Tag: Musings

This is a mistake. Possibly a big one. It is not a mistake for the reason expressed in Peter Kent’s (ALL CAPS!) reply – although he has a bit of a point. It is a mistake for these reasons. • It – once again – reduces the Ford scandal to

Dear Fellas (because you mostly are): Here we go again. Rob Ford comes to work mid-afternoon, or not at all. He raises your taxes, and his fiscal claims are BS. And – now – we see that he regularly used taxpayer dollars (your tax dollars) to pay for his personal

“Paul Calandra court documents point to family dispute over money, assets.” Has all the elements, doesn’t it? You know: (a) poking through ancient court documents (b) to find personal stuff (c) about someone Glen doesn’t like, and (d) about whom no one else gives a shit. What is amazing isn’t

Mulcair is right. Time for the feds to get hands-on again.

Yep. Yep.

It’s that simple. There’s a few analysis pieces in the papers this morning about the anticipated Toronto mayoralty race.  Hepburn says some Liberals are fretting about who to support.  They shouldn’t: if Chow runs – and I don’t know if she will, but I hope she does – she’ll have

. In the United States, newspaper advertising revenue – the main source of economic support by far – was $63.5 billion in 2000. By 2012 it had fallen to $19 billion. (During the same period, advertising revenue at Google went from zero to $46.5 billion.) Employment in the American newspaper

His mouth is open, that’s how. This, from Mayor Crackhead, who regularly claims to fight taxes.  You can safely assume that those who support Ford’s “fiscal agenda” – Stintz, Tory – are a-okay with this sort of dishonesty, too.

No he doesn’t. No it isn’t. No it didn’t. No it isn’t. You’re welcome.    

When I was I shit-disturbing Young Liberal – before I became a shit-disturbing Old Liberal – I was on the Carleton U. Grit club executive. I decided to stir things up by inviting every Liberal and liberal I could think of to come and speak. So I called up Jim

She still have that drug and booze problem? Shame.

Tweeted by Tim LeMule.  It’s for real. Forerunner of Shit From Hell?

Your browser does not support the video tag Oh, and extreme weather? Climate change? Clearly, this guy is a Communist.

It’s not often that a Conservative provides me with inspiration. But it’s a shiny new year and I am uncharacteristically full of political hope and optimism. Begone, nattering nabobs of negativity! The source of my inspiration, as frosty and frigid 2014 makes its debut? None other than the Conservative Party’s

“A good case can be made that the best result for Canadians and for Canada in the election due in 2015 would be the re-election of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.” Wow! Richard’s throwing it down, baby. I disagree with him, naturally, but I admire his intestinal fortitude. As I was

I am very sad to see them go.  And not just because they occasionally published me. It’s sad because the loss of every newspaper means our democracy is diminished, in a real and measurable way.  In an era where fewer and fewer citizens are voting, the media – as I

…but I have just received amazing, awesome legal news.  It warms my tiny black heart. However, I am not permitted to tell you about it for a period of one month. Sorry. And, no, it is not the big news I promised some time ago.  Got 57 great suggestions about

You’ve heard of Kremlinology? Where, lacking any reliable information whatsoever, self-described political experts scrutinize body language, removal of official portraits, and position in receiving lines to determine who is up, and who is out? It was all the rage in the Sixties and Seventies. TVO’s Steve Paikin has resuscitated this