Posts in Columns
Obama, Romney attack ads meek compared mud-slinging of yore

In recent weeks, the gloves have come off in the U.S. presidential election, revealing — nasty attack ads? Vacuity? Dishonesty? Or just more gloves? Compare 2012’s gentle hints about inability to understand the private sector or reluctance to pay high taxes with this blast at the Democratic candidate in 1828: “General Jackson’s mother was a common prostitute brought to this country by British soldiers. She afterward married a mulatto with whom she had many children, of whom Gen. Jackson is one.”

Click here to read the rest.

Liberals need more than great hair at the helm

A surprising Abacus Data poll says the Liberals would vault from their third-place doldrums into a statistical tie with the Harper Tories atop the polls with Justin Trudeau as leader, leaving Mulcair's NDP eating red dust. Don't believe it. This poll shows he's cute, people have heard of him and the lad can punch. But not that he's the stuff political dreams are made of. Click here to read the rest.