tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post3059222409676726727..comments2024-03-28T15:34:01.401-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Does Mike Duffy Have 'Pump Head'? - UPDATEDLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-81433144027590527532013-02-26T07:54:07.869-05:002013-02-26T07:54:07.869-05:00Actually,Buzz, 'The Puffster' is the sobri...Actually,Buzz, 'The Puffster' is the sobriquet given to the good senator some years ago by the dearly departed Frank Magazine. Of his recreational habits, I have no special knowledge.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-86075691766123842332013-02-26T01:45:59.500-05:002013-02-26T01:45:59.500-05:00Surely "The Puffster" is in no way a ref...Surely "The Puffster" is in no way a reference to the heretofore unacknowledged anecdotal predilection for cannabis consumption of said Senator. Buzz Killjoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-80148167111449732582013-02-25T15:26:48.108-05:002013-02-25T15:26:48.108-05:00I believe "The Puffster" would wholehear...I believe "The Puffster" would wholeheartedly endorse the idea, Kev.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-80956128355150095252013-02-25T15:14:46.450-05:002013-02-25T15:14:46.450-05:00So a popularity exception then? lolSo a popularity exception then? lolKevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-13757428875501106752013-02-25T12:19:44.920-05:002013-02-25T12:19:44.920-05:00Ah, the joys of autocratic rule, Owen.Ah, the joys of autocratic rule, Owen.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-18874381103195216732013-02-25T12:18:32.098-05:002013-02-25T12:18:32.098-05:00Then again, Kev, a senator who is so well-regarded...Then again, Kev, a senator who is so well-regarded by the Canadian people (Duffy's words, not mine) probably has little opportunity to spend time in P.E.I., given that he must be in demand everywhere ;)Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-67698542708271825842013-02-25T11:34:54.184-05:002013-02-25T11:34:54.184-05:00In the case of Duffy and Wallin, Lorne, the rule i...In the case of Duffy and Wallin, Lorne, the rule is "where you are from" not "where you reside."<br /><br />In other words, as Harper told his security staff some time ago, "I make the rules."Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-37973436737496234802013-02-25T11:03:00.001-05:002013-02-25T11:03:00.001-05:00Duffy knew full well what he was doing he made one...Duffy knew full well what he was doing he made one declaration to receive the housing allowance and a contradictory one to receive OHIP. Having said that the Senate's residency requirement needs to be clarified.<br /><br />Given that last year for instance the Senate sat for a total of 88 days and in 2011 it sat for 64, maintaining the provincial standards for residency seems easily met thus would be a good starting point. Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.com