And so it begins
Predicted to a friend yesterday that he’d start the “fake news” chorus within ten days, because he knows he has nothing left to save his political hide. I was off…
Musings
My latest: Trudeau had no choice
After Nova Scotia, Justin Trudeau really didn’t have much choice. It was the worst mass-murder in Canadian history. Offering thoughts and prayers, as he had often noted, just wasn’t cutting…
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
Where are you, God?
When in a hole, Tories, stop digging
Boy oh boy, Scheer and the leadership candidates sure are doing a great job! #cdnpoli #lpc #cpc #ndp https://t.co/pbAEFNLyGv — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 5, 2020 What a massacre there…
Sparky’s back!
And he’s with his pal, Billy-Bob!
Give this man the Medal of Honor
Don Lemon with zero fucks left.pic.twitter.com/kbC0zghhzB — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 4, 2020
The future, no future
The New York Times‘ Frank Bruni is the writer I’ll never be. Here, in its entirety, is his column in today’s paper, about the woman above, the one who foresaw…
Bitcoin not accepted
One of my books came out just before 9/11. Another one came out just before the pandemic hit. For my next book, I am accepting a billion dollars not to…
Oh my.
A Message from President George W. Bush@TheCalltoUnite pic.twitter.com/FIn9wuOPTF — George W. Bush Presidential Center (@TheBushCenter) May 2, 2020
Why Canada is doing much better than the U.S.
From today’s New York Times. Short version: • Canada has public health care • Canadian hospitals are publicly managed and coordinated • Canada has had effective leadership that works cooperatively,…
Cemetery
Went for a long bike ride and visited one of our local cemeteries.
Gordie, two years
Miss you.
Apology by Kristin Raworth
Kristin Rayworth is a woman who works for the Alberta government and who used to follow me on Twitter. About two years ago, Rayworth publicly tweeted at me that she…
Rubbing us the wrong way
…Rob Anders is still doing so. I am told this is legit. Any takers?
My latest: oppositional
Being in Opposition is never fun. Being in Opposition during a pandemic is even worse. Power and no power: in one job, you get to answer questions, and everyone listens…
Too much sadness
Abbigail Cowbrough, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, playing the bagpipes in honor of the victims of the Nova Scotia massacre, just a few days ago on HMCS Fredericton. She herself was…