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Self-Inflicted Wounds
It’s somewhat fascinating to watch Stephen Harper kiss away all the good will he built up during the election campaign. First, he pissed all over the “doing politics differently” line which he’d promoted. This was probably inevitable since any politician who has ever promised to “do politics differently” has eventually realized how difficult it is […]
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Photo Op
Although I’m a Liberal, I still feel the need to offer Stephen Harper advice on occasion. Since Harper has, quite rightfully, defended the Canadian seal hunt, I would suggest he take a page from his Afghanistan photo op and go one step further. I encourage Harper to fly down to Newfoundland and invite the media […]
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Rebuilding the Big Red Machine – 3
The word on the street is that the Liberal Party is pushing hard for one national membership with uniform rules from coast to coast. If the LPC is serious about moving forward with a constitutional amendment on this at the upcoming convention, then this is the best decision they’ve made in a long, long time. […]
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Dissension in the Ranks
Trouble in paradise? More Thoughts: A long serving “folksy” politician. A former Finance Minister impatiently waiting his turn. A lengthy goodbye. A Senior Cabinet Minister fired for disloyalty. I’ve heard this story somewhere before…
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In Accord
A BCer in Toronto live blogs the Sheila Copps event tonight. Sounds like quite a few bloggers were there form his recap. UPDATE: It sounds like the event was a success. You can read recaps at Kinsella, Cerberus, The What Do I Know Grit, Trickle Down Truth, shoshana, and Jason Cherniak, among others. This is […]
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Hello Ruby Tuesday
I had this e-mail regarding to the upcoming LPCA convention in Edmonton forwarded to me from a friend. To date, the following potential leadership candidates have confirmed their attendance at the LPCA Convention (all will be given an opportunity to speak to the delegates): 1. Ms. Martha Hall Findlay2. Hon. Belinda Stronach, MP3. Hon. Stephane […]
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The Race for Stornoway: Michael Ignatieff
“Trudeau went from Philosopher King to Mackenzie King in less than 24 hours.”-Larry Zolf Age: 58 Background: Ignatieff was born May 12th, 1947, in Toronto. With more degrees to his name than I have room to list here, Ignatieff is certainly well educated and was named one of the “100 smartest people alive” last year […]
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What’s In A Headline?
A propos of nothing, I got a kick out of two of Bourque’s headlines today: Valeri To Skip Copps Love In Fontana’s Curiously Delusional Leadership Daydream I think we’ve just found Joe’s leadership slogan!
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The Politics of Achievement
As mentioned on Daveberta, Ralph Klein’s latest budget is highlighted by a 45 million dollar subsidy for horse racing. Hmm…premier who likes to gamble…subsidy for horse racing…is Ralph hoping for more comfortable seats at the track?
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Fiddle Me This
A few people have asked why I haven’t commented on the Ashley MacIsaac for Liberal leadership story. My policy is simple: We already have enough people making farcical runs for Liberal leadership, there’s no need for Mr. MacIsaac to further make a joke of the thing.