Nancy Grace on the Colbert Report:

Colbert: You've been critical of defense attorneys-
Grace: Yes, I have.
C: - and I couldn't agree with you more. I don't understand; by the time somebody's arrested, they're probably guilty.
G: Are you mocking me? Are you mocking me?! You're mocking!
C: Are you suggesting that I don't mean what I say?

Older Men vs. Older Women vs. Younger Men vs. Younger Women

Didn't actually watch the debate... I was busy shooting all the deer without horns while Jere was busy shooting all the deer with horns. Then we went and played video game hockey. But, I did read through the NP and G&M this morning (And really, media impressions and 5 second clips are all that matters anyways.)

Favorite 5 second quote: "...the fact is that Quebecers built Canada. This is their country."

I think to Quebecers that quote will sound more like a rude sucking noise. It'd be interesting to watch the debates tonight... but then again... I think there is a hockey game on TV...

Anyways, Here is a play-by-play from the G&M.

My dog is having trouble breathing again tonight (this happens about once a month, and usually only lasts for the night, but one of these days she's just not going to be alive in the morning.)

sweet. Thanks for those albums boyee.

woo hoo! way to go Jack Layton! he wasn't nearly as obvious about pointing fingers or doing the whole name calling thing. accusations abounded, but Jack seemed less involved somehow. (or maybe I missed those parts of the debate...) And, he gave us some 'new' ideas, instead of just asking why old ideas weren't being used, worked on, etc. he won the debate for me. Do I know who I'm voting for? not really, but meh... I'll figure something out, so that I'll throw my vote away in some artful manner...

Rajotte has not responded to my e-mail yet. (and I wasn't rather sardonic either)

My eyes!!:

For those who watched the debate (I believe there's at least one or two of you), and were looking for a bit of context on a few issues:

Fiscal Imbalance: According to the fiscal imbalance theory, the Federal government has achieved an important surplus by cutting its contributions towards provinces, leaving them with responsibilities much too expensive for their resources.

The provinces claim that the feds are screwing them and should restore payments, the feds say that the provinces are too afraid to raise taxes. And, as usual, the answer is probably both.

Option Canada: Option Canada is a a Montreal-based lobby group established some eight weeks before the voting day of the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty.

There was involvement from both the Libs and the PCs on this one. Separatists allege that Option Canada broke electoral law, whereas the Supreme Court ruled parts of that law unconstitutional. The whole affair is still under investigation. (Although, apparently, allegation is fact in elections.)

Income Trusts: An income trust is an investment trust that holds income-producing assets. The term also designates a legal entity, capital structure and ownership vehicle for certain assets or businesses. Its shares or "trust units" are traded on securities exchanges just like stocks. The income is passed on to the investors, called "unitholders", through monthly or quarterly distributions. Distributions are typically higher than stock dividends, offering yields of up to 10% a year (up to 20% for riskier trusts).

The issue here was that the Liberals were thinking about taxing these trusts (which subsequently drove the stock values of these units down.) Then, in November, they announced that they wouldn't tax them. Prior to the announcement, the was heavy trading in the trust units, and since then, many have recovered their values (I know mine have.) The RCMP is investigating this one, too (at the request of the NDP.)

Drive by smear:

I don't really have context on this one. I just thought it was interesting that accusing others of making personal attacks became, in itself, a personal attack.

happy birthday clarky!!

hey remember when i was asking about how to hack the myspace audio player?

http://www.tech-recipes.com/internet_tips1139.html

well now you know

Happy B-day Clark!