I better make some comment on this election, make some statement given the history around here even if the digital world has deemed blogs to commentary what 8-tracks are to fine audio media.  •  I was over in the states yesterday and found an active economy. My favorite lunch spot, the Fairgrounds …

Remember the glory days? Remember when political blogging was done by bloggers and not journalists with staff and resources and... ethics? Remember when I led Google in 2004 for the search "Kerry's policies" and got paid by the CBC to blog the 2006 election? Me neither.  •  Four and a half weeks … read more »

What do the President of the USA, the putative nominee for the GOP and the Chief Justice of the United States all agree with? The legality of an individual mandate under their jurisdiction. People are confused:  •  Roberts' action Thursday was enough to send right-wing commentators into a frenzy …

While it is not politically correct to suggest this sort of thing, it has been a bad week for conservatism. Politically correct? Any movement that is a constipated and constrained as conservatives are at the moment can suffer from it. Steve is facing the reality that some may have taken up his …

So usually writing about how winter sucks is dull. But this sucky winter is just weird. A bit above freezing today. A bit above freezing Monday with a bit of a bite of cold air over Saturday and Sunday. It'll be March so soon there won't be a chance for a dump of snow. And me with new snowshoe …

Will February be as soft as January? I make these observations thinking one day I will maybe go back and check how bad each winter has been year after year. But I don't. These things just languish. Like so many dreams. Contemplating leaving other things aside first, however. The cable TV and … read more »

What a funny season. Thaws, rains, freezes, winds, blackouts and snow with thunder. Reminds me more of the east cost than the center of the continent. OK, the eastern edge of the center. The debates go on for the GOP. Seems like every candidate is a bit sketchy but each distinctly so. Newt said …

Is there nothing as fraught as a Canadian of any political stripe claiming that we are being manipulated by the United States?  •  The ammunition for Ottawa’s broadside against the pipeline’s opponents is drawn in part from the work of a relatively little-known blogger from North Vancouver. In the …

Why do we moan about another birthday but not New Years? Consider the alternative. It's me and the cat this week and I have been inordinately busy. The electrician has been in. The stash now has a light switch thanks to the electricians coming in on Wednesday. One wall has one coat of light sandy …