Con mouthpiece Tim Powers steps in it -- yet again

In a piece defending the fact that Harper was not met at the White House door by Obama, Powers says this,

"The “nothing better to do society” has contrived that Canada has been snubbed because the President didn’t answer the door at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Yup, gotta be that. God forbid the President was actually working on, oh say, fighting a war in Afghanistan, plotting economic recovery or maybe trying to sell health care. Damn it, he should have answered the door!"

Have to agree with Tim on one account.  The President was probably working on domestic affair, as he should.

However Tim also raises the question of; Why was Harper in Washington when we have our own war, economic and health care issues up here in Canada?  Not to mention body bags, drunk pot-head former MPs, etc. etc.

On the Eve... or the Cusp?

Over the past few weeks certain members of the Harper clutch have made statements that should cause Canadians to stand up and take notice.

Just before Harper prorogued parliament (OK, the GG signed the deal, but it was all a Harper deal.), Screamer Baird told CBC that the government would "go over the heads of the House and the Crown" to get what they wanted.  He meant that since he had his mandate through an election that his only duty was to the people.  That is charming and politically correct, but is NOT democratic in our current system.

Not to be outdone, Harper reminded us time and time again that socialists and separatists were the scourge of our system and had no place anywhere near his Purer-than-Ivory Soap government.  He would invite the Liberals to offer ideas on a revamped budget but only if the Liberals denounced the socialists and separatists along with him.  Dion told him to bug off, and rightly so.

Now I am not one to promote conspiracy theories but you cannot overlook the direection that Harper and his band of Angry Men are taking Canada.  The abyss looms wide and very, very deep.

Reality Bites for Harper

The election was on Tuesday and by Friday the veneer of the Harper government has already begun to be stripped away.

Harper mocked Dion during the campaign that his (Dion's) five point plan to address the issue of the economic problems Canada is facing was the result of a Dion panic attack.  Within 40 minutes of the end of the election, Harper announced a six point plan, essentially parroting what Dion had proposed.  One pivotal point in Harper's plan was to meet and consult with the provincial premiers, something that he did not in the previous 2 years.  Seems that the premiers are meeting next week, in part to discuss the economy, and guess who is a no-show?  Harper's  has to take the kids out Trick or Treating to get back into the wife's books of his wife.  Laureen really likes arts and theatre galas.  I guess a hearty handshake is not enough for a woman scorned.

But not satisfied with only being a bozo, Harper decided that he would would make himself into a liar by musing that the government might have to go into a deficit in 2009-10; and maybe even for the following three years - a situation that he claimed would never happen with his fiscally prudent government.  After all, he is a economist, so he knows.  Time to turn in your Canadian Tire diploma, Steve?

Stay tuned.  I bet this gets better.

Talking about panic!

Here is the message coming out of the Cons with respect to Newfoundland and Labrador: “Voting ABC (Anything-But-Conservatives is a Danny Williams initiative) will hurt Ottawa, but it will hurt Newfoundland even more. Isolating ourselves from Canada is not an option.”

Too bad that Harper didn't think of that before he decided to treat NL like a puppy by smacking it in the nose for not fetching his favourite blue sweater.

How can not having a Con MP in Ottawa hurt them?  Harper can always name a Senator from NL and put him in the cabinet.  He is quite experienced in that activity. 

And anyway, what does it matter?  Harper and the Cons are struggling to a minority government so he will just quick snap another election anyway.  After all, if you don't give it to him when he asks, he will hound you until you do.  Just like a kitty, bawling for kibble.