They Call Me "Mr. Sinister"

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Iggy The Egoist

Thanks to Warren K. for pointing me to this "profile" of Iggy from the Manchester Guardian. I think it perfectly captures the essence of Iggy.

Why did Ignatieff do what he did [prop up the government rather than demand more from it -- ed. ]? Because he has no interest right now in bringing down the government and thereby being compelled to share power. Because his political career has been about his own glorification, about his desire – for it seems to be the only reason he entered politics in the first place – to be prime minister. He may generously be called a chameleon, a shifty academic difficult to pin down, but perhaps more accurately he ought to be called an egotist who is sure of his own superiority and who seems to lack any real passion for the country he intends to lead.

The article is filled with these kinds of observations and is well worth a read.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

"He'll only be encouraged to go longer if we respond." Translation: We have a country to loot here. No sense slowing down to actually argue our case.

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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Friday, February 20, 2009

Why is it that right wingers portray any criticism of an American ( especially Republican)administration as "anti-Americanism"; while at the same time, see any support for an American (especially Democratic) administration as an embarrassment and a sign of our "tendency to prostrate ourselves before American celebrities"? Could it be that Canadians just don't agree with Republican policies and find Democratic ones more to their liking*? Heck no. It has to be either anti-Americanism or celebrity worship. It just doesn't make any sense to a right winger, any other way.

*Don't get me started on the subject of whether I see much difference between Dems and Republicans. Then again, I don't think there is much light between our Tweedledums either.

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