http://rationalradical.com Uncritical Thinkers Need Not Apply... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:21:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I would normally add this as a comment below the original thread below, but this update deserves its own thread (thanks to the anonymous reader for sending it to me).  The headline says it all and the COMMENTS section below give the entire story.  But the cynic in me says ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/03/09/would-the-ttc-have-done-this-any-other-time/ In yet another example of the arrogance, graft and corruption that pervades every level of government and bureaucracy in Toronto and the rest of Canada, "A senior Toronto Transit Commission official helped his long-time female friend – an amateur photographer – get a plum contract taking photos of public meetings ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/03/07/forget-giambrones-sex-scandal-this-ttc-douche-should-be-fired/ I don't care how tense a meeting gets or how defensive a councillor may get.  You don't ever act like this with the person who pays your salary.  Read the COMMENTS section below to see how Paula Fletcher lost her mind yesterday.  Basically, she feels that no one should dare ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/03/03/one-more-councillor-who-should-be-fired/ As I always say, when people get caught for doing something bad or stupid, it's rarely a one-time thing. Rather, it's only the latest in a pattern of bad/stupid behaviour.  That's because LACK OF JUDGMENT is the number one thing that will cause a person to get into trouble, regardless ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/02/28/jerks-of-a-feather/ I'm no jingoist and I know that Canada has many serious problems.  But this is plain rubbish.  If you haven't already seen it, "enjoy" this whine-fest from a failed British songwriter who decided to try his hand at journalism after fleeing to Russian:     Far from being a question of sour ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/02/26/russian-un-bearable/ Okay, so that title may be a little misleading, but did you know that not only Olympic athletes but also their ENTIRE ENTOURAGE are getting FREE HEALTH-CARE. This apparently includes dental care and access to MRIs and other equipment and services that ORDINARY CANADIANS are not getting. Now, the doctors are ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/02/24/please-harper-waste-more-of-my/ What is the verdict regarding this math?  That is, I have had zero respect for Premier McGuinty since before he was even defeated the first time he tried to gain power, and now I have even less.  Our province is fucked financially and yet McGuinty a) defends the government's decision ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/02/17/please-dalton-waste-more-of-my/   var addthis_pub = \'thestar\'; var addthis_brand = "Olympics2010"; I am not a big fan of the Olympics, as I've stated a number of times, especially due to the sappy coverage.  However, ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/02/15/oh-bilodeau/ I have respect for many protesters and I never supported BC's hosting of the Olympics--which is a corrupt organization from the very top (head of the IOC) to the judges to many of the athletes.  So I agree with the people who've protested BC's hosting of the winter Olympics, especially ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/02/14/605/ Lily has been commenting in the previous thread about Adam Giambrone's fall from grace and questioning whether it's fair to taint his professional life with his personal misdeeds.  I don't care what he does behind closed doors but I do care about his lack of judgment.  And since day 1 ... http://rationalradical.com/2010/02/11/more-on-giambrone-read-that-aloud-a-few-times/