tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126582652013-12-02T02:50:04.101-05:00"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-46930427785537706492008-06-04T18:21:00.001-04:002008-06-04T18:42:06.738-04:00

It's been over a year since my last post, and I'm thinking of starting up again.I've actually received several emails with offers to buy this blog - interesting.There's lots to talk about these days. Stay tuned.

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1165001033104960292006-12-01T14:21:00.000-05:002006-12-01T14:23:53.260-05:00

I have to admit I find the Liberal leadership convention more than a little exciting. When I read guys like Calgary Grit blogging about it, I get a little jealous. This is the first political convention that I've seen in a long, long time where everyone didn't know who was going to win well in advance. Better still, there are 4 people who could take it!You all can probably guess who I, along

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1164682184689375952006-11-27T21:36:00.000-05:002006-11-27T22:01:41.106-05:00

Update 10:00pm (234 of 253 polls reporting)Pearson — 34.7% (12017) May — 26.2% (9071)Haskett — 24.2% (8381)Walker — 14.2% (4927)The early results show neither seat changing hands.London North Centre - With 150 of 253 polls reporting:Canadian Conservative Dianne Haskett 4,334Green Party Elizabeth May 5,370Liberal Glen Pearson 6,478 N.D.P. Megan Walker 2,980 Jan 2006 results:Liberal = 40.2%

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1159813461915851932006-10-02T14:22:00.000-04:002006-10-02T14:24:21.963-04:00

Is anyone out there organizing for the Jane Pitfield for mayor campaign?Is so, please contact me.

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1158939156351102832006-09-22T11:30:00.000-04:002006-09-22T11:32:36.403-04:00

I'm really getting tired of things like this:A proposed national plan to cover "catastrophic" drug costs should not apply equally to all Canadians, suggests a federal-provincial report released Thursday.No Thank You.

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1156361414265176482006-08-23T15:27:00.000-04:002006-08-23T18:00:24.153-04:00

Oh My God...MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new restaurant in India's financial hub, named after Adolf Hitler and promoted with posters showing the German leader and Nazi swastikas, has infuriated the country's small Jewish community.'Hitler's Cross', which opened last week, serves up a wide range of continental fare and a big helping of controversy, thanks to a name the owners say they chose to stand out

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1153955465068772412006-07-26T19:06:00.000-04:002006-07-26T19:11:05.156-04:00

This can't be real.If it's true, this could be even funnier than Snakes on a Plane.Tags:snakes on a plane,hasselhoff

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1150510281893241862006-06-16T21:43:00.000-04:002006-06-16T22:11:21.976-04:00

I saw this amusing propaganda piece on the Liberal website today..."Accountability Act Puts Convention in Jeopardy"Essentially, the Liberals are charging a whopping $995 in fees to Liberals who would like to attend the leadership convention. Apparently, this $995 buys... nothing.The Conservative’s Accountability Act could make it illegal for anyone who's donated more than $5 to the Liberal Party

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1147913685705243032006-05-17T20:48:00.000-04:002006-05-17T20:54:45.746-04:00

There are a number of reasons, and here's a hint - Terrorism isn't even in the top 5.Afghanistan is for me, first and foremost, a humanitarian mission. How anyone can read these links and not support the mission in Afghanistan is beyond me:Humanity Denied: Systematic Violation of Women's Right in AfghanistanWomen in Post-Taliban Afghanistan"Taliban decrees have greatly restricted women's

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1147886740940784292006-05-17T13:22:00.000-04:002006-05-17T13:25:41.166-04:00

Tonight, parliament will decide whther to extend our mission in Afghanistan.The Liberals will be allowing a free vote on the Afghan mission, while the NDP and the BQ will be voting against it.This has me wondering how individual Liberals MPs, and the leadership candidates in particular, will be voting. My feeling is that Ignatieff will support the mission, as that would be consisted with

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1147489740681570372006-05-12T23:03:00.000-04:002006-05-12T23:09:00.746-04:00

The crazy Cindy Sheehan Fan Club has linked to me, and several of them have dropped by to express their "best wishes".I find this amusing.I also find it amsuing when any ignorant American tells us how to run our country, or when somebody attempts to set up a straw man that they can easily knock down by trying to link Afghanistan to Iraq, or Harper to George Bush, etc.It's the modern day

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1146838086086897192006-05-05T10:04:00.000-04:002006-05-05T10:08:06.170-04:00

This is pretty funny.The Liberals want to assemble a "rapid deployment team", consisting of 5 or 6 MPs who are "quick on their feet".My question is, where are the Liberals going to find 5 or 6 MPs who are quick on their feet? Are they planning to try to get some Tories to cross the floor?

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1146592111486024152006-05-02T13:45:00.000-04:002006-05-02T13:48:31.546-04:00

The latest CROP poll puts the Conservative party at 34% in Quebec.What's more, "56 percent of Quebecers were satisfied with the federal government, an enormous jump from the 22 percent recorded in a CROP poll from January 11 to 16 this year".Stephen Harper. The Prime Minister who put an end to separatism. Right on.I'm not making this up. I'm not allowed to make stuff up.

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1144956007705594092006-04-13T15:14:00.000-04:002006-04-13T15:20:07.756-04:00

The Director of Credit Card marketing at my company is wearing a Che Guevara shirt today. He's trying to pull off the Ryan Seacrest/Ben Mulroney look, with the shirt under a suit jacket.I wonder if he even knows who Che Guevara is.Right now I'm debating whether I should point out to him that his choice of profession doesn't appear to mesh well with his display of communist fashion.If he comes

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1144370991705076952006-04-06T20:45:00.000-04:002006-04-06T20:49:51.790-04:00

The latest Environics poll has the Conservatives at 41%!The Liberals are in 4th place in Quebec, and 3rd in several other provinces.Check out these approval ratings:

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1143760264728375942006-03-30T18:09:00.000-05:002006-03-30T18:11:04.810-05:00

A prominent figure in the sponsorship scandal, Joe Morselli, has died.He's not the first - does anyone else find it weird and coincidental that several figures involved in the Liberal sponsorship scandal have died around the same time?

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1143481018771600172006-03-27T12:34:00.000-05:002006-03-27T12:36:58.890-05:00

Morrissey announced that he is boycotting Canada to protest the seal hunt. If it hadn't been the largest headline on Bourque today, I wouldn't have noticed. I can't name a single Morrissey song.He also trigged Godwin's law, comparing the jobs created by the seal hunt to the jobs created by the German gas chambers, thus undermining his credibility completely.

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1142551401120531252006-03-16T18:16:00.000-05:002006-03-16T18:23:21.203-05:00

My uncle is dying of cancer. He has perhaps only a few weeks left. The jaundice has already started.There is nothing more saddening that the feeling that there is nothing I can do to help. There's very little that I can say to make anyone feel better. There's very little than I can say to him.No "how are you doing?".. the answer to that is obvious.No "get well soon".I'm feeling rather

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1142292051213937722006-03-13T17:55:00.000-05:002006-03-13T18:20:51.353-05:00

Tonight the CBC is airing part 2 of Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story.This follows other fine works (barf) such as Trudeau: The Man, The Myth, the Movie and Trudeau 2: Maverick In The Making.Some of the Tributes in their archives are also just hilarious.Next on the horizon we have:1) "Nice Comfy Fur - The Ujjal Dosanjh Story."2) "Above The Law - The Legend of Svend Robinson."3) Belinda

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1142050862862968582006-03-10T23:18:00.000-05:002006-03-10T23:21:03.023-05:00

Vernon Robinson is running for Congress.Is it wrong if I find his campaign ad, found below, absolutely hilarious?Vernon Robinson - Campaign Clip (WMP)Enjoy.

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1141612100777240792006-03-05T21:26:00.000-05:002006-03-05T21:38:24.380-05:00

Commander In Chief was on CTV for a while. I was just starting to get into it. Then all of a sudden, a few months ago, it just stopped.Did anyone else watch this show? What happened?

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1141599913662711772006-03-05T17:59:00.000-05:002006-03-05T18:05:13.863-05:00

Some guy has popped up with the name "THE Toronto Tory". I'm not sure how I feel about that. :)He's also started a blogroll of "Tories in Toronto". I'm not on it...

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1141411153802664152006-03-03T13:34:00.000-05:002006-03-03T13:39:13.870-05:00

When Belinda Stronach was running for the leadership of the Conservative Party, she issued this ironic press release:"TORONTO, Feb. 28 (2004) /CNW/ - I am troubled to hear reports from Quebecthat members of our party are receiving calls from campaigns and theparty in English only. It is regrettable because this kind ofinsensitivity compromises all of the inroads we have made intoQuebec. It is

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1141353750948394832006-03-02T21:41:00.000-05:002006-03-02T21:42:31.020-05:00

If I were a Liberal, I think I would vote for Martha Hall Findlay over the other candidates.Seriously. Talk about a fresh start.Of course, I'm not a Liberal...

Michael Foxnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12658265.post-1141336001224910642006-03-02T16:32:00.000-05:002006-03-02T16:46:41.483-05:00

I didn't hear a peep out of any Liberals, or the media, about Afghanistan while the Liberals were in government. When the Liberals unilaterally decided to join the Afghanistan mission, Liberal backbenchers didn't cry out for a vote in parliament on the decision. I don't remember seeing polls asking Canadians how they felt about the mission.Since the election, many Liberals are suddenly against

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