OttawaWhy we don’t need an ObamaAs explained by Glen Pearson (he of this fame/infamy). "It’s my belief that we don’t require a transformation figure, much as...
OttawaFurther readingFrom the same issue of Canadian Parliamentary Review. Bill Blaikie as Oprah . "Parliament is not a soap opera. Nor is it a...
OttawaUnburdenedThe latest issue of Canadian Parliamentary Review includes an essay about improving discourse in the House. Usual stuff about...
OttawaRich people love socialismAccording to CNN’s exit polling , Americans making $200,000 or more per year voted as so. Obama 52% McCain 46%
OttawaHealthy cynicismWill Wilkinson (via Sullivan ). "The government of the state is profoundly important. And I think American voters picked a...
Ottawa“This has restored my faith in democracy."So says Duncan Adel, a computer technician in Kenya. Kenya’s own most recent presidential election was less inspiring .
OttawaThe Cynic and Senator ObamaCharles P. Pierce, a few months back, in Esquire . "We have not been a great country for a very long time, the cynic believes, and...
OttawaYou can stop feeling smug nowOur respective elections this year would appear to represent the first time since 1896 that voter turnout in the United States...
OttawaThe risingIt’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who...
OttawaBest concession speech ever?The race speech is the one for the history books, but this might be the speech of the campaign.