The Diplomad: Say it Ain't So
The Chief Diplomad, the person who inspired our endeavors here, has announced his retirement from blogging. Having read his farewell post, we can only respect what must have been a difficult decision. We will miss his insightful commentary, his wit, and, most of all, his example. To him must go the credit for spreading the word that not everyone at the State Department are Council on Foreign Relations liberals. (Not that there is anything wrong with that....)
The accomplishments of the Diplomad were many, especially the posts dealing with the United Nations' "response," to the tsunami disasters and the real response by the U.S. and our Australian cousins. The Diplomad, more than any other blog site, helped reveal the truth about that disaster and its aftermath. We also would like to thank C.D. for introducing us to the term "Red Ensign Canadian;" that term perfectly captures that part of Canada that we continue to love and cherish and which, we hope, is not irretrievably lost. No maple leaves here either! (Except perhaps on an old hockey t-shirt.)
At the end of his farewell post, the Diplomad mentioned that he may wish to publish posts either here or at our fraternal site The Daily Demarche.
C.D., we are at your service. Thank you for helping us find our voice. Good luck to you, and we hope we have the opportunity to work side-by-side with you in the future, even if, as is likely, we never realize it.
The accomplishments of the Diplomad were many, especially the posts dealing with the United Nations' "response," to the tsunami disasters and the real response by the U.S. and our Australian cousins. The Diplomad, more than any other blog site, helped reveal the truth about that disaster and its aftermath. We also would like to thank C.D. for introducing us to the term "Red Ensign Canadian;" that term perfectly captures that part of Canada that we continue to love and cherish and which, we hope, is not irretrievably lost. No maple leaves here either! (Except perhaps on an old hockey t-shirt.)
At the end of his farewell post, the Diplomad mentioned that he may wish to publish posts either here or at our fraternal site The Daily Demarche.
C.D., we are at your service. Thank you for helping us find our voice. Good luck to you, and we hope we have the opportunity to work side-by-side with you in the future, even if, as is likely, we never realize it.
