I am tired of being sick with a cold. The first day you relish staying in bed. The second day you forget the passing of time and are surprised when the sun sets. By the eighth day, you can't tell if your are getting better or just no longer sensing whole sections of your corporeal being. Is that what this recession is like? I don't think we are passed noon on day two, yet, so who knows.
- Trevor Greene Update: He is out and about!
- Smacks Of Reality Update: Was that so hard?
- Boy, do I ever not want an election. That being said, I would likely not vote as I have but I have no idea how I would make my choice. Could I actually vote for Harper?
- We are still hanging on at #21 for the most popular political blogs in Canada. I thought I might be a wee bit higher given the numbers but that would put me back of Currie which burns my very soul every single day. Then again, those other guys sure are clever - though they do beg the question "what is a blog?"
- Cricket was invented by Belgians. I don't know if that changes anything but it is cool that the game goes back to the 1500s.
- This week's favorite guy: Sir William Burrell. Huzzah!
- Here is a sign of the times. Bread and olive oil. Two years ago that was a swanky starter. Now, it's the main dish. Is this what it means, what it will come to when the stimulus package proposed a few weeks ago now seems like no where near enough? Yet I like bread and molasses, the Maritime equivalent.
- Nice when "You never know what a cornered animal is willing to do" applies to a politician. Conversely, too bad to see a fairly good guy take one in the teeth. I thought there was an old rule about not running against a leader trying to get into the legislature.
- Even though the headline is "Worldwide Downturn 'To Hit Women'" apparently the news is that more men will lose work.
Off to see Canada v. USA tomorrow. Do I care that the best aren't playing? Not a chance. I am going early for batting practice. I may take baseballs, a pen, a bucket and rope to get some autographs from those warming up in the outfield. It can happen. It's baseball for God's sake. Isn't that not reason enough to rejoice?
Comments
Ben (The Tiger) - March 6, 2009 9:17 AM
People just don't like John Tory.
I don't know what it is...
As for the old rule, it only applied between the Liberals and the Tories -- the Dippers never played ball.
But McGuinty always did have it out for Tory -- remember him going to Tory's riding on the eve of last election, essentially to spike the football?
Dalton's a spiteful sort -- or one of his main staffers is.
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Re a federal election -- you couldn't vote for Harper, could you? I mean, you had those strange musings last time out, too.
Realistically, though, Harper can't govern for any length of time stably until and unless he gets a majority -- a majority which would have to come from Ontario.
If the next parliament looks like this one, Ignatieff will be PM.
Ontario seems to like Ignatieff.
But who knows how campaigns can go? Heading into the last one, Harper and Dion were tied...
Alan - March 6, 2009 10:28 AM
I would like to give Iggy a try. And, frankly, if Harper even gets a minority doesn't he have to quit? At some point the public has spoken.
Ben (The Tiger) - March 6, 2009 10:38 AM
Not if he keeps on increasing his party's share of the popular vote.
If, say, the Tories hit 39% next time but the Liberals take power with a coalition, I expect Harper to stay.
Renee - March 6, 2009 11:58 AM
Could I actually vote for Harper?
No, you couldn't, because I have decided to take a direct approach to politics, and instead of running for office I will simply run down everybody who votes for Harper and hit them on the head with something heavy. Sort of like Wonko the Sane, but I will not limit myself to one insult per person.
Hopefully Tory's loss is the start of a trend.
Alan - March 6, 2009 11:59 AM
See, that become what we might call an "incentive" ;-)
Ben (The Tiger) - March 6, 2009 12:24 PM
Alan's not voting for Harper.
And I want the Liberal to win his riding anyway -- I like the Speaker.
Jay Currie - March 6, 2009 1:55 PM
Ah, March dawns and the Universe returns to its proper order...
Actually, it irks me that Jango uses Alexa rankings at all because they bias so heavily in favour of US traffic. I think we should all put a little bug up on our site served frm his server and then he will actually know how many people come to each blog.
Having an election at this point would be a remarkably stupid thing for politician to do. Worse, it would plunge us into some bizarre bidding war where everyone hit by the recession would be demanding their particular industry, sector, grow op be bailed out or else.
I still like Iggy - despite the continued presence of the Lying Jackal in his entourage - and am pleased he drove the pro-Hamas left a bit crazy with his defence of Israel in yesterdays NP. Now, if he would just do the same to the CAW...
I'm with Renee on the direct approach - any one I see even thinking about voting for Smilin'Jack during a time where serious politicians are needed I will smack on the head with my very cool, hollow end, Fungo bat. It gives a nice popping sound when firing softballs out for the kiddies - which we did last Saturday and will again this.
Have fun fishing for 'graphs.
Alan - March 6, 2009 1:59 PM
I don't know where my Alexa number came from at all this month but it is true that I am heavily weighted by the beer blog which is itself heavily attended to by our American cousins. Heck, this blog is listed as a central NY blog for a lot of people so who am I to complain?
Seanie - March 7, 2009 9:57 PM
Trevor Greene related issue:
Sitting in a boardroom in CFB Comox this week, Wednesday morning, 10:00 am. I had an emotional epiphany. They stopped our meeting for a base wide announcement of a minute of silence for the three Canadians killed this week in Afghanistan. Sitting there with a roomful of wet eyed military officer folk I realized that every single time an announcement is made on CBC regarding the death of another Canadian over there, I worry for hours till they announce the names that it is one of my friends. By the end of the minute we are all nodding to each other with tight faces and sad looks. We then went about our business, bonded by the event at hand.
War sucks.
Whether you agree with the reasons behind it or not, you can only give support to those that do as they are told in the name of their nation.