I was originally going to start today’s post with something about how it is shaping up to be a beautiful day here in the Golden Horseshoe but I can no longer as something terrible has happened to ruin my day. Tremendous politician and all around good guy Jack Layton (pictured above) has lost his battle to cancer at the age of 61. Layton was the leader of the New Democrat Party here in Canada, the country’s “third” and unabashedly socialist party; however, the NDP had recently routed the Liberals to become the official opposition in parliament. Today, pour one out for one of the good ones.
- Rebel forces in Libya have more or less won the war against Muammar Gaddafi, with his two eldest sons being held in custody. However, pro-Gaddafi forces continue to resist.
- The Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case will likely be dropped.
- People are going nuts as retailers try to sell-off their now discontinued stocks of HP Touchpads.
- Grab a glimpse of the MLK memorial.
- Joe Biden has named a horse in Mongolia.
