Some journalists swooned over France's new socialist president François Hollande. Reuters news agency said he'd "swept to victory ... in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe," while the Globe and Mail crowed about "historic regime change" as though the French had overthrown a murderous tyrant rather than voting out a clown. Put away the champagne. There is nothing to celebrate here. Click here to read the rest.
Even some of Barack Obama's friends are shaking their heads at the YouTube ad where Bill Clinton praises the president for going after Osama bin Laden, then a text box sneers: "Which path would Mitt Romney have chosen?" Liberal blogmaster and Obama supporter Arianna Huffington told CBS This Morning the ad was "despicable". Even worse politically, it's baffling. Click here to read the rest.
Despite Parliament debating whether to figure out when human life begins, the sky failed to rain down on Canadians’ heads in savage blue chunks. Who saw that coming? Click here to read the rest.
Newfoundland and Labrador's latest budget makes it official. Only Saskatchewan is not dripping red ink. Every other province -- and the feds -- are bathing or at least washing their feet in the stuff. And yes, you should be worried. Click here to read the rest.
On Monday, Albertans will go to the polls to change political dynasties. But it won't matter much because in Alberta voters don't leave parties. Instead, parties leave voters. Albertans know what they want, stick to it, and only change parties in order not to change policies. Click here to read the rest.
According to the fledgling Broadbent Institute, Canadians are so worried about inequality they want to pay higher taxes. Good luck campaigning on that. Still, I think these Institute guys are on to something. Click here to read the rest.
The auditor general’s report on the F-35 joint strike fighter plane is a big egg. It can cover a lot of Ottawa faces. Click here to read the rest.