tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post4008291905475930583..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Harper's "Accountability" ContradictionSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-25519144414742642072013-05-23T01:15:52.926-04:002013-05-23T01:15:52.926-04:00I will never forget Mercer's story during the ...I will never forget Mercer's story during the prorogue crisis, when young Con staffers were sent to cheer Harper every morning at 6 am as he left his house -- he believed they were actually members of the public who supported him, and as a result he was much happier and easier to deal with when he arrived at the office. <br />He actually believed the public liked him! And I think he still believes it. He thinks all he has to do to turn things around is arrange a few photo ops as the kitten whisperer, or the panda whisperer.<br />Pathetic.Cathie from Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418899090537597360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-43014324543623945782013-05-22T13:58:52.276-04:002013-05-22T13:58:52.276-04:00"From the outset this PM has not once got up ..."From the outset this PM has not once got up and taken responsibility for anything that has gone wrong. Not one single thing."<br /><br />So true!!Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-74858556380863949432013-05-22T09:24:45.556-04:002013-05-22T09:24:45.556-04:00I think this government is not accountable and has...I think this government is not accountable and has never been accountable because conservatives in general are not accountable. I have said this many times in the past, but the whole philosophy of "personal responsibility" is false because when people say that they are referring to OTHER people taking personal responsibility. <br /><br />From the outset this PM has not once got up and taken responsibility for anything that has gone wrong. Not one single thing. I think his ego is simply too massive for him to do that. And this time the public just cannot accept it or forgive him for it. The lie is too obvious.<br /><br />As for the media thing I do not believe Harper really thinks the media is biased against him. I think it is another theme he pushes to his base a) so they will reject any positive media attention to other political parties, b) so they ignore any negative media attention to Harper and c) so they view the conservative mouthpieces at the Sun as objective. What I do think he did was underestimate the way this story has grasped the public attention and therefore the media attention. For years the biggest political story has been the collapse of the liberal party, and Harper has been able to skate relatively free of public scrutiny as a result. This time the liberals are not the story.<br /><br />Who knows - Harper may get away with this once again. People will be tired of this before the next election rolls along. I am no expert but I am pretty sure he would be better off facing this straight on right now though, because the story is shifting to being about Duffy to being about Harper. I just don't think his massive ego will allow him to take responsibility.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112657859825911939noreply@blogger.com