While I'm not about to credit corporations for always doing the right thing I will grant the need to stay competitive and pass on some measure of the returns to the workers. But again, I'm not arguing for increasing the rate and taking money from the owners (and thus from the...

The one time I went was last summer and at that time 360 wasn't so hot. The food was passable but certainly disappointing considering the build up. I'm also curious where good sit-down views might be had without making an overly expensive dinner out of it.

Certainly I see the need to attract business and keep it--we can't tax businesses out of the picture. But at the same time we can assume the profits from reduced corporate taxes would benefit corporations first and workers second. I'm not for shooting corporate rates through the roof; I'm just...

Excellent photos. Love the sharpness in the water droplets in the latest batch.

Only some of them. ;) You're right though, they'd probably have a different terminology.

That's what I thought too--the use of "right-wing" has a broad meaning. It's important to keep in mind this is fiscal conservatism at work, not social conservatism and has been practised by both Liberal and Conservative governments. Canada has by and large done a decent job of pushing...

Playing meaningful games in September would make me happy, whether as part of a pennant chase or a wild card spot. Tough loss to the Braves--Halliday was great but didn't win the duel. Makes for a tough time getting 2 of 3.

Mandatory thread-related content: Cheney bad. Not Bhutto assassination worthy bad. But bad.

I also have a libertarian side and I (perhaps incorrectly) took centrist as someone who tries to be moderate and balanced as often as possible. I must admit everything might balance out in the end but it comes from strong views at both ends as much as balanced ones. Naturally I blame this...

Vancouver--less distinctive but an ocean beats a lake every time and the mountains are the icing on the cake. But I'm still happy in Toronto...mostly. :D

But being in the same division as the Sox and Yanks you have to do well against them because you know they are going to beat up the Central and West as well as the Jays do. I would be very surprised if the eventual AL East winner (and AL East wild card as well) doesn't have a solid record...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HPI_HT6yjo I do remember that game!

For the Jays the true test is with the teams in their own division, and the Yankees and Sox in particular. So far they've lost 5 out of 6 to the ones that count and basically they have to stay ahead of the Yankees/Sox for a wild card (though winning the division is still possible). They are...

Prometheus, you've got me thinking I'm back in the late '70s playing Simon again! :)

It's ironic that the Beer Store is the lesser of two options when looking for good beer here in Ontario but I'll go there if need be. At least my local one has a fridge with some decent single can choices (I don't like buying a sixer of anything let alone a 12 or 24). Although I'd hate to see...

You got me doing the compass one and, darn it, you've made my rethink my choice with the result! http://www.politicalcompass.org/ Well, perhaps not. Actually, there is a bit of pop analysis going on with many questions I had difficulty answering using only the four strong variations of...

Heh--I like doing the devil's advocate thing too sometimes because some people who are too entrenched on either side of the left/right spectrum seem to take any opposition to their ideas very personally. Believing in something is important but I think a little mental flexibility (as opposed to...

I think it's a sensible idea. $5 billion isn't exactly chicken-feed and it shouldn't be thrown around without some general policy behind it. Canada does seem to stretch itself thin because we really don't have the personnel or materiel to get involved everywhere. Better to focus our efforts on...

I was tempted to vote for the centrist choice but would more likely be centre-right if I look back on how I lean on issues overall. I go a little to the left on certain big issues (e.g., abortion rights, corporate taxes) but to the right on a number of others. I always go between Liberal and...

I figured this kind of poll would come out eventually. When pressed to make a choice I'll go for the right-wing slot before the left wing slot but generally I'm all over the map--it depends upon the issue rather than the ideology. I find sitting on one side of the spectrum carries with it the...