Category Leadership
The Vacancy
Suppose nobody wants the job. Then what do they do? That’s not going to happen. There will always be someone with an ego big enough to take a chance, some person who believes that they are different and that the public opinion polls are wrong. And if the polls are correct, well, the history books […]
Hey Donald!
Maybe you were joking, maybe you weren’t when you said Canada should become the 51st state. Apparently you thought Justin Trudeau would make a good governor. Maybe he took more than a month to respond because he was considering the offer. He knew Canadians didn’t want him as Prime Minister anymore, so all jobs offers […]
Stepping Down
In the end, he stayed true to form. It isn’t his fault. None of it. Justin Trudeau was looking forward to contesting and winning the Canadian federal election scheduled for later this year. He’s a fighter he says; he wanted to win, he thought he would win. Instead he is stepping down as Liberal Party […]
The Supplicant
I’ve been writing posts about current politics, then shelving them because I wanted to wait for more information. Time to get some of them off my phone. This one was written at the end of November. It was a bold political move, high risk but with the potential for high reward. Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
What Political Crisis?
Sometimes you have to wonder if politicians, once elected, forget sone of the basics of human interaction. How else can you explain Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘s latest, self-inflicted crisis, one that pundits are saying could be the nail in his political coffin? One week ago today Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned, hours before […]
The Pardon
As a father I understand. As a politician, I am appalled. US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, who was about to go to prison after convictions on several serious charges. This came after repeatedly saying no-one is above the law and that there would be no pardon. After decades of honorable public […]
Stranger Than Fiction
The Vice President of the Philippines has hired a hit man to assassinate the president. Sounds like a typical thriller plot. The catch is that the hit man will not attempt to carry out his mission unless the Vice President is herself assassinated. Sara Duterte says it isn’t just President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who will […]
Building The Cabinet
Donald Trump’s cabinet choices have one thing in common. They are Trump fans. Or maybe more than fans. They are acolytes, or perhaps worshippers. Needless to say, many pundits have expressed concern. They worry that the cabinet will not be able to restrain Trump’s baser instincts. Which is the point. Donald Trump is not eligible […]
Trump 2.0
We’ve had almost two weeks to get used to the idea. Take a deep breath. It is only four years. Which admittedly may seem like an eternity if Donald Trump is unrestrained and follows through on all of his promises. But what will a Trump presidency look like the second time around? Trump had to […]
Revisiting Election Day
November 8, 2016, eight years ago today, was a Tuesday. It was also Election Day in the USA. So it makes sense that in this election year, we look back for Flashback Friday. In 2024 I still think the US needs to fix the system, that the way they choose their leader isn’t working. That’s […]
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