tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post5376153348535070024..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Behind The CurveativesSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-18422414273502331722009-03-12T18:32:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:32:00.000-04:00"Stephen [Harper] had difficulty accepting that th..."Stephen [Harper] had difficulty accepting that there might be a few other people (not many, perhaps, but a few) who were as smart as he was with respect to policy and strategy."<BR/><BR/>- Former Reform Party founder and leader Preston Manning on Stephen Harper in his memoirs.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-67136559157213021422009-03-12T18:21:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:21:00.000-04:00I think it's all predicated on apathy. The strate...I think it's all predicated on apathy. The strategy assumes nobody is paying close attention, so you can re-invent yourself constantly. It's worked so far, so...Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-36369641156347319472009-03-12T16:48:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:48:00.000-04:00Harper strikes me as someone who is deeply cynical...Harper strikes me as someone who is deeply cynical about his fellow citizens' intelligence. He repeatedly leaves the impression that if he can 'spin' something long enough he can sell coals to Newcastle. In the short run he may be right, but surely a glance south shows that even master spinners eventually have reality bite them.clshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756339720875290527noreply@blogger.com