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It's the thirtieth day of the omer, only nineteen days left to go, la la la la!

Thoughts about politics:
I heard that Prime Minister Martin has cancelled a trip to Europe because he's scared that a no-confidence vote might be held in Parliment while he's gone. I wonder if it would be easier to oust the Liberals this spring, or wait until the fall when the Gomery inquiry has been concluded. That's probably what everyone's wondering.

Elections cost a lot of cash.

A massive centralized government in such a giant country as Canada is dumb. The Federal government should be downsized, and the Provincial governments should gain power. Each province has a unique environment and unique needs. If Canadian provinces were loosely allied independant states, perhaps some problems would be solved.


OK, political speculations ended. On to the quote of the day:

"Every wise man is ransom for the fool, who would not last an hour did not the wise prserve him by compassion and forethought. The wise are like physicians, fighting the infirmities of the sick....So when I hear that a wise man has died, my heart is sorrowful. Not for him, of course, for he has lived in joy and died in honour. No - it is for the survivors that I mourn. Without the strong protecting arm which brought them safety, they are abandoned to the miseries which are their desert, and which they will soon feel, unless Providence should raise up some new protector to replace the old one." -Philo