A caution for Canada’s Conservative Party
Six CPC members of Parliament may be deposed if the Federal Court accepts allegations of widespread voter suppression during the May 2011 election. This action, to be heard in December,…
USA
America should step over the fiscal cliff
Step over the fiscal cliff, Americans!The fiscal cliff has been described as a fiscal suicide pact by some gloomy British obervers:There has to be an agreement. If the two sides…
Like Emily Litella, without the never mind
In fact, mid-day November 7, Obama leads Romney in popular vote by almost 3 million votes.
‘Tis the midnight hour, and here are the very first results of the presidential election
And the first results of the 2012 presidential election come from the little town of Dixville Notch:As all of you West Wing fans out there will know, a tiny town…
Presidential election: Trouble brewing in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of Sate Jon Husted Voting day is not even here and lawsuits are flying thicker than bats in a musty cave. Ohio is the key state – the…
The Obama Second Term
Tomorrow the Americans vote for their next president. I expect President Obama to be re-elected, and have a few thoughts about the shape of his second term. President Obama It…
Arab Revolutions Put Iran Attack On Back Foot
There can be little doubt that the Arab revolutions have already transformed the Middle East and look set to continue and deepen that transformation. Dictators in Tunisia, Yemen and, most…
GlobalTV Mocks Hurricane Deaths
Frankenstorm Promo How would you feel about a news organization that treats a hurricane as a campy Halloween ratings booster? I’m appalled. Watch the above clip from GlobalTV last Thursday…
The Impoverishing States of America
Hard times for the working man, indeed. We’re familiar with statistics showing working class wages have stagnated, even declined somewhat, since Reagan waved his wand across the U.S. but it…
Three Reasons why Obama’s Second Term will be a Transformative One
The Great Storyteller Not only America but the rest of the world would benefit from President Obama being voted in for a second term, because that term will be a…
Sound familiar? Ignatieff & Obama and their election platforms
Planless Obama & Ignatieff Having singlehandedly wiped out nine months of campaigning by blowing the first debate, President Obama has now finally released his plan for his next term: Obama’s…
Obama & Romney: What their handwriting reveals
President Obama’s handwriting Many believe that you can read a person’s character by studying their handwriting. A report in Ynetquotes the findings of a graphologist for the two gladiators. According…
Better Homes & Bomb Shelters
Hallowe’en is fast approaching, and the eerie spectre of a potential Romney election win is casting a pall over the southern horizon. How does a prudent real estate speculator in…
Benghazi: Fresh News about Drones, Mobs, Terrorists and the American reaction
US drone at Benghazi Here are fresh details about the Benghazi attack and the American response while the Ambassador and others were fighting for their lives: A U.S. ambassador is…
Battleground States: Romney now leads Obama in 11 states
And the winner is ….? Romney now leading in 11 Battleground States, says the Rasmussen survey of those states released on Monday October 22, before the final debate: In the…
Political gravestone for President Obama if he loses
The arc of the presidential campaign of 2012 would be a fitting inscription for a political tombstone should President Obama not win re-election. The CNN Poll of Polls as of…
Will Romney win the "jobs" argument and therefore Pennsylvania?
This Republican analysis thinks so: Our latest Pennsylvania poll conducted 10/11-10/13 and released by the Washington Examiner October 18thshows Mitt Romney has taken the lead over President Obama by a…
Obama & Romney: Who is the "change"candidate this time?
President Obama surged to victory in 2008 riding the twin horses of “hope” and “change”, in the process beating off Hillary Clinton and then The Maverick and his moose-hunting Veep…
Debate 3: President Obama’s Last Chance to Channel Moses
Moses: Model for Obama? Alan Schroeder, Journalism Professor at Northeastern U, has an interesting post in Huffington Post entitled The Dramatic Arc of the 2012 Presidential Debates. It is worth…