Palin oils up her guns

In her recent address to the Tea Party, a group of right-wing mad-hatters, Sarah Palin, the flash in the pan-handle of Alaska, said something the press seems to be ignoring but is the most important thing to remember as time moves forward to 2012 - and it is equally important to Canadians as it is to Americans.

Palin offered some political advice to President Obama. She told him that in the midst of this economic crisis and  budget deficit; while engaged in two wars; and with looming deadlock in Congress and the Senate - if Obama wants to raise his popularity he should declare war on Iran.

If that doesn't qualify for the bone-head comment of the decade, I would hate to know what will.

Advice for Mike Ignatieff

Hi Mike, I will see you at the convention in a couple of weeks but I thought I would pass on a bit of timely advice to you.

When dealing with the press in this country... don't answer any questions honestly. Be a politician that Canadians seem to desire. Lie through your teeth. Tell them what they want to hear, not what they need to hear.

When they ask you for a statement on taxes... the answer is " No one wants to raise taxes. especially in this Conservative recession."

When they ask about Afghanistan... the answer is "I support the troops and the goals of the mission as they were laid out, but the Conservative government has failed in its vision and therefore failed the troops."

When they ask about bail-outs to GM and Chrysler... the answer is, "Canadians work hard for their money and a package that includes incentives for Canadians makes more sense than the bail-outs offered by the Conservative government."

When they ask you what you would do differently than Harper if you were PM... the answer is, "Just watch me!"

Keep 'em guessing and on their heels, Mike.