1. Harper now says he’ll comply and submit a Kyoto plan which is…interesting. I kind of suspect he’ll submit a mischievous plan rather than an actual one he intends to follow but after seeing Gordon Campbell cut his opposition off at the knees, Harper certainly has the opportunity to do the same thing to Dion.

2. Harper wants the Liberals to apologize for being exonerated in the Income Trust scandal. Uh-huh. It seems to me that no one really has anything to apologize for in this. There were improprieties so the opposition was right to call for a probe, but the Liberal Party was innocent of any wrong doing so obviously they’re not to blame. The one thing I do agree with is that the Tories should pull their TV ads which implicate Goodale, since he’s been cleared of any wrong doing. But, as for everyone demanding everyone else apologize? Puh-lease.

3. I’m glad to see Dion coming out in favour of term limits for Senators. This is consistent with what he’s said and written in the past and makes sense since Prime Ministers will be freer to appoint younger Senators.

4. Rick Hillier has referred to the Liberal rule as the “decade of darkness“. If the General finds himself job hunting in a year or two, he should definitely consider writ ting sci-fi, because he certainly has a flair for the dramatic.

5. “Bush Snubs Canada” was the front page of my local paper this morning. I’m reading Eddie Goldenberg’s book right now and one point he makes is that the so-called “snubs” are usually just oversights and are rarely intentional. So I wouldn’t read much into this.

6. Ditch the penny!