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Vaughn Palmer enters the blogosphere

By Crawford Kilian March 27, 2009 12:55 pm 5 comments

Vaughn Palmer, longtime provincial-politics commentator for the Vancouver Sun, has begun a blog in anticipation of the May 12 election.

Running on the Sun's website, View from the Ledge already has several posts, including one on his being "linked" to the BC Rail affair.

Palmer also discusses the roles being played by the Greens and Conservatives in the impending election, and NDP leader Carole James's response to charges that one of her candidates once made an anti-semitic comment.

Crawford Kilian is a contributing editor of The Tyee.

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  • PeteL

    3 years ago

    Bah

    Palmer has nothing to say anymore. He's running on fumes. All you need to know about Palmer you can hear on Bill Good, the three of those dinosaurs, which includes Baldrey just go for a stroll every Friday morning on the radio. Its a wonder anyone pays them. They have nothing to contribute with the exception of glossing over BC Liberal shenanigans.

  • Van Isle

    3 years ago

    There are times that I think

    There are times that I think that Palmer is on the Liberal's payroll, but at times,to cover his tracks, he does give some criticism. Like the time that he commented that the cost overruns on the convention centre was no big deal. I could give other examples but I just don't have the time.

  • Skywalker

    3 years ago

    Can't think of why he'd bother.

    Most of them are so discredited that one wonders why they still get ink.

  • DJT

    3 years ago

    Sinkin' ship?

    Vaughn must be practicing for when the Sun folds.

  • cghzd

    3 years ago

    palmers blog

    get your shovels out this guy creates large steaming piles or pro liberal bs.

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