Pennslvania Primary

It looks like things have gone as expected in Pennsylvania with a win for Clinton. Although, perhaps not the win she was expecting. As I'm writing this the slpit is only 10% with 40% of the polls reporting and it's been trending narrower since they started coming in. Still this will doubtless encourage Clinton to keep going. With only nine relativly small contests left, it's looking like the Democrasts will be delegatless until convention time when it will possibly come down to those all important super delegats. Pundits continue to claim this is weakening the Democats chance for the upcoming fight against McCain. I see it being more helpful. Any attacks made between Democratic candidates are nothing that McCain wouldn't be doing anyway. Plus don't forget that 'if it bleeds it leads'. Press coverage has been dominated by this Democratic fight to the death. By the end of it, the average American is going to be much more familiar with either Democratic candidate then McCain, who has been a much less interesting topic since securing his own nomination.

On the Canadian front, many of you have probably heard of the RCMP raid on behalf of Elections Canada on the Conservatives Party headquaters. It seems that after the last federal election, Elections Canada made a ruling that some sketchy accounting had taken place with regards to the Conservatives advertisement spending. Apparently some spending on local advertising should have been accounted as federal advertising, pushing the Conservatives over their federal advertising spending limits. The Conservatives have challenged this ruling, feeling that other parties have used this pratice many times and have not been penalized. Of course the opposition have claimed the opposite on all points, supporting Elections Canada and denoucing sketch Conservative acconting.

With the Deomcratic candidates vowing to re-open NAFTA and Bush singing its praises, the PM made a statement that Canada would be in a better position now to negotiate then when it was origionally founded. He feels that our natural resources (oil, wood, water) would bolster our position this time around.

Brenda Martin has been found guilty in a Mexican court and sentanced five years as well as a fine. She waited two years to be found guilty of internet fraud. It remins to be seen if/when she will be transfered to a Canadian prison. Personally I was unawear that in Mexico a defendant is guilty until proven innocent.

Finnished Breakfast of Champions and I enjoyed it as much (or more) then the other Vonnegut books I've read. I'm half way through Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay. I'm enjoying it so far. Probably most of all for the constant reminder of Yellowknife. It's amazing how little the city has changed since the 70s. Beyond doubling the population and adding a few more street lights and paved roads, not a lot has changed. Lest of all the feel of the city. Not sure how she relicated the feel of a city so well in her book but it's almost making me wish to return to the north.