One of the things I've always hated about newspapers is their practice of correcting their errors in well-buried retractions - somewhere in the middle of the latest corn prices, for example. Well, that's not going to happen on this blog, nosirreebob! I'm going to make my corrections right up front.

So, it turns out that the Smirk hasn't asked his Chief of Defence for copies of his intended speeches. No. What the Smirk wants is merely the intended topics. Why, you ask? Beats me. Who knows with this goofball? Of course, who knows if this clarification is actually the truth? Why would I doubt it? Well...

Peter McKay - "If elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, I promise that I will not allow it to merge with the Reform Party." tic-tic-tic-tic "Oh, I'm now the leader? Cool! Welcome aboard Reformers!"

Smirkin' Steve to the Liberal Party - "You must axe the tax!" The Smirk was referring to the GST being applied to the already-taxed price of gas. This was, of course, before he became Supreme Leader. His declaration now? "Get used to it." Yep, he isn't going to change a thing. He implied he would, but, get a grip. As he said, "That was then, and this is now."

He also stood for expanded freedoms for M.P.s. Then. Now - he gets to pick the committee leaders.

And, of course, he castigated the Liberals for a lack of ethics. Then accepted David Emerson into his cabinet within days of Emerson's election as a Liberal. No problem for the Smirk that Emerson's campaign costs had been covered by the Liberals. No problem for the Smirk that Emerson's constituents had voted for a Liberal and gotten a Conservative. No ethical difficulties there whatsoever. In fact, let's face it, like the Smirk says, "That's old news.".

I love these guys.