So, am I heading back to an election or not? My preference is to have one, comme toujours, but that’s just me.

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I sense that he is upset that I am smarter than him, better looking than him, and that I make way, way – way – more money than he does.

Women also dig me. They don’t dig him.

I mean all of that, of course, in the nicest possible way.

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There’s no doubt now.

Holy God, are they ever going to lose.

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Tim, not Stephen. Here.

Will any leadership candidate take up the mantle of unity? I doubt it. Despite the polling numbers, the contenders will be wary of being too controversial. Identity politics, they know, are often fraught with peril.

Besides, there ain’t much point in getting dressed up for the dance when you lack a dance partner. Until the leadership of the Liberals and the NDP are prepared to confront reality, together, nothing is ever going to change.

And Stephen Harper, naturally, will continue to win. At this stage, I’d say he’s in good shape until well after 2015. Maybe even 2019.

Depressing for progressives to hear, I know. But until progressives are willing to get their collective heads out of their collective asses, that’s the way it is.

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…but even from a great distance, one can detect the unmistakable odour of bullshit in the Ontario NDP’s claims.

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Son Three: Dad, is Mountain Dew a spermicide?

Me: What? [Pause.] Ask your mother.

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…with the kids, Nana, Babs and Bjorn. To my great surprise, it’s been a torrential downpour since our arrival. Hill’s open, Shogun closed, old campaign office is now a Subway. Unabomber still there, lowering property values with impunity.

Slocan Valley and family reunion, here we come!

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Liberals being Liberals, we prize one thing above all: Winning.

Now that Bob Rae has figured out that he could never possibly win, Grits are again in search of someone who can.

True, our party’s problems won’t be solved by a simple leadership change.

But getting a popular new leader — a winner — isn’t ever a bad idea, either.

Is Justin Trudeau, the name on every politico’s lips, a winner?

Can he wrench the Liberal Party of Canada out of the past, and put it back on track to governing again?

As a public service, here are 10 Reasons Why Justin Trudeau Is A Winner.

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Just got sent this by Simon from Ugly Pop.  Maximum Rock’n’Roll!  The punk bible!  It took 32 years, but better late than never!

HOT NASTIES – The Invasion of the Tribbles EP

Reissue of a Calgary punk single from 1980 and it’s great! It’s got that British sound a lot of Canadian groups had for some reason, and it’s a pretty perfect meld of pre-UK82 but post-77 Britpunk sound mixed with tasty (and tasteful) pop licks that symbolize everything I like about punk. Dumb teenagers from nowhere writing pop hits that maybe four hundred people will ever hear (especially with the original 7” running at around $300).

The B-side has a bit of a Flying Nun sound, almost. If you’re a modern punk, by which I mean if you’re a genius who likes all kinds of good music, and you don’t (or maybe only slightly) ghettoize yourself in some bizarre, childish fetishistic sub-sect of a youth movement that was at one point led by someone named Johnny Rotten and died when people were still wearing bell bottoms, you’ll recognize a pretty wide range of sounds going on here. Which means it’s a great goddamn record — and hell, who knows, even skinheads might like it. Ugly Pop is doing a small series of Canadian punk reissues. Off to a great start with this one.
(Ugly Pop)

— Brace Belden

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