I was in California when Obama was inaugurated this week. What a sight. I was standing with almost 1000 other conference attendees listening to the new President speak. There was a rumble in the crowd which I could only identify as pride bubbling over. Say what you like about American but they sure know how to do up a celebration. Two million people crowded onto the mall standing so far back from the inaugural stage that even a 1000x telescope could not make out the speck that was the President.
Compare that to the way we welcome our new Prime Ministers. One hundred people crowd into the Governor Generals digs, swear a couple of words of reverence to the Queen, sign a few papers and then go out for a Big Mac and fries
Americans have a new President and new hope. Canadians have a stuffed shirt for a PM and are quickly losing hope.
On Tuesday Harper has a chance to make things better for Canadians. Will he do it? I hope so.
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