Does Don Martin re-read his own columns?
http://www.calgaryherald.com/columnists/Everybo… (H/T National Newswatch)
” … Her [Ruby Dhalla's] implication in a Conservative-leaked story as one of three Liberals allegedly crossing the floor to join the government was particularly puzzling.
There was apparently nothing to it, although the fact it was floated by an experienced and respected Toronto Star reporter makes you suspect a reliable wisp to the implausible whisper. Still, she was forced to stand before the caucus and pledge allegiance to what's left of the Ignatieff Liberal party, despite no credible evidence her loyalty was ever suspect.
(By way of full disclosure, last week I wrote of hints of a floor-crossing by two other Liberal MPs, who confided their musings in fairly oblique ways, one inquiring to me about the process Belinda Stronach used to defect to the Liberals in 2005 — a curiosity I perhaps mistakenly linked to crossover interest. I digress.)” [my bolding]

Geez, talk about deflecting blame.
Martin now writes “Her [Ruby Dhalla's] implication in a Conservative-leaked story …”
? ! ?
• Martin himself was the first to write about the crossing over rumour: “at least one prominent MP has quietly mused to me about crossing the floor to join the Conservatives …” (Sept. 30 column)
• Martin takes a shot at Delacourt because she “floated … the implausible whisper.”
Huh?
He was the first one to write about it! (see above)
• Now Martin slips in a floor-crossing by two other Liberal MPs in this latest column, but covers himself by saying he perhaps misinterpreted those MPs’ musings. (Oct. 9 column)

It is columns like these that suggest much of what is written in Ottawa is based on the flimsiest of information and a lot of shallow musings.

And just to bring you back to earth if that's possible here's more sobering and always more accurate ews than the G&M or any newspaper.

http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/

“There is froth in markets — a significant amount of froth,” he said, but “the recovery is going to be so weak, there is no way the Fed can start raising interest rates anytime soon.” The U.S. unemployment rate, for example, “will certainly be well above 10%” for some time since “many of these lost jobs are gone forever,” he said.

Roubini who has been dead on with his economic forecasts which obviously makes him anything but a dirty tory.

Does Don Martin re-read his own columns?
http://www.calgaryherald.com/columnists/Everybo… (H/T National Newswatch)
” … Her [Ruby Dhalla's] implication in a Conservative-leaked story as one of three Liberals allegedly crossing the floor to join the government was particularly puzzling.
There was apparently nothing to it, although the fact it was floated by an experienced and respected Toronto Star reporter makes you suspect a reliable wisp to the implausible whisper. Still, she was forced to stand before the caucus and pledge allegiance to what's left of the Ignatieff Liberal party, despite no credible evidence her loyalty was ever suspect.
(By way of full disclosure, last week I wrote of hints of a floor-crossing by two other Liberal MPs, who confided their musings in fairly oblique ways, one inquiring to me about the process Belinda Stronach used to defect to the Liberals in 2005 — a curiosity I perhaps mistakenly linked to crossover interest. I digress.)” [my bolding]

Geez, talk about deflecting blame.
Martin now writes “Her [Ruby Dhalla's] implication in a Conservative-leaked story …”
? ! ?
• Martin himself was the first to write about the crossing over rumour: “at least one prominent MP has quietly mused to me about crossing the floor to join the Conservatives …” (Sept. 30 column)
• Martin takes a shot at Delacourt because she “floated … the implausible whisper.”
Huh?
He was the first one to write about it! (see above)
• Now Martin slips in a floor-crossing by two other Liberal MPs in this latest column, but covers himself by saying he perhaps misinterpreted those MPs’ musings. (Oct. 9 column)

It is columns like these that suggest much of what is written in Ottawa is based on the flimsiest of information and a lot of shallow musings.