Tag: Musings

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No, it’s not Photoshopped. He sat in his brother’s chair, and he did the sign. It’s sort-of entertaining, of course, but I can tell you that the Fords (a) have indeed strategized about DoFo stepping in for RoFo, if rehab is no, no, no (b) know they could not win

His entire strategy – his entire plan – was this: Wait for Rob Ford to be thrown in jail. Wait for Rob Ford to be forced out of the race. That’s it. Well, here’s what is going to happen, after Mayor Crackhead returns from wherever it is he is: Rob

Could this… …be related to something like this? Betcha it is. .

The great thing about living in a democracy is, well, living in a democracy. Characteristics of a democracy include things like power exercised by citizens, or officials elected by citizens. Majority rule, but with human rights, equality, freedom of media, speech and religion. And – most significantly, for the purposes

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Dear political parties: I run Canada’s Best-Loved Political Web Site© – you may have heard of it. It is not a “blog.” During your election campaign thing, if you have ads you want seen by the smartest political online audience in the civilized world, send them to me here. I

…first one I’ve seen, anyway.  It’s not bad at all.  Has a ‘Morning in America’ kind of feel to it. The shiny forehead suggests to me that the footage was shot at areal speech event.  Was it? .

This poll – by a real polling firm, not an IVR bucket shop – was out just under two weeks ago.  That’s a lifetimes in politics, of course, but the numbers are big enough to still permit us to draw some conclusions. “…two in three (68%) Ontarians more closely believe

It’s an oldie but a goodie.  It was international news, too. As historians will note, John had previously lost the municipal campaign in 2003, would go on to dramatically lose the provincial campaign in 2007, and – soon – will lose another municipal campaign, in 2014. Oh, and he mocked

To wit: “Minutes earlier on the show, president Jerry Dias of Unifor, which represents autoworkers and others, said Horwath made a poor decision for a leader who let the last two Liberal budgets pass by touting gains she helped make for working people by pressing for shorter waits for home

Two things: • Never end a sentence with a preposition-y type thingy • Never ask a question when you don’t have a clear answer thingy .

Updated, and adjusted for Ontario voters: .

Oh, and BTW, Mike, IT’S NOT A BLOG IT’S A WEB SITE. That said, I also have a similarly stultifying effect on marriages and common-law relationships. .

This is what greeted Lala and me when we made our way up to the cabin for the first time this year. (I’m always the first on my lake, I’m told.) Rounded the corner and – holy shit la merde – an 80-foot tree had fallen. And missed the place

On a typically cold January day, the man steps into room 727 at the hotel, which is located right downtown. He has come there, a bit reluctantly, at the request of his former girlfriend. He wants to have sex, she doesn’t. So they lounge on the bed, reminiscing about old

White background Liberal lawn signs: Never really ends well, in my experience.

…must be an election or something. .

(Very happy, by the way. See ya, Ms. Wynne. Howdy, Premier Horwath. Nap time, Toronto mayoralty campaigners.) .