UncategorizedBroker-in-ChiefStephen Harper was probably smart not to try feigning an emotional response today over the state of the economy. The Prime...
UncategorizedStart fizzy, end flat?What is it about starting a federal election as the front runner? Parties that enjoy a lead at the outset almost always seem to...
UncategorizedStatus quo sellsTrying to untangle last night’s debate, and get set for tonight’s, my mind kept drifting back to a New Yorker story from last...
UncategorizedWhat would Galbraith do?I keep thinking about what John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) would have had to say about the financial markets meltdown. In his...
UncategorizedStumpedLadies and gentlemen, it’s always a pleasure for me to campaign here in Brisbane… Wait, that can’t be right… So, let’s...
UncategorizedA prayer for Owen Lippert“We’re going to put an end to the culture of entitlement, and replace it with a culture centered on accountability,” Prime...
UncategorizedNo drama, mateRemarks from a Conservative party source, who cannot be named, suggest the party’s borrowings from Australian political allies...
UncategorizedBright Lights, Big StakesBig City Jack Layton was out talking up mass transit funding this morning, his podium set up hard by the streetcar track at...
UncategorizedWarm feelings, strategic votingHow much strategic voting will go on come Oct. 14? It’s an increasingly pressing question. Polls tells us a lot of traditionally...