Author Archives: Greg Farries

Greg Farries is the creator and editor of ThePolitic.com and has been weblogging since the late 1990s. Greg recently completed a Masters in Political Science and operates Interstrategy Inc, a company specializing in Internet consulting, web hosting and development for a wide range of political, commercial and non-profit organizations.

The RCMP, the News Media and Maxime Bernier: Three Peas in a Pod

I’m not sure which looks more stupid, the RCMP questioning Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier about his relationship with a Montreal businessman because of a photo the saw of the two shaking hands, or the news media outlets who think this is actually worthy of reporting.
Perhaps the Star, The Chronicle Herald, CTV and […]

Obama Might Win the Nomination, but Lose the Election

Lanny Davis at the Huffington Post outlines the top ten “List of Undisputed Facts Showing Barack Obama’s Weakness in the General Election Against John McCain” and just when you thought it could not get any worse for the two candidates vying for the Democratic nomination, Jazz Shaw ponders,
[…] at this point I have begun to […]

Celebrity Endorsements May Hinder, not Help Campaigns

Costas Panagopoulos, an assistant professor of political science at New York’s Fordham University, has pointed out that Oprah Winfrey’s support of Obama may have done little for the Obama campaign, and may have actually hurt Oprah’s personal popularity.
To be sure, Oprah remains one of the most popular figures in America, but recent data suggest her […]

Is the Obama Campaign Imploding?

With the media scrutiny of the Obama’s pastor continuing, James Taranto thinks the Obama campaign may be in serious trouble over Obama’s so-called “spiritual mentor” who Taranto describes as a “certifiable America-hating crackpot.”
Read more here at Best of the Web…mid way down the page.

Google Hypocrisy - Microsoft is Bad for the Internet?

Google’s Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, had this to say about Microsoft’s attempts to acquire Internet giant, Yahoo:
“We would be concerned by any kind of acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft,” Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told reporters.
“We would hope that anything they did would be consistent with the openness of the Internet, but I doubt it would […]

Gomery Whines, but Does Anyone Care?

Quick, someone get former Justice John Gomery some flowers and a thank you card - he feelings are hurt!

Mr. Gomery also admitted he was annoyed, even hurt, by an “ungrateful” Conservative government. He said the commission’s work and his report deserved better treatment at the hands of the Conservatives, who probably wouldn’t be in power […]

Nader is Running for President - Democrats Everywhere Shed a Tear

Ralph Nader, everyone’s favorite third party candidate (and election spoiler) has decided to throw his hat in to the presidential ring. Hard core Democrats everywhere have been throwing hissy fits ever since:
Ralph Nader’s living in the past. The problem is, he could, once again, destroy our future. True, the 2004 election was so lopsided […]

Obama and Clinton Would Pull Out of NAFTA

Canadians were recently polled and it was found they overwhelmingly favour the Democrats over the Republicans. Yesterday’s comments by both Clinton and Obama should have those same Canadians rethinking their preference:,
During a nationally televised debate in Cleveland, the two Democratic presidential candidates suggested Canada and Mexico would be given just six months to make […]

Is Milk the New Oil? Commodity Prices Set New Highs

The new global economy is going to change the way we look at basic commodities. Here is one example in New Zealand:
It turns out that, along with zippy cars and flat-panel TVs, milk is the mark of new money, a significant source of protein that factors into much of any affluent person’s diet. Milk […]

Server Upgrade - Issues Solved

Due to an unavoidable server upgrade that took place over the weekend, the commenting and posting functions for ThePolitic.com where disabled. However, the upgrade is complete, and everything should be operating as it was before.
Sorry for any inconvenience that was caused by this interruption.
Greg F