Poker playing politicos.
It has been a while since playing poker at the local casino. The people who work the tables as a team, at that place, play a rough game. I stick…
American politics
Time to walk away from Trump, Ministers Freeland and PM Trudeau
Social media these days goes very fast, as you know from reading Twitter. BLogs can seem a bit slow in that respect. By the time I post this.. it may…
Trudeau trusting Trump?
Is that nice of Mr. Trump or is it not? He has given Canada this week to cave in to his absurd demands on the North American Free Trade Agreement…
John McCain: Honesty, Honour, Humour.
Senator John McCain of Arizona was old school. He was Republican by tradition. He was a gentleman. He was a warrior, from a family of warriors. He was a politician…
Exploring electoral ennui in America.
The one overriding perception of the 2016 American presidential election was that people were angry. Their disgust with Democrat and Republican party politics was visceral. A wise host and hostess…
Is Trump really the king of Twits?
No, we do not shun social media. I have tried a few of them and I simply find them wanting. It came as a surprise that when I decided they…
The troubled trials of Trudeau and Trump.
It’s embarrassing. Our prime minister cannot handle Donald Trump. We might as well admit it. It is doing less and less good to keep hoping Justin Trudeau will grow into…
Trump trumpets truth?
Every time you see president Trump at one of his campaign rallies, the people around him are all too busy with their cell phones to pay any attention to him.…
Trump rides the Tiger.
When you choose to ride the tiger, there is no option but to stay aboard. This situation with Donald Trump is increasingly serious. It was emphasized and underlined the other…
Trump’s Divide and Conquest.
It has been worrisome lately that Justin Trudeau was heading off on a track that would take him too far from the liberalism we shared with his father. It is…
Division in the Land of Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves: Donald Trump freed the truth. America is a nation divided as never before. It is increasingly vulnerable to its enemies. It has heaped scorn on…
Trump versus Trump-Lite.
It seems that we have spent enough time by now to have taken off our sackcloth over Doug Ford and the conservatives winning the Ontario election in June. Yes, I…
The Trumps do Europe this summer.
Donald Trump and his lovely wife Melania are doing Europe this summer. Distaining the very pedestrian bus tours, the Trumps are using Air Force One and helicopters to speed their…
The threats of Trump’s thugs.
You would think you had heard it all. It is as though President Trump and his followers in the United States are proud of their ignorance. The other day, it…
Trump, America’s problem.
The rest of the world is just annoyed. Canadians are thoroughly pissed. If Donald Trump is America’s problem, why are the rest of us having to deal with it? We…
“A Little Child Shall Lead Them.”
Yes, that quote from Isaiah in the Christian bible is out of context. It still seems appropriate. It is used in Isaiah to set the scene of the beasts of…
Chrystia’s Cassandra Complex?
Canada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, might not be a fortune teller but she had more than a few truths for the Americans last week. Our only concern might be with…
The risk of being Trump.
It is always play time at the fun house on the Potomac River. This is Mr. Trump’s domain these days and he takes great delight at pushing the buttons of…
Conrad loves Donald.
It is hard to think of two people more deserving of their mutual admiration. Both Conrad Black and Donald Trump think the American President is a wonderful guy. And Lord…
Looking south; looking askance.
While cheerfully ignoring the Trump presidency as much as possible these days, I am sure most of my readers do not mind. I find that he can be boring. He…