Excuses, excuses
In the morning papers, columnists regularly canvass the latest political excuse-makings here and here. Happens a lot, when you think of it. Here’s the three that bug me the most:…
Musings
So long, every single Jewish vote in Canada
Quote: If the Liberal Party claims victory in the next federal election, Justin Trudeau says, his government would end Canada’s bombing mission against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and restore…
Twenty-five years ago today
Twenty five years! Twenty-five years ago today, Jean Chretien became the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. That’s a younger me, above, with my Dad, who was there as…
The N Word
The president said it. My gut tells me he shouldn’t have done so. An older essay by comedian Jehmu Greene best explains why, on Fox News, of all places: The…
Ray writes about Jenn
This is very sad.
BREAKING: Senior Liberal strategist is heard from!
(He sure is nicer when he wants something from you.)
In today’s Hill Times: the campaign 2015 SWOT
SWOT is an analysis technique consultants use to assess internal STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES – to a campaign, to a client, to a cause – and to evaluate external OPPORTUNITIES and…
Jim Carrey? Bill Murray?
Brandon Blaine (of Plague Vendor) and me (of SFH) do Jim Carrey and Bill Murray impersonations, backstage in TO, midnight June 20, 2015.
The haters, who they are, and how to beat them
I’ve written a couple of books about extremists on the Left and the Right. Along the way, I’ve noticed a few shared characteristics of the extremists – the terrorists, really…
WWCD
Here, amusingly (amusing because I have to use Google to find an example from one of my own books), is the etymology of the What Would Chretien Do? thing: Others…
White Man in Hammersmith Palais
My favourite single of all time was released in this week in 1978. It was perfect because it introduced a whole generation of white punk kids – like 17-year-old me,…
Wreckless Eric: bubblegum with dementia!
Have loved this guy since I was a teen. Finally got to see him. Our Twitter exchange, which I shall treasure to the end of time: And, my (truncated) video…
In which Anonymous makes the case for the very thing they oppose
Not very strategic, boys and girls.
Some loudmouth on the Liberals, NDP, C-51, hate and other stuff
Here. Listen only if you are bed-ridden and unable to do anything else at all.
Trudeau delivers a smart move
I said, some time ago, that eliminating mail to-the-door delivery was dumb, dumb, dumb. To wit, my made-up Tory Talking Points about the move: “One, two-thirds of Canadians don’t get…
In this week’s Hill Times: muck gets on the muck-rakers
“The media does play a vital role in our democracy,” said economist Dave Brat. “And if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation’s in trouble.” Brat was talking about…
The Orwellian double-speak of (some) pollsters
Check it out: Trudeau has “collapsed” – but it’s “reversible”! I love Will’s comment. But, on the horse race stuff, it’s clear. And it means Trudeau needs new advisors, among…
We wonder if this plan will promise “open nominations”?
Kind of doubt it.