In Case Anyone Cares Anymore
Rob Ford has embarrassed both himself and the city he was elected to serve yet again and again. Recommend this Post
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A Little Something For The Cinephile
Enjoy! Recommend this Post
Ford Nation Probably Thinks This Is Their Idol’s Best Video Performance Yet
You decide. The video was taken early this morning. Recommend this Post
Canada’s Sad Devolution
What was once Canada the cool, the country a 1991 Economist cover story called the “post-modern nation-state”, has now devolved into a rightwing hellhole. So says The Guardian in an…
The Good Lord Gets His Comeuppance
Those who, over the years, have grown weary of the pretentious blather of Conrad Black, the lord and baron much put upon by the requirement that he be subject to…
Some Low-Hanging Fruit
Feeling singularly uninspired this morning, I offer a tidbit of the obvious: ‘Ford Nation,’ that much vaunted segment of the population that stands by their man no matter what, is…
On The Perils Of Retirement
As a retiree, I occasionally think that maybe I have too much time on my hands – too much time to follow politics, especially its more sordid aspects which, sadly,…
The Hypocrisy Of The Harperites
It is no revelation to state how hypocritical the current Conservative cabal is. However, those tough-on-crime zealots are betraying new depths of their natures by their advocacy of ‘compassionate’, or…
The Ford Saga Continues
I have shamelessly cribbed the following from Montreal Simon. Please check out his commentary on the continuing Toronto soap opera known simply as The Rob Ford Follies. Opener – CBC…
From The Pens Of Editorial Cartoonists
…some Saturday afternoon wisdom: Recommend this Post
A Thought For The Children
I hope this will be one of my last posts about the Rob Ford soap opera, but that is probably a futile hope, given the rich sociological and political insights…
The Medium Of The Moronic
New and long-term members of the Profoundly Stupid Club can rejoice: their mascots, Rob and Doug Ford, the darlings of the dimwitted, the bastions of the benighted, the exemplars of…
The Stupid Among Us
I was in a rather foul mood yesterday, and I think it was largely attributable to the ongoing spectacle known as Toronto civic politics. Like one sated on too much…
This Is Why They Can’t Have Nice Things In Toronto
Watch below as reputed drug dealer Councillor Doug Ford thuggishly engages in some sanctimonious and hypocritical grandstanding in ‘defence’ of his hapless brother: As well, you might want to read…
I Have No Shame
Not one to take the high road, I will state the obvious here. Clearly, the Rob Ford bobblehead is not built to scale. Recommend this Post
Time For A Break
Recently, as I watched Peter Mansbridge’s One on One interview with former Prime Minister Joe Clark, I was reminded of a time when Canadian politics had more texture, depth, structure…
A Little Something For Torontonians
Yoiu have my sympathies, and I assume you need no explanation: Recommend this Post
Rather Appropriate, Don’t You Think?
H/t The Chronicle Herald Recommend this Post
Uh Oh – The Big Boy’s Mad
One cannot help but wonder if Toronto’s Chief Buffoon, Rob Ford, had been ‘over served’ in some capacity (take your pick of mind/mood altering substances) before making this call to…