Monday Musings - October 11, 2010

So, no real list for this week's Monday Musings because there's only one thing I think you should be reading:

Favre situation makes us confront sexism by Jason Whitlock is the take on the Brett Favre sexting drama.

(Okay, I'll throw in Alphonso Smith's fantastic touchdown dance):

Iran - a quick hit

I have been a bit neglect in my following of the Iran Elections, um, fiasco, but I wanted to bring to your attention a couple of articles.

The first, from 2005, is Michael Ignatieff's article about his visit to Iran. It's a handy backgrounder for (a) how one of Canada's political leaders was thinking about Iran at the time and (b) how, in part, we got to this point.

The other is Paul Wells' blog post about where we are now in Iran, and where we are likely to go from here. It's a post that helps to bring everything together in a clear vision.

This is why he gets paid the big bucks

Paul Wells has the most prescient analysis about all of this talk about Stephane Dion resigning as Liberal leader. Specifically, what the hell good is it going to do?