From his series of videos, DonaldTrump gives his opinions on Derek Jeter‘s 3000th hit, the guy who gave him back the ball for nothing, Obamacare and how the republican’s should deal with the debt ceiling. An eclectic mix done in true Donald Trump style.
In case you didn’t know, you will be getting mail again on Monday or maybe Tuesday. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t even notice they were gone, other than my paper recycling went down. For a union in the position they are currently in (obsolete institution), you have to wonder what they are trying to accomplish. One clue would be their plea to the NDP to try and get amendments to the back to work legislation. Pay back for support I would think. The dumbest part of this filibuster is that the NDP likely LOST support because of their stand. That bastion of progressive thinking, the CBC, even had a poll that showed 58% support for the legislation. Very telling about the sympathy garnered by the CUPW.
One statement by an NDP member during the filibuster really got me. There are 50,000 families being affected by this strike, meaning the postal workers. I thought to myself, what about the millions of families that are being affected by not getting their mail.
It was at this point in my train of thought that I had an epiphany. I don’t care if they are on strike, and I would assume there are many more in my situation. So truthfully, it was about the 50,000 families and the fact that the entire gravy train is close to being flushed, partly through technology, and partly through the general public’s lack of trust in the institution.
I wonder how long it will be before the next step is taken. If I was running the corporation, attrition would be the means used to make this a profitable enterprise and be right sized to compete. What do I mean you say?
The plan is simple. A letter carrier in a residential area quits, bids off the route or retires. That route changes to a 1,2 or 3 day a week rotation for delivery. Eventually, all residential routes become non-delivery and are solely super boxes. What about businesses you say. Regular delivery is maintained in the downtown cores and industrial areas. Out of designated delivery area businesses would be handled by truck delivery. This deletion of door to door servcies only applies to pure residential areas. Businesses in those areas will be protected and delivered similar to courier routes, by subsidiaries like Purolator or subcontracted. The inside workers would also be reduced through attrition and right sized to declining volumes.
Yes, CUPW, it is over. Your ability to blackmail the country is finished. You reap what you sow, and believe me, you have sown a lot of resentment from the Canadian public over the years.
Anthony Weiner finally did the right thing. In what sounded like a speech for re-erecting his career, he resigned. CNN has gone nuts over this story and reported on his press conference (Weiner Roast?) They sum up the entire sordid tale in a nutshell (aka Boxer shorts). It appears at this point that he will spend no time in a penal institution, so no rock pounding.
All kidding aside, he is doing the right thing by quitting. His credibility is effectively gone.
Donald Trump‘s latest video has some further thoughts on everyone’s favourite hot dog, Anthony Weiner. To the Donald’s amazement, he finds common ground with Barack Obama.
The Donald has some opinions on Anthony Weiner‘s penchant for Twitter and texting. As usual he says what he (and a lot of people) think of the situation and sums up brilliantly. Is Mr. Weiner going to give it up or continue to try and be credible where there is zero possibility of being considered credible ever again. He is now being investigated by police for texts to a 17 year old. It keeps getting bigger and crazier.
It is with great regret that I must announce that my favourite candidate has decided not to pursue the presidency. Say what you want, and I say he had no chance, he would have made the next year very interesting compared to what we normally get in these races. Maybe he’ll start a blog and continue to stir the pot.
I am now very concerned about this. I try to be politically correct, but had no idea that I was offending this group and vow to not only change my ways, but to make amends. They must have a powerful lobby group to bring this to light and I thank them for it. I also want to thank the CBC for bringing this to my, no, the world’s attention.
I promised to be good on political stuff and only deal with the ludicrous. This qualifies as dumb. I have attached a link to this article on CBC.ca. Note the date, May 5, 2011 (3 days after the election), read the headline, read the article and then decide on what this article really is. I can safely say it is not news.
He was 110 years old. I pause to reflect on the contributions made by these men, and the horrors they were exposed to. I have nothing but admiration and respect for all who fought for their country. Time marches on inexorably and I hope society never forgets these gallant people who lived in a different time, with different priorities, no matter what one’s personal thoughts on war are.
