Co-bloggers wanted

This past week and the next two or three weeks are going to contain much hecticity for me; so you may have noticed that my blog has been on hiatus for this little while.  And so now I am forced to face the possibility that I cannot always maintain the pace that I would actually like.

I am, therefore, looking for a co-blogger or two to help keep up the activity levels.  Volunteers for this noble task should have many of the following characteristics:

1. Shares something like my political outlook (something called "progressive" in some way)
2. Writes with decorum and attention to detail, but entertainingly.
3. Writes often, but not always, about politics, particularly foreign policy, political procedures and party machinations, electoral politics/reform/mechanisms, matters of economics and class, and so on.
4. Does not necessarily have to write about Canada, but it might be nice.  (Québec writers, including sovereigntists, are weclome, but as long as we don't get too fixated by a certain argument, if you know what I mean.)
5. Willing to write two or three times a week, at least, but can take a break.

Naturally, I expect people to be beating down this door, given the many multitudes of adoring fans I clearly have.  So don't feel offended if I don't pick you.  BUT these criteria are not fixed in stone.  I want someone who shares my overall outlook because I don't want to be outnumbered on this blog like I was at Points of Information.  But if you feel like you'd rather join me than start your own blog, leave your name in the comments and ideally a link to some sample of what you already write, and I'll contact you if I think you should be a co-blogger here.

If you already have an internet presence, and it's not your real name, we can just use that one.  (I prefer you remain pseudonymous on this blog).  Otherwise (or if you want to start over), you can either be a Vala like me or a functionary in some totalitarian regime, preferably someone (tragi)comical.

UPDATE: I should add that if you already have a blog but occasionally wouldn't mind writing on mine, feel free to mention that.

Comments

[Mustafa Hirji]

You know, the sad part is that most of us on Points of Information actually vote progressively relatively often. In fact, I think all but maybe one of us voted NDP last provincial election (and lest there be confusion, I did vote NDP).

- Mustafa Hirji

[Mandos]

Yeah but my impression was that that was a protest vote. Am I wrong? I'm really talking about a wider world-view and set of priorities. On PoI I felt I had to argue a lot, and while I love to argue, it gets taxing if I feel obliged to do it on my own turf, ALL THE TIME.

[Steve]

I also voted NDP last provincial election, and the New Democrat was my (distant) second choice last federal election. I also don't believe in protest votes, and will spoil my ballot in place of supporting a candidate who I don't think is good. I think that I am, by any measure, well left of centre (as I wrote in a letter to the Edmonton Journal: "I like my taxes high, my gay marriages legal, my international environmental accords implemented, and my foreign policies ethical."). I only argued with you on the merits of the wholesale provision of powers to political parties, which is clearly a terrible idea. In fact, both Jones and Mustafa are of the mind that I'm too much a big government junkie, I believe.

Anyway, I have a blog of my own and POI, so I don't want another blog even if you'd have me, but I wanted to address this allegation that you were always outnumbered on POI.

[skdadl]

Hmmn. I see why you felt you were arguing all the time.

[Steve]

Yeah - dumb bastard can't even tell when people agree with him.

[Mandos]

Allo. It's been a busy and waistline expanding week. I'll resume blogging in the next few days, I think.