One of the worst and most useless things about blogging is that it is derivative, people copying, cutting and pasting and adding a line or two of observation that is about as original as the other 2754 blogs that have copy, cut and pasted the same thing. Kinda what I mostly do.
But have a look at what Stephen Taylor (up and coming Conservative Party of Canada mover and shaker) was able to achieve in his reponse to the Scott Reid of the Liberal party's "beer and popcorn" statement on the Tory child care program: he finds and links to every meal expense receipt the guy filed for Ottawa bars for the first half of 2005!
Great primary resource work. I still think that Stephen is still pretty much wrong in equating a daycare system to trusting "parents to buy diapers, books and toys for their own kids", things that are the obligation of parents properly which are already covered by the child tax credit and not properly the subject matter of a new daycare program alternative. But that is a disagreement and takes nothing from his great, funny and authoritative kick back at a leading light in the naturally governing party. Great blogging. Gives one hope for the medium.
Comments
SayNay? - December 13, 2005 1:12 PM
Day 15: Just turned the channel from Shirley Douglas droning on, again, about "Tommy's Vision" as a prop in Layton's Health Care "news" conference.
Tell me, does the Douglas family have some sort of "patent" on the Canadian National Waiting List (aka our National Health Care System) or something? And when does this frigging "patent" run out? Jeez, it's like she's some sort of GD Oracle that must be consulted about "Tommy's Vision" when "changes" are proposed (but I'm sure none of us have run into this Oracle or her progeny Kiefer, waiting for treatment in an ER/Walk-in-Clinic anywhere in Canada)...quickly becoming an insufferable bore.
ALan - December 13, 2005 1:43 PM
While I appreciate your nerves at the site of Ms. Douglas, please stick on point. I promise I will give equal or at least some time to NDP quesitoning. I am beng much more distributive this election of my cogitations.
SayNay? - December 13, 2005 1:58 PM
Alright, alright, jeez you're so uptight.
So Taylor's research implies: (a) Reid just came from the pub when he made the "beer and popcorn" statement, or (b) that's the first thing that came to Reid's tiny mind as to what he would spend a little extra cash on?
Alan - December 13, 2005 2:06 PM
I think it is just impressive, if you know the pubs of Ottawa, as to which he is a patron. Nothing for Irene's that I could see, however.