Is Harper The Gorgan?

Being a geek, I see all things in terms of Star Trek. Harper's "Aw shucks" routine is being stripped away and his evil, lying just beneath the surface, is becoming obvious to everyone. It is very much like the Star Trek episode "And the Children Shall Lead", in which the "Friendly Angel" is exposed for the evil monster he truly is.

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Fairytale Theatre

Item: Harper confident Quebec’s $2-billion HST deal won’t hinder deficit battle . And since he won't show anyone the books, we will just have to take his word for it.

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Iggy May Be On To Something Here

It is totally bizarre that the PM's people do a more thorough background check on teenagers attending his rallies than they do for people working in the PMO.

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At Least The Message Is Clear

You get a Harper majority and the long march to abolishing gun control begins.

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Platform Shoes Vs. Powdered Wigs

Some friends and not so friendly ideological fellow travelers of this government are calling the Liberal platform a trip back to the 1970's. They, on the other hand, would prefer to take us back to the 1770's, a time when the message of low taxes and limited government was totally rad.

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Targeting The Message

A professor from Conservativestan explains who the coalition message is aimed at:

Steve Patten, a political-science professor at the University of Alberta, has a different view. He thinks Harper had an "effective" first week, got the news coverage that he wanted and ultimately planted his core message in the minds of voters.

"The emphasis on the coalition is something that backfires only for those who aren't predisposed to be supporting the Conservatives," says Patten. "It backfires only for those who are thinking a lot about politics and the complexities of our parliamentary system. But the people he's trying to sway are people who would like to see stability in governance, and they're people who don't want to see the NDP or Bloc have too much power and influence."

It is a simple message for people who don't think too much and find complexity too taxing. In other words, it is aimed at the Conservative base.

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Stability For Whom

Stephen Harper is asking for a stable, majority government but, how stable will the country be if he keeps picking fights with Quebec?

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