Tag: Musings

I love it when an opponent is, you know, honest.  My hat’s off, therefore, to putative star Ontario PC candidate Jeff Allan, who candidly admits Tim Hudak’s Tea Party North his heading towards the Electoral Valley of Death in the Kitchener-Waterloo by-election: “Jeff Allan, the populist talk-radio host for 570

What does this poll- which is consistent with many others, recently – mean? In my opinion, the rise of independents. Lots and lots of citizens no longer see themselves attached to any single ideology. They’re now the biggest demographic. Dippers will claim it means they are most popular, but that’s

…so, if you’re starting to get the impression that Ornge was a run by a network of Conservative lobbyists, lawyers and hacks, you’d be right. “Potter testified he first met Mazza in 2005 when he was asked by Kelly Mitchell, of Pathway Group, to become a board member. Potter also

It is one of the best ten albums ever made, and the song itself ends the darkest Against Me! record.  Regular reader Chris pointed me to the lyrics which I have heard, and thought about, many times: But you knew all along, went on pretending nothing was wrong, you said

Still thinking about the big news. My kids, too.  All four of them are huge, huge Against Me! fans.  My daughter is still processing it, she says.  Son One was with a friend, and tried to dismiss it with humour. (I’ll talk to him when he’s alone.)  Son Two was mad,

My daughter was at her cast party when she called me with the news: “Dad! Tom Gabel is becoming a woman!” Checked out Twitter, the bee hive, and there it was: Rolling Stone reporting that the Against Me! singer is transgender. This band has been my favourite band for a

She’s one of the stars – well, of course, I always consider her to be one – and I have arrived about an hour early. She will consider me even more embarrassing, as a result, but that’s what you get with Proud Dad Syndrome.

…and those are just some of the nice things they say.  Still think it was a good idea to read out that statement Tim Hudak’s minions gave to you, Nicholls? “From anything I can see, Kinsella may be an annoyance to the Conservatives thanks to his blog and other literary

This is awesome.  As someone who regularly tells trolls and twits to piss off (or worse), I heartily applaud young MacDougall’s retort.  Well done! Pip pip! It reminds me of a friend who happens to be a former Premier of Ontario.  Shortly after leaving politics, this ex-Preem was approached on

Simmo, wonderfully-written per usual, here. Watched it.  Was clear it wasn’t intentional, but when he drew blood, that was that. Politics is like that.  One guy can make a bad move, split-second, and the whole team can be sent down the shitter. Yep.

The sad tale of PC MPP nobody Rick Nicholls’ idiocy is now well-known.  He made an offensive statement, and was called to account for it by the Ontario NDP’s Gilles Bisson, the Legislature’s Speaker and his hometown media. Last night, however, I finally got to see the video record, below.

There is an excellent chance that nobody cares, but — for fun, if nothing else — let’s handicap the rumoured candidates for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, shall we? I know, I know. They’re in a distant third place, and have been for a year. You need

Heh.

One dictionary: Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree: “they are almost embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation.” It also means “copious.”  That’s probably not what she meant in her memo.  But when the boss to the writers doesn’t know what a word means, it perhaps indicates the wrong people are

Nicholls must choose his words more carefully The Chatham Daily News Sat May 5 2012 Page: A6 Section: Editorial/Opinion Byline: BRUCE CORCORAN Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls is just the latest in a long line of Conservatives to lob misogynistic insults in an attempt to smear an adversary. Does that make it right?

I like obits better than just about anything else in newspapers, most days, so it wasn’t unusual that I read about the passing of Goober.  This part I read, then re-read: In a statement released through the funeral home, Griffith, 85, called Lindsey his friend and said that they would

The Harper Cons aren’t truthful. They’re truthy. You know, with them, something doesn’t have to be true – just somewhat plausible. It’s the Harper way! Pollsters who measured voter opinion in Alberta’s election have now adopted the same approach: we don’t have to tell you the truth anymore – we

Let the sons stay up late to see it. Was so big and bright, it made us squint when we looked at it.

Jammed my finger under the cabin fixing a pipe, feels like it’s broken. Dog was lost for hours, Son Two inconsolate; she eventually returned. Blackflies are back with a vengeance. But that moon was so big and close, last night, all of that was forgotten.

Sent along by a Lib friend in Ottawa. Ouch!