tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post113932726258735713..comments2023-09-12T12:07:08.126-02:30Comments on Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador: Stephen Harper Exposes a Psychological DisorderPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364831921954903098noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1139939804380473442006-02-14T14:26:00.000-03:302006-02-14T14:26:00.000-03:30To WJM: When I said not previously run by a minis...To WJM: When I said not previously run by a minister I meant the last government and no, Gerry Byrne was not a minister at the cabinet table. If you think he was then you should go back and look a little closer.Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364831921954903098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1139459989377122862006-02-09T01:09:00.000-03:302006-02-09T01:09:00.000-03:30As a side note, McKay will also be responsible for...<B>As a side note, McKay will also be responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) an agency that was not previously run by a Minister.</B><BR/><BR/>No? So Gerry Byrne, Robert Thibault, Joe McGuire never existed?WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1139406691604732962006-02-08T10:21:00.000-03:302006-02-08T10:21:00.000-03:30Bit of dementia from Harper just to keep everyone ...Bit of dementia from Harper just to keep everyone interested and/or afraid I guess. For the most part though it's a pretty anti-climactic. The distribution says a lot. Lots of Westerners and just a peppering from the East Coast. Couple of good ones though in McKay and Hearn.BornandBredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621175900522933856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1139328904503642402006-02-07T12:45:00.000-03:302006-02-07T12:45:00.000-03:30Stephen Who?On his very first day as PM, Stephen H...Stephen Who?<BR/><BR/>On his very first day as PM, Stephen Harper showed clear signs of following in the footsteps of the bungling Joe Clark, who not only lost his luggage but succeeded in losing his bearings in Parliament as well. Like Joe, Harper seems to have forgotten that his is a minority government, not a majority one, and seems to have assumed – at great risk to his fledgling government – that the Liberals, NDP and Bloc will not oppose him and force another election for 12 to 18 months.<BR/><BR/>We shall see if that assumption is valid. <BR/><BR/>If an election is held soon, the Tories will start off with egg on their faces, due to Holier-than-thou Harper’s baffling judgment on Day One.<BR/><BR/>Why on earth did Harper harpoon his own left foot? <BR/><BR/>He did it once, with his turncoat-conversion and the Liberal into the cabinet before anyone can see it sleight of hand.<BR/><BR/>He did it twice, with his appointment of – among others – Stockwell Day to his cabinet, instead of more women, and more women it important posts. Does the other half of the population – women – not count in Stephen Who’s world?<BR/><BR/>He did it thrice, with his U-turn on an elected senate. Principles dumped for expediency? <BR/><BR/>He did it fourthly, with his appointment of a former lobbyist – and then breathtakingly wants to legislate against others being allowed to do the same.<BR/><BR/>He did it fifthly, with his introduction into Canada of the Karl Rovian doublespeak. Thanks to Stephen Who, Canadians can now also spend delightful hours parsing the speeches of politicians, to decipher just how they are being bamboozled.<BR/><BR/>What a beginning!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if he will last as long as Joe Who....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com