tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post2788922075737932395..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Harper And The ConstitutionSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-4198649578521640262007-06-23T09:29:00.000-04:002007-06-23T09:29:00.000-04:00"If the Liberals have a plan or a way to reach six..."If the Liberals have a plan or a way to reach six per cent below 1990 on greenhouse gas reductions they should share that information with us so we can work together on achieving it."<BR/><BR/>So said Stephen Harper's spokesman.<BR/><BR/>To which I say:<BR/><BR/>The Liberals should not have had to use a private members bill to force the government to come up with a plan to meet Canada's Kyoto commitments.<BR/><BR/>The Conservatives are the government now so they have to stop blaming the Liberals for their problems. And in this case stop looking to the Liberals to create their policy.<BR/><BR/>Cooperation is not in the Conservative vocabulary. <BR/><BR/>Finally, stop making excuses. Parliament has spoken, the government is responsible to Parliament, so just get on with it.ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-12686839461767281292007-06-23T08:44:00.000-04:002007-06-23T08:44:00.000-04:00Like most Canadians, I was shocked by the actions ...Like most Canadians, I was shocked by the actions of Harper on the first day of his new government. Raiding his competition and appointing an unelected cabinet minister was quite the eye opener from someone who preached ethics, morals and common honesty so vociferously for years. If he'd taken his pants down and mooned for CTV cameras he couldn't have shown more contempt for voters in this country. It was immediately clear on day #1 that Harper could give a rats heiny for voters; he got what he needed from them. It is also very clear that Steve sees his destiny tied only to bludgeoning the Liberal party.<BR/>Harper contemptuous attitude and pretense at 'compromise' when finally backed into a corner sneers at parliament, tradition and law. Unbelievable though, is his utter contempt for voters in Canada. He must believe Canadians are as stupified as voters in some of his favorite countries.<BR/>We will see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-68847892966463563392007-06-23T08:01:00.000-04:002007-06-23T08:01:00.000-04:00mentarchDoes that principle apply to blaming the o...mentarch<BR/><BR/>Does that principle apply to blaming the opposition for the situation in Afghanistan?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-7927577906033782542007-06-23T02:52:00.000-04:002007-06-23T02:52:00.000-04:00Fourth Principle of incompetence: incompetents do ...<A HREF="http://pov-mentarch1.blogspot.com/2007/06/eight-principles-of-incompetence.html" REL="nofollow">Fourth Principle of incompetence</A>: incompetents do or say anything to defend themselves.<BR/><BR/>This post exposes another example of the 4th principle ...Real_PHV_Mentarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128624329790456529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-16884930906649264182007-06-22T21:41:00.000-04:002007-06-22T21:41:00.000-04:00"I think we're in for something here"I agree, but ..."I think we're in for something here"<BR/><BR/>I agree, but I'm not sure Harper can win the battle of legalities, which is why his constitution reference is strange. I wonder if it ties into his threat against the Senate, with the "terrible mistake" comment.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-14481650961312068292007-06-22T21:35:00.000-04:002007-06-22T21:35:00.000-04:00I have to agree with Dana. Harper is sitting at b...I have to agree with Dana. Harper is sitting at both ends of the table right now as it relates to the constitution and he chooses his seat as it pleases him.<BR/><BR/>This is not fly by the seat of your pants stuff. He see's the constitution as his life long battle.<BR/><BR/>I think we're in for something here, though I think he is in his ideological bubble on this one. He has spent his life looking at this stuff and I'm sure he believes he has a case. This may be the time where he hauls out his intellect, but who is going to get it, let alone buy it?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-21358358648884469932007-06-22T21:24:00.000-04:002007-06-22T21:24:00.000-04:00Harper, like Cheney, is a fair weather constitutio...Harper, like Cheney, is a fair weather constitutionalist. <BR/><BR/>If he needs to get the Senate to behave itself the constitution is his friend.<BR/><BR/>If the same document requires something of him he resents having to do then the constitution is not his friend.<BR/><BR/>He and his gang of recalcitrant miscreants still think they should be allowed to make it up as they go along.<BR/><BR/>Like they were able to do all those years in opposition when they decried complying with the constitution as weakness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com