In Response to Mandos . . .

Before getting into matters electoral, I think I shall respond to a couple of posts by Mandos.

Firstly, The First Catilinarian is amazing in Latin (and not half bad in English). I haven't read all of the Pro Caelio in Latin, however what I did read was fairly amusing (particularly given the politics involved). However, the Pro Archia would have to be my favourite. Just reading it should make anyone with a Humanities background proud.

Second, Ostriches are spiteful quasi-prehistoric bastards. They do taste good, however. The fact that you can ride them is cool, the fact that they can buck you off less so. The fact that they taste good makes up for it, however.

In terms of the election, I for one am saddened that the Chris Jones of Canadian Federal Politics, John C. Crosbie, has decided not to run for the Tories after all. This really would have livened up the race, and would have provided a riding that "everyone would be watching" similar to Calgary Centre in 2000. That title will likely now fall to Toronto-Danforth, and let's be honest, none of the candidates there have the same charisma as Crosbie. While "Paul Martin killed homeless people" is certainly controversial (I'm aware that his statement was more complex than that), it doesn't have the same headline appeal and snap to it as "I don't speak Chinese either". Not to mention that now the Tories need to find someone to run in Avalon. At any rate, the election lost the potential to become a lot more interesting. Pity.