The press is in a tizzy over the upcoming 100th day of Obama’s administration, so I thought I’d quickly write up my impressions.
As for substance, I’m very happy with everything so far, which isn’t surprising since most everything he has done was promised on the campaign trail — so, of course, it is nice to [...]
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Obama 100 Days
In bed with poutine-loving separatists!
Interesting post, Sneaky. Of course, the whole thing strikes me as being mostly party hackery to convince people that the new alliance has the right to form the government. I would agree that they do, but bitching about how the system distorts the seats allocated versus the votes won is kind of silly. Everyone knows [...]
Oh. Canada.
Here is an interesting post that a friend linked on facebook about the current happenings in Canadian politics. I’m sure all of you already know about coalition government and no confidence votes, etc. But I didn’t know some of the details about all the Canadian political parties and divvying up the seats in parliament.
Obama and Good Government
Obama is getting a lot of praise right now for how he is handling the transition. His cabinet is not only diverse, but impeccably qualified. He has displayed a down-to-business attitude saying “Let’s work fast, but let’s not make mistakes”. His flurry of press conferences have signaled a return to the principles of open government, [...]
Obama’s cabinet
Right now, Obama is in the process of selecting his cabinet and it seems like he is putting together a good team. With possible appointments like Hillary Clinton, Bill Richardson, and Robert Gates, it looks like Obama will actually empower all the members of his cabinet and encourages a healthy exchange of ideas. This will [...]
