Monthly Archives: January 2006

Second-Tier Politics: The Liberal Leadership Race

It’s becoming obvious that Liberal big-wigs doubt their own ability to win an election following the defeat of Harper’s minority government in 2-3 years, and that a Conservative majority following that defeat is all but inevitable.

Ken Dryden: No Place for Liberty

With Frank McKenna and John Manley out of the race for Liberal Party leadership, the names most often mentioned as possible contenders are Michael Ignatieff, Belinda Stronach, Scott Brison, and Ken Dryden. Via Paul Wells, here’s a snippet from an email that Ken Dryden sent his constituents before the election, detailing his “vision for […]

The Shallow Liberal Talent Pool

It says something that two candidates have announced that they will not seek the leadership before anyone has announced that they will (with the exception of Hedy Fry).

WMD in Iraq: He Said, He Said

Saddam Hussein’s former #2 man in the air force, Georges Sada, claims Iraq loaded up the WMDs into hollowed out airplanes and sent them to Syria before the invasion.
As Powerline observes, we need the “ocular proof” of this - which may come out (or we’ll get closer to it coming out) when Sada meets soon […]

Harper’s Conservative Consensus?

A very astute analysis of the conservative coalition Harper has and its prospects, by the Work Research Foundation.
More later.

Gore, Moore and O’Donnell - Doing Conservatives a Favour

You just know you’re on the right side of the debate when crack-pot lefties like Al Gore, Michael Moore and Rosie O’Donnell are suddenly spitting piss and vinegar in your direction. Rosie claims a Harper Conservative victory is just an example of Canadians “voting in a George W. Bush into the north;” Al Gore […]

Hamas wins landslide victory in Palestinian elections

Terrorist group Hamas has won an unexpected landslide victory in the Palestinian elections, claiming 76 of 132 seats. Hamas is officially recognised as a terrorist organization by the European Union, the USA, Israel and Canada, but this win has given it a new legitimacy. Although terrorists are not permitted to run for political office in […]

Bush on Brokeback Mountain

Hear yea! Hear yea! George Bush has not seen Brokeback Mountain.
Lee Harris, who praises the manliness of the two main characters and has contempt for “gay culture,” explains the movie’s tragic eloquence and why it cannot be portrayed as a “gay polemic.”

Advice For Stephen Harper

As an addendum to my earlier post predicting a 2 year limit to the Conservative minority government, I direct your attention to this advice for Stephen Harper written by James C. Bennett at Albion’s Seedlings. (h/t Instapundit)

Predicting The Duration of the Conservative Minority

As we saw during the election campaign, the Liberal Party has no problem smearing Stephen Harper and the Conservatives as a northern extension of the Bush administration. For the duration of this minority government, look for the Liberals, the NDP and their big media sympathizers to continue pushing this meme at every possible opportunity, even […]