The Political Rag...or stuff you should never say aloud
I know I shouldn’t write this….There are subjects that are taboo and should not be spoken about in public, especially in a bar, so for God’s sake (ooops, religion is one) put down your beer so I can rant about this stupid Canadian election for a minute or five. Why on earth do I often feel alone in my dislike and distrust of our Prime Minister Stevie Harper? Polls suggest that while he’s losing ground, he’s still the front runner in what is a two horse race, but for which we have 4 ½ horses running. After 5 years of this buffoon running our country, why are we, the smartest country in the world still clamouring to the hope that things will get better? Seeking his third term in 5 years (that alone is why our political system is in dire need of re-tooling), Harper has taken two minority governments through roller coaster rides of shame, lies and moronic maneuvers fit for a king…errrr….Prime Minister….errrr….well at least he thinks he’s a king! Yesterday on the campaign trail in London, Harper’s handlers (the Harpoons?) denied access to a woman to see the Prime Minister speak, because the woman (A UWO Political Science Major) had a photo of herself and a friend posing with Michael Ignatieff at a Liberal engagement. The woman, for her part, wanted nothing more than to see Harper, Iggy and at some point, Layton speak so that she could further her education and make an informed decision as a voter. God knows (sorry religious comment #2) we wouldn’t want the youth of this country to take an interest in politics. Bruce Carson – A man that Harper placed as a top Aide to his party, had 5 criminal convictions and had been disbarred as a lawyer. In 2009 it became public that this man used his political connections to his own advantage, and would have gotten away with it, if not for more bungling in Ottawa. Harper’s stand on this; I didn’t know anything.How convenient is that? By the way, Carson for his parts claims through his lawyer that Harper was made fully aware of his past. Hmmmm G20 – Fake Lake, military state, rioting, police corruption, and police cover up….and Harper was in no way accountable for this? The democratic and economic hub of this country closed for business so that Harper could hold a meeting that more resembled a WWE Cage Match than a political rally. Dining on caviar and Canadian wine, Maple Syrup and farm raised Salmon, Elk and Raccoon while we, the workers in the core, were wrongfully displaced??? Hey Obama, I dare you to hold your next G20 in Manhattan!!! Military jets – Unopposed, we are expected to spend upwards of $30 Billion bucks to buy F35A fighter jets….This for a country that doesn’t support military spending, military policing and peacekeeping? The majority of Canadians want our troops pulled from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya or anywhere that they are currently deployed.
We’re all for protecting our North, yet all we’re doing is sending canoes to patrol the Arctic Ocean, because all of our resources are in the Middle East, keeping oil prices from getting out of control…and meanwhile I am paying $1.30 per liter for gas – gee thanks Steve. BTW for my friends in the US – that’s $4.92 a gallon! While it’s not significant, the difference to the government in tax revenues between a dollar/litre and $1.30/litre is approximately $1 billion dollars per year. So every time Harper or any government adds social services to a budget or relieves your tax duties, and leaves gas alone – well you know they are expecting to make up their shortfall through rising fuel prices. Just out of interest – How is it that Petro Canada, Esso and Shell (and any other major gas retailer) all raise their prices at midnight and to the same number every single day and yet this is considered fair trade under the competition act? This was brought up in Parliament once, and Harper answered that he would look into it…Suspect it’s a fairly big answer, and for the record we are still waiting Steve-0! I suppose I wouldn’t care nearly as much if Steve and his band of bandits would campaign on a book that isn’t built on lies and deceit, but once again, we as Canadians seem to want to embrace this government, for whom we’ll undoubtedly spend the next 18-60 months complaining about the lies and deceit for which they have so lovingly built their reputation.
posted by G.M. Shier @ Tuesday, April 05, 2011
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