born in 1892. My grandmother came from Markova, Podhajce, Poland and based upon the information I have received to date worked in Detroit. I am currently at an impasse in tracing some ancestors beyond that of my grandfather and grandmother. I don't speak Ukranian and as such transliteration is an issue for me.

I am not sure there is such a creature as conventional economic wisdom unless you are comparing the Keynsesian model with that of Friedman.

I don't own any guns. In a civilized society rules are required so rather than complaining about it just accept that as a fact of life.

In addition to the lawyers and economists you should add accountants to your list. You appear to be a climate science sceptic.

In Winnipeg we have a much more realistic outlook thn the one you portray. You gave a bad habit of misrepersenting the facts.

Maybe you should head down to Washington and demand a meeting with all members of Congress. While you are at it demand a meeting with Obama. ROFL

After meeting for more than an hour with Senate Democrats, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told reporters Thursday afternoon that “it’s time we move” because an Aug. 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling cannot be postponed. He spoke of a new, more limited goal of the debt talks as making “some progress in dealing with our long-term fiscal problems”. “We’ve looked at all available options, and we have no way to give Congress more time to solve this problem, and we’re running out of time,” Geithner told a news conference just off the Senate floor. “The eyes of the country are on us, and the eyes of the world are on us, and we need to make sure that we stand together and send a definitive signal that we are going to take the steps necessary to avoid default.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/democrats-bash-cantor-over-debt-talks/2011/07/14/gIQAMDrPEI_story.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics Americans would “even pay more for their electric bills, groceries and gas” as a result of a default, Reid said, estimating the cost to the average family at more than $1,500. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Democratic Sens. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) and Mark Begich (Alaska) continued the bashing of Cantor at a subsequent news conference, describing him as the main obstacle to a debt-limit agreement. “Leader Cantor has yet to make a constructive contribution to these discussions,” Schumer said. “More than anything else, he is holding up an agreement at this point.” Reid agreed, saying Cantor “has not been constructive.” “And in the long run, it would wind up costing the government trillions — a fact Republicans shouting about the debt fail to mention,” he said. “Every 1 percent increase in interest rates will cost the nation $1.3 trillion.”

That is because Winnipeg has a large Ukranian as well as Polish population. Many of these people came from what was then known as Austria-Hungary and primarily from Galicia and Bukovina prior to the First World War. I am third a third generation Ukrainian. My dad was a businessman and my grandfather was a housebuilder here in Winnipeg.

I have lived here all my life and will indicate you are dead wrong. At the time you say you passed through Winnipeg it was the fourth largest city in Canada. Nice try though.

More mythology

Yes. I think he is a weasel.

Everyone acts in their own self interest.

SHELL GAMES: A Reuters Investigation Articles in this series are exploring the extent and impact of corporate secrecy in the United States. By Kelly Carr and Brian Grow CHEYENNE/ATLANTA (Reuters) - The secretive business havens of Cyprus and the Cayman Islands face a potent rival: Cheyenne, Wyoming. At a single address in this sleepy city of 60,000 people, more than 2,000 companies are registered. The building, 2710 Thomes Avenue, isn't a shimmering skyscraper filled with A-list corporations. It's a 1,700-square-foot brick house with a manicured lawn, a few blocks from the State Capitol. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/28/us-usa-shell-companies-idUSTRE75R20Z20110628

As much as possible I prefer a degree of certainty.

If you say so. Apparently you enjoy chaos.

It is.