tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118576472009-02-20T19:04:00.492-07:00.M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1117220590506554462005-05-27T13:01:00.000-06:002005-06-06T13:20:04.243-06:00

MOVED TO:WWW.MKBRAATEN.COMM.K. Braaten

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Well, I have been reading a lot of blogs and it looks like there are a lot of pissed off bloggers out there that are either:1) Fed up with corruption at the highest levels of government;2) Rightlyfully do not respect the Government because they failed to respect the confidence vote;3) Sick of having socialism forced on them;4) Mad that Ontario wont vote out the corrupt government5) Choked that

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1117101780275192702005-05-26T04:00:00.000-06:002005-05-26T04:03:00.276-06:00

My blog has a new address on the world wide web. It is:www.mkbraaten.comHowever if you access my page from the old address of mkbraaten.blogspot.com you will automatically be redirected to the new address.Thanks for reading my site. I appreciate your comments!M.K. Braaten

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116967999223568462005-05-24T14:32:00.000-06:002005-05-24T16:31:28.896-06:00

UPDATE 2: Grandinite blog points out that there are some interesting people running this taxpayer funded $1 million dollar Adscam damage control office for the Liberals:Guy McKenzie - Was named last year by AG Sheila Fraser as someone who authorized sponsorship transactions involving departments and Crown corporationsUrsula Menke - Former inspector general of the Canadian Security Intelligence

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116945386196547802005-05-24T08:23:00.000-06:002005-05-24T15:27:15.076-06:00

Well, I am watching the accountants presentation at Gomery, here are some updates:The cost of the sponsorship scandal was $355 million, not $250 million.Some programs were double funded, i.e. two government sources would fund a $3 million dollar initiative, twice. So Chuck Guite would have an extra $3 million to play with.Developing...4.5 million dollars paid to Montreal Canadians for advertising

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116907275769605052005-05-23T21:52:00.000-06:002005-05-23T22:01:15.773-06:00

I have recently joined a new blogroll called "Alberta Blog." It looks pretty cool, its members are of every political stripe so it should be quite interesting. Anyhow if your blog is from Alberta click here to join up. Also, there is another blog that Aaron (grandinite.blogspot.com) set up called Non Corporate bloggers. Add the link to your site today!

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116884306547307662005-05-23T17:26:00.000-06:002005-05-23T18:05:03.333-06:00

What a gloomy day today.Aside from the weather, this day isn't going well at all.Some times when you make a decision it's not easy to deal with the consequences of it because your decisions affect another person -- and that's the worst part.But sometimes something that affected you in the past can affect your current decision. And right now I am trying to figure out if it's best to learn from

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Here is another interesting comment from a reader in response to this post:Unfortunately, this is the result of the capitalist society we all 'buy' into. Essentially we are entering into an era that will reveal the ill-conceived notion that a free market economy could become so intricate, so scientific, as to affect every aspect of our lives. Think about it. Really step back and think about the

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I had an reader post a couple well thought out comments that I feel deserve their own posts. Last week I wrote:Being a member of the Conservative party is similar to being the #1 fan of the Vancouver Canucks.You always have so much potential, often come so close, but in the end, you always lose.Thank god there isnt playoffs this spring, I don't think I could handle both defeats. Then in the

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116702864159207742005-05-21T12:23:00.000-06:002005-05-21T13:14:24.166-06:00

Man, I hit up the Green Day concert the other night at Rexall Place here in Edmonton. What a concert! I’m starting to feel old, as I remember I was a teenager when their first album came out in 1993; there were so many young kids there that probably weren’t even around when their first album came out!Sometimes life just passes you by. Too often are we so focused on the future, you know, 4 years

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Put away your lawn signs. I have just received confirmation from the office of Stephen Harper that there will not be an election this summer.

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116551542665647222005-05-19T19:11:00.000-06:002005-05-19T19:12:22.670-06:00

People are googling "alberta blogs", so I know there are some of you out there who want to read blogs from Alberta.Starting a blogroll is tough, because it depends on network externalities - often the number of people willing to join is a function of people already in the blogroll. I need some good, pro-Alberta bloggers to answer the call.Here is what I am finding: Blogs Canada is not that great

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116544486880823002005-05-19T17:12:00.000-06:002005-05-19T17:14:46.883-06:00

Being a member of the Conservative party is similar to being the #1 fan of the Vancouver Canucks.You always have so much potential, often come so close, but in the end, you always lose.Thank god there isnt playoffs this spring, I don't think I could handle both defeats.

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116540307636441302005-05-19T16:01:00.000-06:002005-05-19T17:25:56.670-06:00

Government wins vote, stays in power. Cadman votes for corruption.So, I guess, because the Liberals had their budget passed, there's no reason for an election in the spring? That's apparently what the media is saying. I guess the Liberal's are no longer corrupt. Hmm, its kind of hard to understand that logic.

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116477364441690002005-05-18T22:33:00.000-06:002005-05-18T22:36:04.446-06:00

Apparently the Tories are going to release more tapes in the morning. The media seems eerily silent about this, though it is quite late. Anyhow, go to Coyne's thread regarding this new twist.Also check out what Warren Kinsella and Paul Wells have to say.

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Well, it looks like this tape could hurt the liberals.I dont get it.The liberals have been implicated in the biggest financial fraud in the history of our Country, they have stolen money from us, they have not paid it back, they have sold off judgeships, they have presided over the biggest financial mismanagements in Canadian history (gun registry), and currently are now being investigated on how

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Ah the good old Canadian Press.This amused me:"Chuck Cadman said Wednesday that his riding constituents indicated in a poll that they don't want an election -- and that he must listen to them."That's what I'm getting from this (poll)," he told The Canadian Press. "It's only one factor. (But) it is a major factor because I have to represent the views of my constituents."He said a poll of 600

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Watch Peter Mackay's interview right here

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You know, I was thinking about the technicalities of the non-confidence vote last week and according to the strict, literal interpretation of the constitution, the non-confidence vote was not technically an official non-confidence vote.However, all the experts that commented on the matter raised the point that the spirit of the vote meant that it was a non-confidence vote, regardless of the

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The corporate takeover of the internet was inevitable the minute corporations figured out how to generate a profit from it. Back in the early 90’s, the internet was relatively free of corporate interests. Though, by the end of that decade corporate interests had largely taken over the internet in the areas of commerce, news, and marketing. Avid internet users, such as me, often gave up on the

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116281788150822262005-05-16T16:12:00.000-06:002005-05-16T17:00:35.000-06:00

Looks like the Tories know for a fact that they will win the vote. How do I know this? Well, they've already released election style radio ads. Though, the voice over kinda sounds a bit creepy: Click here to listenOne thing is for sure, based on this ad, I think this campaign is going to be 'R' rated.Update, here's the other one:

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Here is a photo that I made up. Its of Paul Martin, in the Prime Minister's Office on Friday after losing the non-confidence vote. As you can see, he doesnt want to leave:

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I made some minor changes to the appearance of my blog. Let me know if it messes up your browser or anything.M.K. Braaten

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Its funny how a picture speaks a thousand words. These two pictures, in my opinion represent Paul Martin of past and of present. A man who's future Prime Ministerialship was said to be of a future legend, but when he finally got there, he proved to be a dud.So much promise back in 1990:15 Years later, Paul Martin has proven to be a sad spectacle in the eyes of Canadians (even Liberals). Here is

M. K. Braatennoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857647.post-1116190859154892692005-05-15T14:56:00.000-06:002005-05-15T15:00:59.156-06:00

Why on earth isn't Stephen Harper criticizing Paul Martin and the Liberal party for making our country look like an international embarrassment?The international press has been reporting that Canada is doing this for political purposes. Now that Sudan has rejected Martin's recent ill thought out plans for invading Sudan, Canada just looks stupid.

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