- Interesting MSNBC/WaPo article here about Bush reflecting on his tenure as president. It's a pretty good read but it also highlights the stubbornness of Bush and his refusal to truly acknowledge the many mistakes and blunders of his presidency.

- Am I alone in thinking these two could be related?



On the left, Liberal...

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The Mumbai terrorist attacks proved once again that CNN is still the most trusted name in news in a lot of ways. CNN is still the first place most people go for breaking news events. Over the course of the Mumbai bombing news coverage CNN led in the 25-54 demo over the three days of coverage and won the Thursday rating overall. FNC still had the most viewers from sign on to sign off but if anything CNN is the first place most people go when there's breaking news of huge import. Yet, I still hear...

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Pictured on the left NDP Leader Jack Layton, Liberal leader Stephane Dion and on the far right Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe.

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Just yesterday the unthinkable happened. The Liberals and NDP (New Democrat Party) proposed a coalition government with the backing of the seperatist Bloc Quebecois in order to defeat the...

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What a striking cover to a recent issue of TIME magazine. I gotta say I don't know if any politician today can live up to those lofty expectations but Barack Obama is probably the best candidate.

I do like what Obama has done so far in his transition and I have a feeling that it's something FDR would do. It's not surprising given that in the preparations to his inauguration that Obama has been...

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Well time to plunge into my favourite topics

The other day I watched a fairly interesting Q&A with historian Sean Wilentz about his book titled The Age of Reagan: 1974-2008. It's interesting to see that Wilentz is the first historian to look at Reagan through the eyes of history rather then the patchwork we've seen. We've seen books that verge on hagiography and also works that portray Reagan as a bumbling old man who ascended to the presidency almost by accident. Wilentz...

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