NDP Leader Jack Layton tried to throw PM PM a too-short lifeline: He's offered to prop up the federal Libs' minority government if the Grits cancel some corporate tax cuts.

And PM PM is guaranteeing us an election within 30 days of Justice John Gomery reporting, likely in November or December.

Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie gave a speech Tuesday at the University of Kentucky. It's very much worth a read.

According to this Washington Post story (seen first at Jim Romanesko's Poynter blog), Karl Rove played media critic earlier this week.

A reporter got tossed at the L.A. Times because the paper's editors had major problems with a story about a fraternity hazing death.

But the reporter, Eric Slater, is blaming editing errors for some of the problems with the story, although he took responsibility for others.

As some of you may have noticed, I hit the 1,000 post mark earlier this week.

One of my regular visitors, Sarah Marchildon (who has a very amusing blog of her own), offered to treat me to an ice cream cone!