Thursday digest

- Well, there's really only one thing to say about yesterday's shooting in Montreal, and that's a prayer for the victims, their families, and any other troubled souls who, like the gunman, may be struggling through the darkness of mental illness.

- Great article here by George Will on do-gooders who would protect the masses from such evil as Wal-Mart, Coke and McDonald's.

He concludes, "(W)hen liberals' presidential nominees consistently fail to carry Kansas, liberals do not rush to read a book titled `What's the Matter With Liberals' Nominees?' No, the book they turned into a best-seller is titled `What's the Matter With Kansas?' Notice a pattern here?

Liberalism as condescension, indeed.

- Mark it down: next Friday on Parliament Hill, a rally to wear red to recognize the values of courage and sacrifice that are regularly demonstrated by Canadian soldiers overseas. (And if anyone sees someone there wearing New Jersey Devils paraphenalia, there's a good chance it might be me!)