Archive for December, 2007
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Crossing the floor is term that refers to switching parties mid-term for a sitting member. Usually, though not always, this is done seemingly to switch from one side the political spectrum to the other (or, in Canada, to switch from the governing party to the official opposition, or vise versa).
If ...
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
I enjoyed the poll from yesterday. I was surprised that nearly 60% of the people who took the poll said that they would vote for Stephan Dion as leader today if they had a chance. I had expected this number to be much lower, closer to 50/50.
So, since ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
So Stephan Dion has been leader of the Liberal party for a year. What is your appraisal of his performance?
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Six and a half years.
Not nearly long enough.
Oh well, here's hoping he ends up penniless, too.
Posted in In The News, Pure Opinion | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
In yesterday's Toronto Star there was a quote from Norman Augustine, the CEO of the former Martin Marietta, the Martin part of what is now Lockheed Martin. The quote is: "Why are there more flies in Cairo than lobbyists in Washington? Cairo got first choice."
I love this quote.
I hate ...
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