I have a number of thoughts with regards to the American stimulus plan and just one thought when it comes to the Canadian version of said plan. First, the American plan:
Most of what the Republican critics have to say about Obama’s plan is true. It is a total grab-bag of social policy wrapped …
Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Great (e)Con(omic) Game.
“The Americans are not your enemy.”
Wow. What a difference a week makes.!!
Last week… it was the old “You are either with us, or against us.” Which, of course, was a little weird for us Canadians (we’re with ya on Afghanistan but not Iraq so…?) and pretty F’n clear to a great many others: you are the enemy. Now, Obama …
Fearless.
Yesterday I watched some people arguing over Obama’s order to close Guantanamo Bay. There was only one guy on the panel who attempted to make the case that this was a bad move. His reasoning was very revealing. Essentially, this guy was saying that if closing Guantanamo Bay raised the possibility that …
This Just In: Man Buys Comic Book!
You know there isn’t much news to report in Victoria when I show up on the front page of the Times Colonist for buying a comic book:
The caption reads:
Athabasca University student Jesse Nutter holds the latest printing of Spider-Man’s adventures featuring U.S. President Barack Obama. “I’m an Obama fan more than anything,” said Nutter, …
Happy New Day!!
I meant to post something yesterday, but I was glued to CNN the entire day, soaking up the monumental moment. I have never witnessed anything so beautiful, so perfectly right in every way. Thank you Barack Obama. Thank YOU.
There is a lot of chatter about “high expectations” and whether or not Obama …
The Arc of Human History
Having a general opinion about the arc of human history is kind of like having a general opinion of religion. It’s just not that simple. However, we all do form these opinions and then we stack up evidence to support our decision and in the process become convinced that it was never a …
Shameless Unplug.
CNN just did a story about portable power devices for laptops and cell phones. The problem is that the batteries on these devices have not evolved while the power demands of the devices themselves have increased significantly. The result: devices that can do more for less time. The solution (according to CNN) …
Death by prohibition.
I received news recently that a distant family member (one I had never met) was shot to death in a “gang-related incident.” This young man was in his early twenties and from what I am told was merely the victim of bad timing and- more to the point -bad laws. He did not …
Testing… Testing… 1..2..3..
There was a point in the election campaign last year when Joe Biden made a comment about the world “testing” Obama with some kind of crisis early on in his term. Well his term hasn’t even started yet, and I don’t think anyone expected the test would come from one of America’s most stalwart …