William Bedford

Easter Joy

Church-bells ring and choirs sing O glorious Easter morn holiest of holy days 'twas then that Jesus was reborn.

Murder in Moscow

Vladimir Putin's harshest critic is murdered on a Moscow street. Moscow's police chief, like Casablanca's Captain Renault, will, no doubt, instruct his police to round up the usual suspects.

Vladimir Putin, Charismatic Thug

Vladimir Putin is seen in Russia, and by the far right in Europe, as a strong, charismatic leader, which he is. But beneath the charming facade of the erstwhile KGB chief, who loves to pose for photo-ops on horseback and in fishing gear, there lurks a charismatic thug.

Winter Rage

A howling gale of freezing snow roars amok o'er the hapless land to let the kings and captains know that nature's still in full command.

Russia, Wounded Bear

Why do the media keep referring to the Russian takeover of Crimea and Ukraine as though they were both in the same category?

Church and State

Canadians frequently refer to separation of church and state, not realizing that Canada, unlike the U.S., never had, and still doesn't have, any such thing.

Friendly Thugs

The CIA knew full-well that the late Saudi King was a thug, but he was sitting on the biggest and cheapest oil reserve in the world, and he was friendly to the U.S. In other words, he was their thug.

Terrorists

Rudyard Kipling was referring to the far-East when he wrote: "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet."

Anti-Semites

"The Jewish exodus from France." If the Jews fear for their lives in a tolerant country like France, they won't feel safe anywhere in Europe.

Free Beer

Americans are, seemingly, mature enough to handle free beer in casinos, but, according to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Canadians are not.

Unelected Cabinet Members

A glaring weakness in our system of government is the prime minister has to pick his whole cabinet from the ranks of elected MPs, even when some of them, like Julian Fantino, are unqualified, for their posts.

Smoking

I wonder why the vast majority of smokers and inhalers of second-hand smoke never get lung cancer? Just asking.

Stupidity

The eminent British Doctor, and former editor of The British Medical Journal, Richard Smith says that cancer is the best way to die as it gives patients time to say good bye to all their friends and loved ones.

Food for Thought...

Stick this note on your frig. door: It's not what you eat between Christmas and New Year that counts, it's what you eat between New Year and Christmas.

Cuba Libre!

Cubans are in for the 'Shock and Awe' of their lives.

Christmas Cheer

When The Carols Fade Christmas time is here once more bringing tidings of good will but when the carols fade away the battered ones are with us still. They roam the cold and lonely streets searching for a grain of cheer and reflected in their hopeless eyes are all the things we hate and fear.

An Airhead's Tree

Maples, oaks and poplars too are common trees found everywhere but a holiday tree is hard to find and I have looked about everywhere but airheads are politically correct you see so only they have a holiday tree.

Veterans' Plight

Julian Fantino may be a pain to Stephen Harper, but he's a bigger pain to the veterans because he doesn't understand their needs.

Canada's puny military

Canada is not a super-power, therefore it doesn't need super military weapons even if it could afford them. However, as a middle power Canada needs enough weaponry to pull its weight in international hot-spots and to be capable of assisting our allies in their fight against ISIS and other terrorist gangs.

Just saying

Constitutional and legal rights should never override common sense.