Posted on October 27, 2008 by purtek
I’m often blessed with the opportunity to forget the way that conversations about the NDP in this country almost inevitably turn out. It’s part of a basic sanity regimen for me, which includes a significant component of not reading the comments left on mainstream news sites or YouTube. But a couple of days ago, I [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2008 by purtek
So, a few weeks back, we did this election thing up this side of the border, and honestly, I was seriously shocked that Harper not only managed to get himself re-elected, he actually made gains. I wasn’t expecting some radical shift to the left, but with the financial crisis and whatnot, I really did figure [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2008 by purtek
(Okay, so it turns out, I miss you people. And I’m sure there’s an election or two I could say something about, or a crashing economy on which I could offer some commentary from my completely economically-challenged brain, but at this point, trying to think about those questions just adds up to brain freeze. So [...]
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Posted on October 8, 2008 by purtek
I’m doubtful anyone is still out there, and it seems a little strange to write this when I haven’t been around all month, but for my own reasons, I wanted to note that this quaint little blog joint turned a year old towards the end of last month. And sentimental old fool that I am, [...]
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