There is much to be reflective on in today’s politics. And what would be a better subject to reflect on than the crassness of the Conservative Party of Canada? The scoundrels have been abusing Canadians. They have been scurrying around this past week like a house full of rodents. They have been trying to find a way to weasel out of the mess they are in because of their incompetence. They cannot even get their telephone calls right. Are we really surprised to hear that the Harper Conservatives could lie and cheat to win an election? These are the same people that had to fight to keep some of their senior people out of jail over the ‘In and Out’ scam of 2006.
And how can anybody forget that deplorable leaders’ debate in 2008 when Mr. Harper stoically sat there and ignored every suggestion that there might be a growing financial problem that could hamstring our economy? Mr. Harper found that he could flat out lie to Canadians and some of them were stupid enough to still vote for him.
In this most recent election, he was so determined to win that he wrote off Quebec and concentrated on confusing Liberal and NDP voters in electoral districts where his party had a chance. It was hardly a coincidence that Liberal and NDP voters were getting bogus calls from people saying their voting location was changed. Yet Prime Minister Harper stood in the House of Commons and said that it was Liberals making the calls. That was not even funny.
It makes you wonder if Mr. Harper has lost it. The man just does not seem to be able to comprehend the world around him. Does he think he is invulnerable now that he has a majority government? Whoever is responsible for those calls—thousands of them—was breaking the law. These people knowingly committed a felony. To attempt to confuse the issue, to defend the law-breakers, to try to switch the blame to others and to refuse to face facts are not the actions that Canadians expect from their Prime Minister.
Stephen Harper is a man with a powerful ego. He sees himself as redemption for Canada. He knows what is right and he fails to understand why others might disagree with his solutions. His cabinet, that he appointed, are sycophants that he has raised to level that most could never have achieved on their own. His back benchers in the House of Commons are mindless lemmings who will follow him to the cliff’s edge and into the abyss below. And his Senate of Canada appointees are further proof that the Senate should have been abolished years ago.
And Stephen Harper has lost his grip. He goes to Davos, Switzerland to give a speech on an internal Canadian matter that the delegates at Davos neither care about nor understand. He did the ritual walk-around camera shots with the Israeli Prime Minister on Friday like a zombie. His answers to questions in the House are more and more desperate. This guy is supposed to be our Prime Minister. Can anyone suggest a good shrink who might be able to help him?
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Copyright 2012 © Peter Lowry
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