Tonight we roast David Emerson, outside, while he carries on inside at the tony Vancouver Club (corner of Hornby and Hastings). Join anytime from 5:30 onward as we greet guests, and perhaps Emerson himself. No doubt the folks inside will laugh at us simple citizens outside in the rain, but we'll have the last laugh in time for we are on the right side of the issue.

We have mail!
Amazingly, even after all this time, our mailbag sees very little "pro Emerson" commentary, and what little that does trickle in tends to be infantile - not the sort of stuff Emerson would like to be associated with. Here's an example, received today, advocating suicide:

X-Pop-User: rob_chimko.dakeryn.com
From: "Dave Wardle Jr"
To: info@emersoncampaign.ca
Subject: Good Idea
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:37:17 -0700

I recommend you go on a hunger strike until there is a by-election, and don't cheat by having any fluids.
P.S. I'm non-partisan as well !

Dave Wardle
Dakeryn Industries Ltd
604-986-0323

Perhaps Mr. Wardle is 'non-partisan' but he certainly isn't free from bias. His employer, Dakeryn Industries, is a member of the British Columbia Wholesale Lumber Association - the very same organization which is putting on the Emerson roast indoors this evening.

The plot thickens. Looking back in our mailbag we find another message from a Dakeryn dude:

From: "Brad Taylor"
To: info@emersoncampaign.ca
Subject: non-partisan
Date: 15 May 2006, 04:10:54 PM

Are you kidding me …non-partisan ???? What you are is a joke.

Brad Taylor
Dakeryn Industries Ltd.
Specialty Products-daktrim/dakdeck/daksiding
Phone (604) 986-0323
Fax (604) 986-3464
Cell (604) 817-7547
Email brad_taylor@dakeryn.com

Vancouver-Kingway residents had their votes stolen as effectively as if Emerson or Stephen Harper marched into the polling stations and walked out with the ballots under their arms.

Few in the riding consider it a laughing matter, Mr. Taylor.