It’s the last day of our vacation. sniff.

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We watched the entire second season of Arrested Development over the past few days. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…there’s something profoundly wrong with American network TV if Fox cancels that show while Skating With The Stars and Meet Your New Mommy get to stay on the air. I like how David Cross puts it: maybe, instead of canceling the award-winning show, you should fire the marketing department that doesn’t know how to sell it.

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To go along with yesterday being new year’s day, we watched 200 Cigarettes (imdb | rotten tomatoes). It was less than great. Here’s my recommendation if you should find yourself watching it: fast forward through any scene that doesn’t have Paul Rudd or Dave Chappelle in it.

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I’m so tired of political “scandals” like this income trust kafuffle. I like Jack Layton but he’s waaaaaaay off base when he says “[W]hen a minister’s department is under criminal investigation … the minister should step away from his duties until the investigation is complete.” It’s innocent until proven guilty, Jack, remember? If an allegation or suggestion of wrongdoing was sufficient cause to remove a minister, we’d see new allegations pop up every week just to cast doubt on the sitting party. If I go to the newspapers and say that Stephen Harper promises future defense contracts to his favourite male prostitute, should he just step aside until his name is cleared? Of course not.

If an investigation turns up inappropriate behaviour, toss Goodale out. But not before.