tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post1836249975490419221..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: All That Money Can BuyOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-28590997250444315112011-07-18T19:49:18.073-04:002011-07-18T19:49:18.073-04:00I can understand Graeme's pessimism. Corruptio...I can understand Graeme's pessimism. Corruption is like athlete's foot -- it will never go away.<br /><br />On the other hand, it's nice to see someone stand up for the little people for a change.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-39939599732292003642011-07-18T16:30:35.139-04:002011-07-18T16:30:35.139-04:00Yes, good point. Milly Dowler was somebody's d...Yes, good point. Milly Dowler was somebody's daughter. Not the daughter of a dignitary; nor the daughter of a politian,some business tycoon or celebrity or a member of the royal family. She was the daughter of an average working British family. Inexcusable. <br /><br />I hope you're right. I talked to my old history professor and former broadcaster here in Montreal, Graeme Decarie. He isn't as optimistic. He thinks another Murdoch will pop in his place and resume where he left off.ckhttp://sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-51659569120138463222011-07-18T16:11:26.718-04:002011-07-18T16:11:26.718-04:00If there's any good news in the Murdoch story,...If there's any good news in the Murdoch story, ck, it's that people like Murdoch eventually cross a line and, suddenly, everything changes.<br /><br />It was OK to snoop on celebrities. It was even OK to snoop on the queen. But hacking the phone of a young murder victim was unconscionable.<br /><br />One can hope that will also happen in the U.S.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-5189935956701924442011-07-18T15:34:11.675-04:002011-07-18T15:34:11.675-04:00I agree 110% with what that Dionne article says. H...I agree 110% with what that Dionne article says. However, what can voters do? Particularly in the US where both Democrats and Republicans are in the pockets of corporations (no spending limits for election campaigns there) and the wealthiest. Granted, the Democrats are the lesser of the evils and have proven to be better fiscal managers than the Republicans over time, but assuming average American voters wake up and smell the coffee, who can they vote for? <br /><br />I fear that it is too late for Obama to win a second term in office, not that he deserves it, however, he is lesser of the evils than the stable of GOP candidates running in the Republican primaries. Hello President Bachman? EVen Mit Romney is proving insane with his "less taxes provides more revenues". <br /><br />I was pleased to see some senior citizens doing ads on American TV channels, telling congress not to cut medicare and social security, but rather to cut the waste and loopholes. Not sure how far it'll get them, but perhaps, just perhaps, it'll be viewed by enough average American TV viewers to wake them up.ckhttp://sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.com