Why doesn't the National Post point that out as part of the byline on Conrad Black's musings? I mean at the end of my fellow blogger Stephen Taylor's NP posts on the same "Full Comment" feature it states in sort of a footnote:
Stephen Taylor is a scientist, political analyst and a Fellow at the Manning Centre for Building Democracy, an institute founded by Preston Manning. Read more at his blog, stephentaylor.ca.
If that is the right thing to do - and it is - should Conny's at least state that he is n the hoosegow for corporate finance crimes the sort of which were indicative of and generously larded the years leading to the current worldwide economic collapse? Seems only reasonable to me.
Comments
Robert McClelland - March 8, 2009 2:45 PM
Hey, at least it's nice to see the National Disgrace give voice to the criminal segment of our population. They've been an easy target of blame that's been marginalized in our society for too long.
Renee - March 8, 2009 4:48 PM
I remember reading somewhere that when asked, the majority of people viewed crimes of property theft, drug use, and non-lethal violence as more deserving of long prison sentences than white-collar crimes like fraud and embezzlement... even though the cost to society and the harm to individuals was often much higher (as much as is possible to quantify getting beat up by a hooligan for your wallet, anyway.)
I just found that... intriguing. How are the guy who stole a television set while you were at work and the guy who stole the pension fund different..? Well, one has tattoos, makes you feel uncomfortable, and lives a criminal lifestyle. The other was just overcome with temporarily poor judgement.