OttawaMessage to Harper: Lighten UpSomeone who wasn’t me said that, in a blackberry exchange between me, Kady, and Scott Reid. Published today in the Other Place.
GeneralWhere be your gibes now? Your gambols?David Foster Wallace has killed himself. I don’t wear my influences on my sleeve, but for those who know me and the...
GeneralRebranding (III): The GOPIn an op-ed in the FT a few days ago , James Carville argues that the Palin nom was a crucial misstep for the Republicans. He...
OttawaWhen Dr. Smith Goes to OttawaThat’s from Andrew Duffy’s article about the presence of men with degrees at the head of our major political parties. That’s from...
OttawaBeing Gilles DuceppeI want to spend a day in Gilles Duceppe’s brain. What sort of non-Euclidean plane of existence does it operate in? Earlier today:...
OttawaThe New Strong, Same as the Old StrongNDP Press release: Layton will stop hidden fees and price-gouging. Among the things he’ll do to help consumers: - ban ATM fees -...
GeneralMan on WireIt is not often you see a heist flick that leaves you in tears, but that was me, tearing up at the end of Man on Wire last...
OttawaUnderstanding the Tory War Room"Whereas the left wing tends to attract bleeding hearts, the right-wing tends to attract jerks . Of course there are all sorts of...
OttawaSave the Planet, Destroy the CountryWow. Wow. Wow. Harper played the separatism card today, warning that the Green Shift plan will threaten national unity. Not...