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Tim Powers, October 1, 2008 at 11:36 AM EST

The Liberals' fascination with Julie Couillard never ceases to amaze me. I suppose a discussion of carnal desires beats talking about the bottom line if you are Stephane Dion.

I'm sure her book is more entertaining to read than the "Green Shift" but I'd hold off buying it for a few weeks because like any Danielle Steel novel it will be in the discount bin in no time. Smart consumers should be able to get the two-for-one deal and pick up the aforementioned Dion book simultaneously.

In any event, CTV is running a new episode of "Dancing with the Stars" this evening at 8pm eastern - the same time as the French Debate. Dance fans should be celebrating the choices they have this evening. If you want to see some real floor moves I suggest viewers take in Dion's waltz with Economy, which sees him stepping on his partner's toes.

As for Fred McTavish, he was last seen sleeping in his chair knocked out comatose after being forced to listen to a Ken Dryden speech on...well, anything.

  1. Gossipy Old Busybody from Canada writes: And the Conservative penchant for ad hominen attacks never ceases to amaze me.

    I suppose a discussion of carnal desires would describe what will continue to happen to Canadians when the Conservatives form the next government.
  2. Eric Williams from Ottawa, Canada writes: Oh please Tim. I've seen you many times on TV and you are so beholden to the Conservatives it makes me ill. Hey, the whole Couillard thing is the funniest thing in Canadian politics. Let's put it this way, what did Bernier see in this lady (except the obvious physical attributes) and why did he leave his briefs behind? Doesn't his liason with this lady question his judgement?
  3. Catherine Wilkie from Canada writes: Ken Dryden can write his own speeches.
    Harper cannot.
  4. sea andthemountains from Canada writes: Out of curiosity Tim, what is you arrangement with the party? When I see you on TV or here on the Globe's web page doing their dirty work etc, how are you paid for that? Are you on salary or is it a pay per output regime or are you just paid in other ways? Again just curiosity?
  5. Yogie Bear from The Forest, Canada writes: It must be hard for you in this type of forum Tim where you can't continually interrupt the person speaking.
  6. Pat Y from Canada writes: It's true.

    Conservaties are not funny.
  7. Joe Little from Cowtown, Canada writes: Tim, did Harper reserve some position for you if he wins this election? Any promise from him? - it may mean nothing as his other promises. You know his history does tell something - he became enemy of Jim H and P. Manning. He could dump you at any point as well.
  8. Norman Spector from Victoria, Canada writes: All spin aside, we should be troubled by a former Conservative cabinet minister and current candidate who believes that Quebec sovereigny is inevitable.
  9. Brian C from Canada writes: Geez people, read Tim's bio. It's right there for you on the left of your monitor, since you're too lazy to do any research yourself.

    Neither Tim Powers nor Robert Silver hide their affiliations with their respective parties. That's what makes reading their tete-a-tete so entertaining.

    It's the moles disguised as un-biased journalists on this site that you should be disgusted with, like Gloria Galloway, who's married to Liberal mouthpiece Mark Dunn.
  10. Leon Russell from Gatineau, Qc, Canada writes: I would just mention to this Tim fellow that the book is actually fascinating and well-written, according to at least one journalist who read it yesterday.
  11. dim bulb from Canada writes: Thanks for wasting 30 seconds of my life with this vacuous blog posting. Additionally I'd like to thank myself for wasting an additional 30 seconds by responding with an appropriately vacuous comment.
  12. Jake Skiffington from Ottawa, Canada writes: The LIBERALS' fascination with Coulliard?

    That's a good one!

    The Cons were apparently so fascinated with her that she casually and with no opposition whatsoever, swept in and took the fools for all they were worth. Casually asked for and received cushy jobs for family members, had her hands on top secret information with no effort at all and who know what else?

    The Cons are incompetent fools.
  13. N. Ontarian from ShangriLa, Canada writes: What's that, a "book" by a gold-digging female who didn't hit paydirt and loves the spotlight?
    Who'da thunk it? Bet it'll be a factual, verifiable account, no doubt about that.
  14. t scot from Canada writes: At the risk of piling on here Tim, that was pretty lame.
  15. a salajan from To, Canada writes: Some of the comments on the main Julie C story carry more journalistic value than Powers' blog entry. Don't quit your day job Tim.

    And I was told this paper was liberal leaning.
  16. Anthony B from Maritimes, Canada writes: Another pathetically juvenile attempt by Mr. Powers to divert attention from the issue at hand..

    In spite of his advice to “hold off buying it for a few weeks” (no doubt, until after the election) the book is a major embarrassment for the Conservatives and reveals just how incompetent a senior cabinet minister was, and how poor Harper’s judgement was in appointing him.
  17. Shank's Pony from Fredericton, Canada writes: Or they could dance the to Opposition Tango, says Alice In Canada:

    http://aliceincanada.blogspot.com

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