Day: November 28, 2008

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Certainty…

rbspecht

We’ve had a death in the family… one of my father’s sisters passed away during heart surgery. It leaves a huge hole in my father’s family. And it has made me realize that that entire generation of my family is heading for the threshold… its an odd thing to contemplate. I suppose I’ve been in denial about all of this, in spite of my father’s cancer (hell, I’ve been in denial about my own!) and the loss of my mother’s oldest brother (one of the younger boys passed some time ago). Somehow, one just assumes that they will always be … Continue reading Certainty…

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Politics…

rbspecht

I am solidly behind the effort of the NDP and the Liberals to cobble together a coalition government… it certainly made the Conservatives sit up and take notice! They have reversed their position on hobbling the other parties through the removal of subsidies. Yay! Maybe the Greens will live to fight another day. And just maybe the Conservatives will get off their ideological hobby horse and come up with some real stimulus ideas for the economy.In the event that the NDP and Liberals do put together a coalition government, I would nominate Ed Broadbent to act as the interim PM… … Continue reading Politics…