Like Surveys?

If you're Canadian, following the election news, and like doing political surveys about the election, comment here! I will add you to the Maclean's Election panel that I'm on. Have fun detecting bias! Try to massage survey results for fun! Maybe win $500!

Blogging liberally

I do not terribly enjoy Scott Feschuk's work in Maclean's, but I am enjoying to a surprising degree his campaign blog. He is a speechwriter for Paul Martin, but his blog is far more real (and absurd) than the Harper 9000 Spin-o-matic. Actual excerpt:

10:32 AM - Dear Blog Boy: I was just wondering how many times you get the Prime Minister to say "fundamentally" in a speech? It sure seems a bit excessive! - J.H.

Thank you for your very, very important question. Make no mistake: fundamentally, the Prime Minister is a man who, essentially, speaks in a very, very distinctive way. Let me be clear: we have pointed this out to him. And fundamentally, what he has said in reply is, essentially, that we should be very, very quiet and go away.

This will be funnier if you've ever watched a speech given by Paul Martin.

Nostalgia

Remember when Rick Mercer got 2,000,000+ electronic signatures on his petition to have Stockwell Day change his first name to Doris?

Well, http://www.kidsnotbeer.com is at 3300 signatures.

http://www.beernotkids.com ? 2500 and gaining.