Exactly. Rationally, it makes no sense to vote for Ford even if you love everything about him. He's simply not capable of accomplishing anything at City Hall. All of the "gravy" that he's not complaining about happened while he was mayor.

I don't quite see it this way. From a functional standpoint, Doug is in no way like a mayor. He has no power in municipal affairs except for his one vote on council. Rather, he is a major player in the Rob Ford soap opera/debacle that is happening. He puts on a show and gets a lot of media...

I also wonder if they want to minimise exposure for this this stunt. I mean, even if it's a legitimate bomb threat, the Fords are milking it...It's turned into a "Fords-as-victims" stunt, especially with this Wormington article. Ford and Warmington are deliberately conflating "those who don't...

There's really not much more for a responsible paper to say about the bomb threat right now. Hopefully they are looking into it though. They really can't print anything without very compelling reasons. The bar is pretty high for journalists with integrity. An earlier poster pointed out some...

I blamed Blair hard for the G20 debacle at the time, but I have a bit more sympathy for him now, especially since otherwise he's proved to be a pretty decent and open person, IMO. I think he was in a really though spot, and that he and Mcguinty were really in over their heads. I agree that it...

The best example is "Francois" is Newfoundland which when pronounced sounds like "France-ways".

Naw, you can use it sincerely. How could it be used "ironically" unless the original meaning is sincere? Both meanings are valid, depending on the context. Source: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/my-heart-bleeds-for-sb

I could be wrong but I believe it's not a cruising strip as much as a place for male prostitutes. Cruising happens elsewhere.

Even though Olivia has been a successful Municipal and Federal politician already, she knows that there are people just waiting for reasons to rail about how she's "riding her dead husbands coat tails". She's smart enough not to try to rely on Jack legacy, or even to bring him up at this point...

I was actually defending Mikey, saying that we should wait to hear him speak before we completely write him off (not expecting anything different from a Ford, but at least willing to hear him out). Now he won't speak to media? So all we know about him is his association with his deplorable...

The silence is indeed weird. I still don't understand this "placeholder" thing though. Rob could switch his candidacy regardless of whether Mike ran or not. Am I missing something?

Rob doesn't need a placeholder in Ward 2. He could switch his papers over regardless. It's more likely they want Mike Ford to take the seat and then leave to let Doug run again in 2018. That way he won't have to face a potentially popular incumbent. I wonder if Doug didn't run because he was...

Well said. I find myself wishing that Rob Ford would spiral hard into addiction that it would actually end his career, or even that he would die. I'm so angry at him for the toxicity and BS he's brought to public life in our city, and I let that turn into hoping that someone will die. It's an...

It's telling that he's dropped his "I didn't drink yesterday and I didn't drink today" line, and replaced it with a grandiose promise in the 3rd person that he'll never drink or use drugs ever again. This coupled with his demeanour at Danzig and wearing the same suit and tie. One interesting...

I'll second this. It definitely seems like he's on something in the video. It could be booze, or some illegal drug, but it could also be some prescribed medication. It's impossible to tell, but it definitely seems like he's under the influence. *edit: Though maybe possible to tell, or to guess...

Regarding Selfies, it's simple: Rob Ford is a notorious character and a selfie with him will garner lots of attention on social media. That explains 80% of it. Only a minority are real Ford Nation citizens, I wager. Hell I think it would be funny to get my pic with Ford to show friend, if I...

The most likely cause of Stintz's mood change is simply that she went into the office expecting an apology and just got some kind of half-assed excuse with Ford blaming his addiction and refusing to actually take responsibility for what he said. He probably thinks that not remembering saying...