Blogs are good for peers to flesh out a story together...? I am not so sure...

In the recent Canadian Federal election, a band of bloggers dared to go where no bloggers went before... To campaign against a certain candidate who abused her privileges while she could... and that campaign produced concrete results! She lost her seat - her main rival was elected instead into the House of Commons (so named because... it is made for, paid for and appalled by commoners? Not quite but this is not the point here...)

I am sure that the old adage "there's strength in numbers" is totally true - however, here, I do not think it had much of a direct incidence upon the vote's turnout. The "winds of change" were sweeping throughout the land (though moderately so, to be honest) - all the "perceived to be corrupt" candidates were getting the axe no matter if bloggers had lambasted them or not.

I decry so many injustices myself, on TLB Prime (pictured here) - the original blog in this network and main one still - and I see no indication that I am changing the world with that! A few (proud few, aye...!) readers applaud my initiative there but I remain essentially the voice that cries in the desert - a cyberland desert version though! (Version 2.0?) And it suits me fine too... I admire John The Baptist! ;)

If I was Mike, I'd be lukewarm about this...

"The Islanders said Milbury will relinquish his role as GM once he and team owner Charles Wang find a replacement.

"Charles will make that decision, I will help him with that," Milbury said.

Milbury will become a vice president for Wang's sports properties. In addition to the Islanders, Wang also owns the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League."

Even though Mike is faring better in this set-up than the Islanders' coach (who is NOT Captain High Liner and was recently FIRED - for you non-hockey fans that may be reading this...!) - it still doesn't inspire much confidence I say. Why do I care, you ask? Milbury is a former Boston Bruin defenseman and head coach. He should have been GM of the Bruins ; never of the New York Islanders! And now to see him overseeing the activities of DRAGONS on top of that... sheesh!

Although it does not surprise me one bit that the city of New York has DRAGONS in it... and not in Chinatown either!

Next few names to consider for sports franchises in "Nuuuu Yerrrchh" should be, in no particular order... "Demons", "Trolls", "Gargoyles", "Monsters", "Horrors" and "Abominations"...!
But I digress...