I should probably lay off of Stéphane Dion, but for some reason I can't stop watching. I can't help it; it's similar to the schadenfreude that urges people to keep up with what Britney is doing. Today, the Toronto Star printed what Dion claims would be in the throne speech, were Canadians not under the thumb of a bunch of theocratic, neocon, Bush-worshiping goons. I was falling asleep reading his sweet nothings -- just try to find one concrete proposal in the whole piece -- when my eyes ran across something that made me fall out of my chair:

Mentioning these obligations, however, is no substitute for delivering a plan that will actually help us meet them. It never is. That is what was so wrong about the Conservative throne speech: all talk, no action. That just isn't my style. I want to mobilize Canadians to tackle the challenges I just outlined.