The Willful and Destructive Stupidity of our "Leaders"

Ever wonder what it must be like to have visionary leadership, either at the University, or in the Province, or the Federal Government?  Instead, we are shackled by the limited thinking of mediocre careerists, who cannot contemplate anything beyond the preservation of their current privileged positions, and the diminishment of their perceived adversaries.  At the local level, I cannot think of a politician who has truly had a vision for the future since Peter Lougheed.

Imagine if we had a leader like the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan.  Here is a telling quote from the New York Daily News:  "When former Sen. Daniel Moynihan was serving as ambassador to India in the early 1970s, he was asked what Bombay, now Mumbai, needed to do to become a great global city.  Moynihan answered, 'Build a world-class university and wait 200 years.'"  This pathetic crew can't think ahead 200 days, never mind 200 years.

Excellent Opinion Piece

Good for Ravanne Lawday for her piece on differential tuition increases.

Reminder: Know Your Enemy

No song of the week this time.  Instead, in light of the latest provocation ($55M extra to Mount Royal), I encourage you to review a previous SOTW.