Wednesday-Night

See also Vice President (R) Sarah Palin
She never ceases to surprise - and on the eve of The Fourth.
Palin announces resignation
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she was resigning her office later this month, a stunning decision that could free her to run for president more easily but also raises questions about her political […]

The Pew Research Center for the people and the press ; Reporters Without Borders/Sans Frontières

Canada’s National Press Gallery Admonishes China Business Lobby
(Epoch Times) Canada’s Parliamentary Press Gallery has issued a stern rebuke to the Canada China Business Council, saying it is “completely displeased” with the way the CCBC handled media access to a […]

See also New rules for U.S.-Canada border crossing and for entertainment Stephen Colbert on Canada
David Jones: Ambassador Jacobson and the Passing Baton
… this is what Canadians should desire in a U.S. ambassador—an individual who, when giving a speech or conveying a private demarche, is clearly appreciated as a “connected” member of the administration and […]

(CBC) Supreme Court turns down Conrad Black bail request
21 May
Diane Francis: Conrad Black’s excellent moment
Conrad Black’s success in getting an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court will help define an important point of law as to how business can and should be conducted south of the border.
18 May
U.S. Supreme Court to review Black’s fraud conviction
TORONTO […]

More on Maxime Bernier

Oh dear! A year since he was sacked and just when we thought Max was fading away, here comes this John Ivision piece:
Maxime Bernier returns from penalty box to restore tarnished reputation (and save the PCs in Quebec)
27 June 2008
Bernier, keep daddy out of it
(Globe and Mail) … why on earth was […]

Prophet Motive
by Julia Ioffe
Is Nouriel Roubini lucky or just good?
(The New Republic) Now that his early prophesies of a “bloodbath” have come to pass, Roubini’s star is at its apex, and everyone wants a little ray of its gloomy light. This includes his editors at Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and a growing number of […]

See also China, Beijing Olympics and Olympic Protest Prime

South Africa in Dalai Lama U-turn
(BBC) New International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said Tibet’s spiritual leader could now visit whenever he wanted. The government caused an international outcry when it said it would not allow him to attend a peace conference, linked to the 2010 […]

T H E  R E P O R T
The market and the economy

The TSX has broken through the ten thousand barrier first achieved in 2000 and there is some anticipation of an early end to the current painful financial situation.  The market, in fact, anticipates an impressive stimulus from financial support provided […]

By Frank Rich
(NYT Op-Ed)
BELIEVE it or not, there are Americans who have a “very negative” opinion of Barack Obama (13 percent, in the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll). Some are even angry at him (10 percent, New York Times/CBS News). As the First 100 Days hoopla started to jump the shark last week, I tried, […]

Schott’s Vocab
A new blog by Ben Schott on the words and phrases that encapsulate the times in which we live.
Cramer vs. Not Cramer
The Stewart–Cramer feud over “Mad Money” and CNBC’s coverage of the economic collapse culminated in a “Daily Show” interview billed as “Cramer vs. Not Cramer: Basic Cable Personality Clash Skirmish ’09!”
13 March
Jon Stewart’s […]