by Rob Cottingham | Mar 24, 2005 | Politics
Wow. If the folks in Natural Resources ever run low on coal, they could always check out that motherlode at one end of their minister’s aorta: Federal cabinet representative John Efford has been accused of political meddling in a case involving a former staffer... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 23, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
There’s an entertaining if foul-mouthed blog out there, titled Alastair Campbell – the name of Tony Blair’s former Dark Lord of the Sith spin supremo. Is there even a chance that this is really him, with such tempered and reasonable posts as this?... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 22, 2005 | Politics
Have a look at the tee-shirt posted here. Genuine Marvel Comics product, my friend, purchased at the Vernon, BC WalMart and promoting noted (thankfully fictitious) vigilante The Punisher. See anything familiar about the guy in the second row, second from the left?... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 22, 2005 | Communicating, Media Mix, Politics
Three minutes to deadline, and you’ve got a turkey of a story: an opinion poll that shows a minor difference – barely outside the margin of error – in the way Democrats see the Terri Schiavo issue, and the way Republicans see it. What to do…... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 21, 2005 | Politics
I love it, love it when someone manages to put their finger on a phenomenon that’s been bugging me for ages, but which has always eluded definition. Mark Schmitt at the Decembrist does just that with his post on “Miss America conservatives”:... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 21, 2005 | Politics
Leafing through my leaked copy of the right-wing playbook, I see on page 97 — just after “Start the day with a healthy meal of roast orphan”, and just before “End the day with a puree of at least five endangered species” — the...