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Blog of Adam Daifallah -- author, journalist, law student. Lover of politics, writing, golf, curling, fitness, fashion, bacon and maple products -- not necessarily (but probably) in that order. Partisan of the Anglosphere. Contact me via email at adam@daifallah.com. This summer I am joined by Keir Wilmut and Omar Soliman.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Heed the warning signs
Andrew of Bound by Gravity has news of two bloggers giving up their support for the Conservatives based on Stephen Harper's apparent commitment to continue fighting same-sex marriage. I imagine these two aren't the last we're going to hear this from. Andrew is right. It's time to move on to other policy priorities. The Conservative Party under Harper's leardership is starting to become defined as a one-trick pony.
(Note: Don't forget that the bill is not yet law. It must still be passed by the Senate and given Royal Assent. The government could still be defeated on another issue before that happens, forcing an election.)
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:20 AM
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Norquay is out
Well, here's Harper chance.
He now has three -- count them, 3 -- openings in his communications department. Will he bring in pros who can outwit and outspin the Liberals? If he wants to survive, it's a must.
UPDATE: June 29, 9pm: Make that four (4) openings.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 3:57 PM
So Michael Ignatieff wants to be Prime Minister?
According to a front-page story in The Globe today, yes he does. (Type in Michael Ignatieff at news.google.ca if the story is behind the subscription wall.) This is not too surprising, as the signs have been present for a few months. Michael Valpy, who's very much "in" with the bien-pensant Rosedale crowd who would be behind an Ignatieff candicacy, writes:
The 58-year-old author, broadcaster and director of Harvard University's prestigious Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is on the edge of announcing his decision to run for Parliament for the Liberals in the next election. He has met regularly with an informal group of influential Liberals in Toronto and elsewhere over recent months to discuss his political future. He has painstakingly -- almost stealthily -- laid the foundations for his return to Canada after an absence of more than three decades. He has been negotiating with the CBC to produce a four-part TV documentary series and companion book, reportedly exploring an academic appointment at the University of Toronto, circulating word of his availability to address influential Canadian audiences and quietly looking for Toronto accommodation. How perfect: the CBC will gives him a nice fat taxpayer-funded budget to produce a TV series, U of T will give him a plum teaching post and he'll charge $10,000 to give speeches to the Canadian Association of Hotel Owners for a while. He'll be running the country in no time!
And talk about carpet-bagging! He leaves the country for 30 years and thinks he can just come back and take over the place?
Where's the outrage?
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:58 AM
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Making Macleans a must-read again
Since Ken Whyte's appointment as publisher and editor-in-chief of Macleans magazine earlier this year, the publication has tangibly improved. It now has a lot more life to it, smarter writers, more "think pieces" and better ideological balance.
A great example is this new article on David Wilkins, the new U.S. ambassador to Canada. It was written by the mag's new DC correspondent, Luiza Savage (disclosure: she's a friend -- a former colleague at The New York Sun) who worked under Whyte when he was editing the National Post. Note of the total lack of smarmy condescension about Wilkins and his conservatism (present in most of the other fluff written and edited by Canada's liberal journalists and editors about this obviously fine man.)
The improvements at Macleans are surely just in their early stages. In all likelihood, though, they will go unnoticed by the various bodies who dole out the magazine awards. But it is important highlight simply to point out the difference to public discourse strong leadership at a media organization can make (ie. Whyte) supported by strong staff (ie. Savage).
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 3:45 PM
Good call Mike
Old Peterborough friend Mike Barrenger, who describes me as a former colleague at "a large Peterborough, Ont. multinational" (we both worked at McDonald's in high school) does a bang-up job here calling the Toronto Star on misinformation and bias.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 3:39 PM
Monday, June 27, 2005
Can Harper get a break?
This blog has been fairly critical of Stephen Harper over the past year -- for good reason. The Conservative leader has made a lot of unforced errors. But since the Grewal fiasco, there's been some positive signs. His communications office is changing; he is hitting the barbeque circuit all summer; he even attended Saint-Jean Baptiste festivities in Quebec City.
But all this doesn't seem to matter: the media will continue to find ways to beat the Tory leader over the head with a cudgel. No matter what the man does, he can't get a break.
Observe the tone of this story, even just the opening sentence. It's not pretty. Despite what Toronto elites would have us believe, it is the CP wire and not The Globe and Mail that is the most important outlet to get good coverage in. CP stories are used to fill pages by nearly every small town newspaper in Canada. These publications don't have (because they cannot afford) their own reporters outside of the local beats. So this article probably found its way into in a whole slew of Peterborough Examiner-type broadsheets this morning.
Robert Stanfield once observed that if he walked on water, the media would report that he couldn't swim. Looks like the same phenomenon is playing out once again.
UPDATE, 4:30 pm: More proof that Harper can't seem to do anything right.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 8:40 AM
Sunday, June 26, 2005
A little curing news in June
Dean Gemmell, a former Brier participant from Quebec, has started a new curling website called "The Curling Show." Gemmell will be posting audio interviews on the site which are downloadable in MP3 format. The first interview, with two-time world champion Wayne Middaugh, is now up and ready for listening. Great use of technology and great initiative by Gemmell.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 1:57 PM
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Random stuff
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
What you can't say in Canada
Margaret Wente's recent article in the Canadian Reader's Digest on "7 things you can't say in Canada" has generated quite a bit of interest. Wente, who could be classified as somewhat of a contrarian Globe and Mail columnist (her views are sort of a weird potpourri of left and right) lists the following:
1. Margaret Atwood writes some really awful books.
2. Recycling is a waste of time and money.
3. Only private enterprise can save public health care.
4. David Suzuki is bad for the environment.
5. A national daycare program won’t do a thing to help poor kids.
6. Group of Seven artists are overexposed genre painters.
7. The United States is the greatest force for good the world has ever known.
All true, in my view. For Wente's explanation of why she chose them, see the original article.
Of course, many more could be added ... I'd be interested to hear readers' thoughts. One that I would throw in: "Lester B. Pearson was not a good prime minister." He accomplished little as PM (remember, Suez peacekeeping was well before he got to 24 Sussex) and he never won a majority government in three attempts.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 7:35 PM
The troubled British Tories
Peter Hitchens, a sometimes interesting British journalist (who is perhaps best known as the right-wing brother of left-wing war hawk Christopher) has a worthwhile piece in the latest edition of Britain's Spectator magazine (free subscription required) about the future of the UK Conservatives, who are currently in a leadership race.
This isn't the first article to be penned on this subject (the Speccie devoted a whole issue to the topic a few months ago) nor will it be the last. But Hitchens' piece this time is particularly interesting for we Canucks because he idenfies as problems many of the issues facing the Conservative Party here. Indeed, this early paragraph could just as well have been written about the Conservative Party of Canada except for the Europe question:
The Tories' position is hopeless. No man living could conceivably unify the party's contradictory wings. Europhile or Eurosceptic, pro-or anti-marriage, market enthusiast or moralist — each of these quarrels is fundamental and cannot be settled by compromise. To refuse to resolve them is to ask to be dragged, by events beyond our control, into places we never decided to go.
Hitchens' essential thesis is this: the British Tories have too broad a coalition with too many fighting factions to ever win. The only way to success is for traditionalist Tories to break off, form a new party and build a coalition amongst old-style Labour supporters, social conservatives and others who oppose "progressivism":
It is surely possible to find a majority out there for a new party, neither bigoted nor politically correct, patriotic and intelligent, committed to national independence and liberty and to the re-establishment of justice. I believe those conservatives willing to think, and to seek allies, could swiftly develop a programme and a coalition far more honourable and realistic than the present Tory impasse.
I don't pretend to have the answer for the British Tories, but I'm pretty sure this isn't it. Before he advocates the creation of a new political party, Hitchens ought to read about the failure of the conservative movement here over the past 10 years. Then he'd realize the futility of that excercise.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 2:14 PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
A trip to see Paul Bernardo
I meant to note this earlier: this Toronto Star article from today is one of more interesting first-person pieces I've ever read (free subscription required - just do it.) I don't normally like this type of journalism, but this reporter's recounting of his visit to see Paul Barnardo in jail is the reason journalism awards were made. Absolutely fantastic writing.
For those who don't have time, the Coles notes version: Kington pen is worse than you imagined, and Bernardo is living an absolutely horrible life (as he deserves). And, thank God, he isn't leaving until he's in the back of a hearse.
(via Nealenews)
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 7:33 PM
Tony Valeri, in pictures
He's not the most photogenic MP the world has ever seen.
 
Famous pic from last year (via ST) | Yesterday's CP wire.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:44 AM
Monday, June 20, 2005
As Prime Minister, RIP
Magna International Inc. has unveiled a major overhaul of its well-known As Prime Minister awards essay contest. New name, new format, new everything. It has been renamed The Next Great Prime Minister. Henceforth it is no longer even an essay contest. It is an hour-long TV special. And far fewer people will be participating in the program each year.
Old format: Contestants would write a 2,500 word essay outlining a vision for a better Canada. The top 50 were flown to Toronto for a weekend semi-final competition, where they had to present their ideas to a panel of judges. A Top 10 were chosen, each of which won $10,000, an all-expenses-paid 4-day finalist ceremony with their families in Ottawa, and a summer internship at Magna. A national winner got $10,000 more and a year-long internship. The 10 essays were published in a book by Magna.
New format: Aspirants must submit a 3-5 minute videotape saying why they want to be Prime Minister. Five people will be selected to do a one-hour TV special on Global. The winner will get $50,000 and a six-month internship at Magna. The other four will get $10,000 and a shorter internship. Anyone from the ages of 18-29 can enter. (You used to have to be a full-time student to participate.)
As an alumnus of the old program I have mixed feelings about the change and what I consider the "dumbing down" of the process. The old format was one of the only outlets I know of where young Canadians serious about public policy could express their views, win compensation for it and get published.
It was also one of the only forums -- indeed, maybe the only forum -- that gave a real voice to Canadian youth who do not fit into the soft-left liberal mould our elites try to force us into. The As Prime Minister awards rewarded Canadian youth from across the political spectrum.
The old program's semifinals -- where 50 students gathered for a weekend in Toronto to talk politics and exchange views -- was fun, intellectually stimulating, enriching, and for some, a life-changing experience. (Full disclosure: I met my girlfriend, several good friends, many acquaintances and indeed many of the people who frequently comment on this site through the program.)
So this change is sort of sad. It is the end of a great thing; something I felt was important for Canada and political discourse between young Canadians.
But I understand that after 10 years of essays the program may have run its course. (Essay submissions were going down each year.) I also understand that Magna may have been growing tired of spending that much money each year on the contest and wanted to do something less expensive. It must have cost more than a $1-million to fly in 50 kids for a weekend in Toronto with all expenses paid, plus the 10 finalists and their families to Ottawa an all-expenses-paid trip, plus all the prize money and internships.
Anyway, we'll see how this new TV thing works out. So long As Prime Minister.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:28 PM
Phone voting = corruption
The PQ has opened a big can of worms.
I know phone voting is technologically savvy and saves money. But having seen it first hand, it is also the worst and most easily corruptible.
Phone votes were used in the 2000 Canadian Alliance leadership race. It allowed campaign teams to sign up individuals under fake names -- and in at least one case, a cat! (I won't name names.)
Now, maybe technology has advanced a lot since that time and the authenticity of new members can be better verified. Let's hope so.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:07 AM
Friday, June 17, 2005
Boisclair joins the race
This morning I attended André Boisclair's press conference where he announced his PQ leadership bid. Aside from a technical glitch (the mics were off for about 5 minutes) it was a pretty smooth event.
Boisclair's speech was tightly scripted and nicely delivered, unlike the rambling one he gave at the PQ convention a few days ago. He sent out exactly the right messages: he spent a lot of time talking about the need to bring new Quebecers and young people into the party -- just the type of people the separatist movement needs to attract. Boisclair's strategy is to present himself as the future and to really downplay ethnic nationalism. This won't sit well with the hardnosed pur et dur types in the party's old guard but it is what is politically necessary if they ever to win a referendum.
I'm telling you: watch this man. Like I said below, he is a double-edged sword -- but both edges are sharp. If he catches on, I think he could be the biggest threat to the future of Canada since Lucien Bouchard.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 2:21 PM
Thursday, June 16, 2005
One of the reasons Bush is a great President
His moral clarity on important issues like tomorrow's sham elections in Iran. From a White House statement today:
In recent months, the cause of freedom has made enormous gains in the broader Middle East. Millions of people in Afghanistan and Iraq defied terrorists to cast their ballots in free elections. Palestinians voted for a new president who rejects violence and is working for democratic reform, and the people of Lebanon reclaimed their sovereignty and are now voting for new leadership. Across the Middle East, hopeful change is taking place. People are claiming their liberty. And as a tide of freedom sweeps this region, it will also come eventually to Iran.
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America believes in the independence and territorial integrity of Iran. America believes in the right of the Iranian people to make their own decisions and determine their own future. America believes that freedom is the birthright and deep desire of every human soul. And to the Iranian people, I say: As you stand for your own liberty, the people of America stand with you.
Read the whole thing.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 5:03 PM
Updates
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Excellent news
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Who is André Boisclair?
Here's the first of what is likely to be many pieces written on this man. He's almost sure to run for the leadership of the PQ given Duceppe's decision, setting up a two horse race with Pauline Marois.
Boisclair's candidacy will be interesting to watch. Most of what you need to know about him is in the above-linked Globe article.
His becoming leader would be a double-edged sword for the separatist movement. On one hand, he could bring new life to the party. He represents a new generation of separatists: bilingual, articulate, and doesn't play up the ethnic nationalism card that has made this movement easy to criticize.
On the other hand, Boislcair doesn't seem to be a man of deep thought. He is almost like a professional speaker. I saw him speak at the PQ convention a couple of weeks ago when he was tasked with thanking the outgoing PQ vice president, Marie Malavoy.
Frankly, I was underwhelmed. He is definitely charismatic but broke the cardinal rule of thanking a speaker: he spoke longer than the speaker. He also has no experience outside of politics: he dropped out of university and was elected at 23. He's done nothing else career-wise since.
And as Chantal Hebert noted yesterday, he is also openly gay, which would make him the first openly gay leader of a major provincial party. This isn't an issue for most people, including myself, but it may not play well in rural, socially conservative, francophone Quebec, where the PQ wins a lot of seats.
Boisclair set up a blog last year to keep up his visibility while studying at the Kennedy School at Harvard. (He was admitted to their mid-career MPA program despite never having finished undergrad.) Check it out. If he does run -- and all signs are he will -- I'm willing to predict that he'll beat Mme. Marois.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:44 AM
Monday, June 13, 2005
Toby checks in
The cracks are starting to show
The National Post editorializes today that Stephen Harper ought to contemplate his future. The tone sounds familiar:
We are not calling on Mr. Harper to resign. But recent events have put into question whether he is the man who should be leading the Conservatives. In particular, the failure of the party to surge ahead of the Liberals in popular support, even as the government has been buried in scandal, and Mr. Harper's misplaced trust in Gurmant Grewal's claims regarding his jobs-for-votes tapes, suggest this is a good time for reflection. If an election were coming in a month or two, there would be no question of Mr. Harper standing down. But the fact that there is unlikely to be an election until at least the fall means the party would have plenty of time to unite under a new leader before Canadians went to the polls.
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Mr. Harper should think long and hard this summer about how badly he wants his job. Is he prepared, or even able, to do the things necessary to win at retail politics? If the answer is yes, Mr. Harper should return this fall a man transformed. If it is no, then he should consider bowing out. Thie editorial makes perfect sense. In short -- learn how to be a real politician, gladhand and play the game as it needs to be played, or quit.
UPDATE, June 14, 10am: NP editorial board member Lorne Gunter has an extremely important blog post about this editorial and his thoughts on Harper's future here.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:11 AM
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Why we fight
The decision in the Chaoulli healthcare case this week (which made international news) is an important one for conservatives and for freedom. Some people are downplaying its significance, calling it only "minor." I disagree. It is major. In their decision, the majority said:
The evidence in this case shows that delays in the public health care system are widespread, and that, in some serious cases, patients die as a result of waiting lists for public health care.
This is a stunning admission from Canada's supremes.
The decision was one of the first "victories" for non-liberal thinking (I don't want to say conservative, per se) in a long time in this country -- at least that I can remember. It is inspiring. It shows that there is still hope and there is reason to fight on. It shows the need for liberty-oriented people to get up off their asses and bring forward more court challenges.
It is only because of the determination and gumption of two ordinary people, Dr. Chaoulli and George Zeliotis, that this case was ever brought to court. Now they've succeeded in probably changing the face of healthcare for good. Bravo. On to the next battle.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 2:11 AM
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Good news
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
No, not curling!
Are there any sports left that aren't going to be affected by drug issues? Keep your fingers crossed for lawn bowling.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 1:39 PM
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
John Kerry is dumb
One of the Left's favourite things to say about conservatives it that they are "dumb." (It is mostly used when they can't beat conservatives in an argument.) We heard it a lot in last year's presidential race between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Bush = dumb, Kerry = intellectual.
Or so we thought. Senator Kerry has just released his undergraduate transcript, and it is mighty revealing:
In 1999, The New Yorker published a transcript indicating that Bush had received a cumulative score of 77 for his first three years at Yale and a roughly similar average under a non-numerical rating system during his senior year.
Kerry, who graduated two years before Bush, got a cumulative 76 for his four years, according to a transcript that Kerry sent to the Navy when he was applying for officer training school. He received four D's in his freshman year out of 10 courses, but improved his average in later years.
The transcript shows that Kerry's freshman-year average was 71. He scored a 61 in geology, a 63 and 68 in two history classes, and a 69 in political science. His top score was a 79, in another political science course. Another of his strongest efforts, a 77, came in French class.
Under Yale's grading system in effect at the time, grades between 90 and 100 equaled an A, 80-89 a B, 70-79 a C, 60 to 69 a D, and anything below that was a failing grade. In addition to Kerry's four D's in his freshman year, he received one D in his sophomore year. He did not fail any courses.
So Bush had a better academic record than Kerry. This is really astonishing.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 12:22 PM
Monday, June 06, 2005
Article is up ...
... but unfortunately you need to be a Post online subscriber to see it. A taste:
QUEBEC CITY - On policy matters, the federal Conservative Party and the Parti Québecois have little in common. But when it comes to internal politics, they share a crucial characteristic: a penchant for cannibalizing their leaders.
The Tories voted to overthrow John Diefenbaker in 1966 and did the same thing to Joe Clark in 1983. The péquistes liked to kick Rene Levesque around once in a while, forced out Pierre-Marc Johnson in 1987 after just two years at the helm and humbled Lucien Bouchard with a borderline result when he faced his first confidence vote.
In fact, Bouchard earned a 76.7% approval rating at that 1996 convention, just a half-percentage point more than Bernard Landry got here Saturday. But unlike Bouchard, who stayed on to fight -- and win -- the next provincial election, Landry threw in the towel.
I'll post the whole thing in a week or so.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:04 AM
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Landry is resigning!
Well, that was a shock. I guess I just witnessed some history. Nobody saw that coming. Landry said he would stay on if he got 76% or more, and he got 76.2%. Eerily reminiscent of Joe Clark's leadership review in 1983 -- except Landry won't be running to replace himself!
Delegates were shocked at the news. The media section was totally floored: it had been such a borefest and now this. People were crying and hugging all over the place. They started yelling "NON! NON! NON!" as Landry announced he would step down immediately and resign his seat in the legislature.
That's all for now: more in Monday's Post...
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 8:59 PM
Friday, June 03, 2005
Hangin' out with the separatists
I may not be able to blog this weekend because I'm attending the Parti Quebecois' "reinvention convention". I'll try my best, though. Look for an article about it in next week's National Post.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:45 AM
Picture time
It's been a while since I've posted a picture, so here's one. It was taken last weekend at Naresh Raghubeer and Priya Joshi's wedding in Toronto. It was the first Hindu (Vedic) wedding I've attended. It's a really neat experience.
L to R: Me, Naresh, Priya, Jim, Alex.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:16 AM
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Yes, these are the people running the country
Kelly Nestruck, who's back blogging, expresses what I'm sure many sane Canadians are thinking right now about politics:
I listened to Ujjal Dosanjh dodging and fudging this morning on CBC Radio's The Current. I don't think I've ever been so disgusted by a Canadian politician's evasions before. Really.
It was a definite moment for me, maybe because I actually kind of liked Dosanjh before. My innocence is now gone. Grewal and Dosanjh and Murphy have taken it away from me. They should all be charged for raping the English language. Listen to those audio files -- don't just read the transcripts, listen to the audio. These are the people running this country. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
Can we not just ban political parties or something?
This is what it's come to.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 6:53 PM
Way to go Claudia!
Book tag game
I have been tagged by Paul Tuns in a blog tag game. You have to answer the following questions and tag five new people. So, here are my answers:
Number of Books That You Own:
I don't know. Guesstimate: 200.
Last Book Bought:
The Right Nation by John Micklethwait & Adrian Wooldridge. Very good history of the U.S. conservative movement.
Last Book I Read:
Promised Land by John Ibbitson. It's a history of the Common Sense Revolution. Another source for our new book. Pretty much anything I read these days is related to conservatism.
Five Books that mean a lot to me:
The Trouble with Canada by William Gairdner. This book turned me from an un-ideological centrist (but Tory-party supporter) into a small "c" conservative. It was lent to me by a friend when I was 16. Had a major impact on me.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Yes, one of my favourite books is one I was forced to read for high school English class. Many life lessons in this masterpiece. I never want to become Jay Gatsby.
Harvey Penick's Little Red Book. This is the best-selling sports book of all time, and definitely the best golf guide you can buy. After reading this, I realized how much time I had wasted as a kid reading golf magazines and instructional books. This book is all a golfer needs.
Contenders by Allan Gregg, Patrick Martin and George Perlin. This is the best book on a leadership race I've seen -- the 1983 federal Progressive Conservative battle, won by Brian Mulroney. Lots of anecdotes, analysis and even polling of the delegates. It's also fun to read books about people you've personally encountered.
FDR: Champion of Freedom by Conrad Black. Hey, the subject is books that mean a lot to me.
I am tagging the five following people:
Justin Lambert
Aaron Lee-Wudrick
Dave Mader
Lanny Cardow
Patrick Dubreuil Reynolds
UPDATE: Make that six people. Tagging Postie extraordinaire J. Kelly Nestruck.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:59 AM
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
CPC communications needs a facelift
People sometimes comment here, or tell me in private, that I'm too critical of the Conservatives. One of my hobby horses has been to complain about the lack of professionalism in the party's communications shop. Don't get me wrong: some very good people work there. I know some of them and like them. But to beat the Liberals with this country's blatant anti-conservative media bias, the Tories need not only be as good as the Grits with PR: they need to be better.
Right now, they are worse.
Interesting discussion going on here about Geoff Norquay, the party's senior spokesman. Nice man, no question. But he just doesn't measure up to Scott Reid. Read some of the comments -- and keep in mind these posters are by-and-large die-hard Tory partisans.
(Hat tip: my mom.)
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:26 PM
Talk about colour
Barbara Kay's column in today's National Post (subscription required) proves she's the undisputed champion of using metaphors and imagery to illustrate a point:
The prospects have old separatist warhorses chomping at the bit. They've been immured these past 10 years in the dank stable block of their dream palace, morosely masticating 1995's mouldy ideological hay. Suddenly, their ears are pricked to distant bugle blasts heralding renewed battle.
She also apparently likes to force her readers to keep a dictionary within reaching distance.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 1:39 PM
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