Word to the bland, blasé and banal – apathy is living death
A song came on the radio today that I have loved all my life – except this time, it was a cover, and it spoke something to me that I…
September 2011
Rob Ford and the Moron Nation
(click pic to enlarge)As I watched a storm sweeping in over Toronto this evening, I couldn't help thinking about how Rob Ford is planning to turn the city I have…
Long live death! (2)
The broad streak of fascism in the American Republican Party once again finds expression. Should a citizen who cannot afford health care simply be allowed to die? Recall that this…
PDFs are poison, part sixty seven: “But people want to print it” if only they could
I usually tell people that unless the document is only useful in print (like say signage for a conference or a campaign) or if its conversion into HTML would take…
"Common Sense"
Some politicians have drawn quite a crowd by suggesting the government is essentially simple. Our task, as liberals (note the small 'l'), is to try to turn that crowd while…
The great consumer sellout
Michael Geist raises a good point about the lack of discussion of digital issues in Ontario's provincial election. But it's worth wondering whether Canada's Western provinces are even able to…
De duobus malis minus est semper eligendum
Between two evils, choose the lesser one (Cicero - De Officiis)It's a pretty obvious point, although it sounds more profound in Latin. Still, often we overlook the good in the…
still refusing to govern myself accordingly.
It is a flash from the past, but it made the latest issue of Avenue Edmonton Magazine as one of the five most entertaining battles of the last five years.…
Two Polls Give Ontario Grits Smiles
One from Ipsos Reid and one from Nanos Research confirm the trend seen in the Harris-Decima poll that was out only a few days ago, which blew the race in…
Delicious and dangerous irony: China to buy Italisn bonds
How much of a disaster is the EMU? Look no further than the spectacle of the Italians going cap in hand to the Chinese for a bail out. The fact…
4031…Speaking Of Choke Artists
Tim Hudak.Geez what the f*ck?According to ThreeHundredEight.com he is even seat wise with the Liberal incumbent, Dalton McGuinty.Friday the numbers were worse.Six weeks ago he was poised to score a…
4030…Carrie Underwood Made The Right Choice
Dropping Tony Romo for Mike Fisher.Mr. Romo proved last night against the New York Jets that he both sucks and is a choke artist.'nuff said.WFDS
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Gary Mar
Newton's Second Law of Motion defines "momentum" as "mass multiplied by velocity".That said, Gary Mar had better find the accelerator on his huge campaign bus, because momentum can be a…
The problem with Obama is Daniel Sedin
I've not always been pleased with the unveiling of the post-inauguration Obama, but damn he's done some things right. Not nearly enough of course. But does he deserve this?That's Biden…
On Topp
I find the media generally tends to assign too much importance to endorsements during leadership races. After all, Christy Clark came out on top in BC earlier this year with…
Demand Creates Jobs
10 Years Of Capital Gains Tax Cuts Proves: Rich Win, You Lose, by Dave Johnson Why are "capital gains" taxes so much lower than taxes on other income? The reason…
Mulcair and Topp – Their challenge: 90,000 new NDP members
Right now, the NDP in Quebec is punching far below its weight when it comes to the number of Quebeckers signed up as members of that party. In fact, it…
The media on Tim Hudak and abortion
“Hudak waffles on abortion issue” (Toronto Star, July 19, 2011) “When pressed by reporters Monday, Mr.Hudak refused to answer whether he still considers himself “pro-life.” (National Post, July 19, 2011)…
Tim Hudak Hires THEM To Do Campaign Dirty Work
Hiring call-centers in News Brunswick, when Ontario phone spammers are going hungry? Whose side is the Hudak campaign on? Why is he sending push polling and dark ops jobs out…
The Hudak Conservatives are in trouble: polls
We had some people wondering if the Harris-Decima poll earlier last week showing an 11 point Liberal lead was an “outlier”. Well, we have 32 new polls out this evening…