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Moderate Union
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A moderate political blog focusing on American politics and Canadian politics
Recent Posts
Charge More for Alcohol in B.C.?
Apparently we like our booze in B.C.The McCreary Centre Society and five B.C. universities reported that the consumption of alcohol has increased in B.C. 16 per cent over the last decade. Comparatively, consumption increased by nine per cent in the r...
Hey Canadians, Remember Iraq?
We've been hearing for months now that the situation in Iraq has greatly improved since the most violent years of 2005 and 2006. That is true, but as our focus has shifted to Afghanistan we sometimes forget that Iraq is by no means peaceful -no war h...
Canadian Political System and Protesters
The Canadian political system allows its citizens the freedom to protest peacefully. People across the political spectrum in Canada have differing views on protesting and the methods employed in making a political statement.Even if you disagree with ...
Newest Poll on Afghanistan Plan Support
As promised, here's the first poll out of the United States post-Obama's speech at West Point. I think you're now going to see a toning-down of the sharp rhetoric by elected officials on both sides.The day after the speech, many Democrats were upset ...
The Afghanistan Stability Plan [MAP]
Here's a pdf of the Afghanistan stability plan.Apparently war is complicated.Someone should tell that to Bill O'Reilley's, Sean Hannity's and Karl Rove's of the world who just want more, more, more and don't want to pay for it. Instead of being pleas...
Will Canadians Support Obama\'s Afghanistan Strategy?
The political environment in the United States has been turned on its head after president Barack Obama announced his plans to send 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan on a temporary basis.Congressional Democrats are either against the presidents pla...

