Sun - November 30, 2008
More partisanship
Dec 1
Update: The Liberals and the NDP have agreed
to try to form a coalition with Stéphane Dion as Prime Minister,
should the Conservative government fall next week. The NDP will get 25% of the
cabinet seats.
Well, I wanted a coalition government, but I didn't have this one in mind.
Previous post:
It's come to this; Within the next two weeks Jack Layton may be Prime Minister of Canada.
Well, I wanted a coalition government, but I didn't have this one in mind.
Previous post:
It's come to this; Within the next two weeks Jack Layton may be Prime Minister of Canada.
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Mon - November 3, 2008
The fat lady sings
The American election is almost over, and I'm
going to miss it. Of course I'm looking forward to seeing the results come in
tomorrow night, but this is the first time I've enjoyed watching a U.S.
presidential race, without worrying the wrong candidate is going to
win.
It's true, I'm a Pollyanna. I like both these guys, and have high hopes regardless of who wins. But I also expect that feeling is going to evaporate at some point next year, as Joe Biden has predicted.
It's true, I'm a Pollyanna. I like both these guys, and have high hopes regardless of who wins. But I also expect that feeling is going to evaporate at some point next year, as Joe Biden has predicted.
Posted at 05:48 PM Read More
Thu - October 30, 2008
Obama's Infomercial
It was, for me, the biggest disappointment of the
American election. I was looking forward to a speech, a fireside chat, a final
convincing argument for why Obama should be
president.
Instead, it was a damn documentary, complete with a musical score.
Instead, it was a damn documentary, complete with a musical score.
Posted at 10:03 AM Read More
Wed - October 15, 2008
No strategic voting here
If yesterday's vote was a rebuke to the
Conservatives, it was a mild slap on the wrist. Still a minority government, but
with a big gain
in seats. I was afraid the Liberals would do this poorly, and am not at all
confident they can rebuild their party in time for the next
election.
Posted at 04:46 PM Read More
Tue - October 14, 2008
Twisted
The Prime Minister came over the other day, to
help me with some housework. We got to talking about the various election
debates, here and in the US. He's been watching them on YouTube, and said they
were all a bit boring, except for the vice-presidential
candidates.
Dan's taken an interest in politics, having recently been elected as the head of his student council. Last year he was Minister of the Environment.
Dan's taken an interest in politics, having recently been elected as the head of his student council. Last year he was Minister of the Environment.
Posted at 10:44 AM Read More
Thu - September 4, 2008
Jon loses a testicle
Couldn't make it through two weeks of political
conventions without the Daily Show. Hat tip to Nav.
Posted at 02:11 PM Read More
Wed - September 3, 2008
Can't make up my mind
Last week I was drinking the Obama KoolAid. Last
night I was ready to die for John and Sarah.
Posted at 11:54 AM Read More
Tue - July 8, 2008
Obama and National Service
I'm liking the Democrat more and more. Not just
because he's moving
to the centre, or the doubts about McCain's health and stamina. Obama was very
impressive with his speech last week in Colorado
Springs.
Posted at 01:16 PM Read More
Tue - May 13, 2008
What Washington said
I've been following the American presidential
election with the same level of interest most of my family is paying to the
Stanley Cup Playoffs. They like the Detroit Red Wings, who so far are doing
very well. I like
McCain, but suspect the Republican is going to lose to Obama in November. In
that event my hope is that Obama follows the familiar pattern of successful
politicians, adopting the policies of their opponents after defeating them, at
least in regards to Iraq.
Posted at 01:13 PM Read More
Thu - March 27, 2008
McCain on Foreign Policy
John McCain gave a speech yesterday, on American
foreign policy, that rivals the thoughtfulness of Barack Obama's speech on race
last week. He doesn't have the same eloquence and fluency, but he stated his
case just as well.
He called for a new league of democracies and defined success in Iraq and Afghanistan as "the establishment of peaceful, stable, prosperous, democratic states that pose no threat to neighbors and contribute to the defeat of terrorists. It is the triumph of religious tolerance over violent radicalism." To abandon either country would be a dangerous mistake.
He called for a new league of democracies and defined success in Iraq and Afghanistan as "the establishment of peaceful, stable, prosperous, democratic states that pose no threat to neighbors and contribute to the defeat of terrorists. It is the triumph of religious tolerance over violent radicalism." To abandon either country would be a dangerous mistake.
Posted at 07:19 PM Read More
Tue - March 18, 2008
Obama on Race
After listening to his speech today I finally
understand why Barack Obama has so much support, despite his short and
unimpressive résumé as a politician. It's the best speech on race in
America I've heard since Martin Luther King. Obama was responding to the uproar
over controversial remarks by his
"former" pastor.
Posted at 02:55 PM Read More
Mon - March 3, 2008
Left Apostate
The twelfth edition on the online journal Democratiya is out.
Over twenty articles. The first to catch my eye, via normblog,
was a review
by Simon Cottee of Andrew Anthony's The Fall-Out: How a Guilty Liberal Lost
His Innocence. Why "the western liberal-left is no longer a progressive
force."
Posted at 11:39 AM Read More
Sun - January 13, 2008
Ezra Levant
As someone who once defended Canadian human
rights legislation, and fought for the inclusion of gay people in those codes,
I'm appalled to see rights commissions holding hearings on political speech.
Posted at 01:48 PM Read More
Sat - November 10, 2007
Political crossroads
Last month, for the first time and with some
misgivings, I voted Liberal in the provincial (Ontario) election, saying goodbye
to the ersatz socialism of the NDP. I don't know what I'm going to do in the
next federal election.
The political quandary is a crowded place. Here's an assessment of Retail Politics that contains a ray of hope.
The political quandary is a crowded place. Here's an assessment of Retail Politics that contains a ray of hope.
Is the public so tired with the manipulations and the sales pitch, that they would welcome another approach? I don't think you can disregard the opportunity for a party to morph into the anti-retail entity. When you consider the massive voter pool that no longer bothers, then the prospects for the apolitical perspective has value. Retail politics may rule the roost, but that doesn't mean that the condition is permanent. In fact, the public is entirely unimpressed, which suggests a vacuum waiting to be filled.
Posted at 12:13 PM Read More
Thu - November 8, 2007
Obama?
It's been some time since I was a regular visitor
to Andrew Sullivan's blog.
He's been posting way too much lately. I was intrigued however, when this
morning's email called attention to his essay in December's
Atlantic.
Goodbye to All That presents his case for why Barack Obama should be the next president of the United States.
Goodbye to All That presents his case for why Barack Obama should be the next president of the United States.
Posted at 01:17 PM Read More
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