BTC: Summer reading (II)Sam Logan, publisher of the Michigan Chronicle , blames voters for the political situation in Detroit. "Detroiters are scraping...
And this is why it’s a good idea to read your own press release before it goes out ...Otherwise, you run the risk of looking as silly as our defence minister. As An Observant But Shy Reader pointed out this...
"Who will McCain’s second choice be?"The Democratic National Committee gets out ahead of the Republican nominee’s veep choice. A random highlight: Fortunately Canada’s...
Icarus to the white courtesy taxpayer-funded phone ...I guess this answers the lingering question of whether Ryan Sparrow still has a desk in the Conservative Research Group bunker...
PQ: The initials stand for "Beatles Fan." No, really!The embarrassing little episode where Paul McCartney’s Quebec City concert drew complaints because he’s British and so were...
Nine candles and ten monthsThis excellent article in the Globe and Mail , bearing the fingerprints of no fewer than five reporters, details CanWest’s...
BTC: Names pleaseFrom Friday’s Globe story on the bus beheading. "Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day called Thursday’s incident horrific and said...
BTC: What may comeIf the by-election in Guelph is any indication , a general election this fall could be among the most dispiriting in recent...
BTC: TranscriptionAs Paul notes , "fish or cut bait" is the headline—the Globe, the Post (whose Don Martin got the gist a day early), the...
Quebec City: linguistic and real-estate notesSo as I prepare to leave Quebec City (later than planned: thanks, Air Canada!), here are a few notes from the Conservative caucus...