It is not just for his magnificent piece on Pierre Trudeau’s manufactured legacy by a suppliant media, but the National Post’s George Jonas often clarifies the fuzzification of issues like no one else. His take on the current lack of anti-terrorist measures has made me think that my tacit approval of the so-called ‘Nude Scanners’ [...]

(1) Obama: Lost in the Soaring Rhetoric: Is it just me. or has the President of the United States completely recanted, in fact flip-flopped, on his many campaign promises to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq; close Guantanamo; and generally be a damn dove while the free world is the target of every nutbar with [...]

Then again, aren’t any of MY friends long-suffering? In what I consider a stellar perspective on the Supreme Court libel case decisions of last month, Vancouver lawyer and former School Board star Eleanor Gregory muses about what might happen to the press when faced with tough stories, that often see the wrath of some (usually [...]

Two Canadian soldiers sat in an empty barracks the other day. They had packed and itemized dozens of her personal effects: Sweaters, shoes, make-up bag, light jacket, a toiletries kit and carry-all.  Three boxes full of a life interrupted by evil. It’s all that’s left of Michelle Lang’s belongings in Afghanistan, but not of her [...]

I was amazed to watch a segment on CNN earlier tonight (although not terribly surprised since it was, after all, the Clinton News Network), where the talking head was engrossed in a spirited condemnation of racial profiling as it pertained to the aftermath of the recent Christmas Day attempted terrorist attack on Detroit. What I [...]

Picture, if you will, a long, broad statue of Saddam Hussein in the middle of Richmond, British Columbia, replete with a plaque and testimonials from other murderous thugs, for the uninformed or ignorant, to marvel at the chiseled face and thick, bristly moustache.  No?  How ’bout a tribute to Tito or a public heralding of [...]

There is no sense in trying to sugarcoat the obvious pill awaiting the Liberal party of this fair province:  If they have any chance of survival, Gordon Campbell must leave as soon after the Olympics as possible. There are a number of long-time pundits who disagree, as there are armchair analysts on both the NDP [...]

I will be away until January the 4th., Monday. Then, I will post four stories to start off the year that I am sure will have you intrigued… Until then!