This s-p-e-e-e-c-h was b-o-r-i-n-g

For a guy who wrote a couple of Replies to the Speech to the Throne in his day, I have to tell you, this speech was as exciting as watching Stephane Dion debate a more electable house of commons glass of water (my apologies to those who wrote it and went over every sentence/word with a fine tooth comb so that Carolyn Stewart-Olson wouldn't whip you if there was a spelling or grammatical error).

Anyway, I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only one who found this Throne Speech extremely boring. Full disclosure: I fell asleep 20 minutes in, woke up near the end, realized I couldn't take one more minute of it, flipped it over to Much Music and caught the end of an OC repeat. Hey, come on, it was a good episode as Seth and Summer are getting back together after three breakups. That Zak is so yesterday!

Anyway, I guess you're probably wondering how I feel about the TS goodies? (I think that's what L. Ian MacDonald called the tax cuts). Since I missed the original, I decided to read the fine print version online, and I have to say folks, I'm pretty impressed with the overall content and language contained within the speech. Particularly pleasing was the government's commitment to reducing taxes, setting a new environmental course, strengthening the North as a symbol of national pride, further funding of military operations and vowing to restrict federal spending power in provincial jurisdiction via new government programs (at least not without their permission).

Hey, even I realize it's just a Throne Speech, but if they make good on their commitments in this speech, the 2nd session really could be better than the 1st (or at least it could build upon its momentum). However, the session could be over before it started, especially if Dion chooses a "principle position" over "ass saving".