Stephen Harper is Delusional

With this situation forcing me to look into the future, into Canada's political future, I have to say that it looks alarmingly like Harper not only couldn't care less about the Senate scandal, but he also couldn't care less if he wins the next election.
It seems incredible to say that, but I know Stephen Harper better than you do. I've been watching him a lot longer than you.

I wonder if his Tory caucus realizes that their time in the sun may be over, and that it's 100% their Leader's fault.
Those 24 new seats gained by his caucus...I wonder what those MP's think of the current situation.
How about it Tory MP's? You giving any thought to the fact that this is one storm that your party will not weather?

YOU SHOULD. Harper is so politically selfish he has no qualms losing the next election.
Maybe he can be an advisor to the party after you are trounced. LOL
Will you still love him after scandal?

Maybe like Berlusconi? He never seems to go away. But Harper isn't a billionaire, is he? They're all rich though, aren't they? That's part of being a politician.

Good comparison. Harper is pretty much the same as Berlusconi.

And yes, Harper is a Billionaire. Being PM helped him fill his coffers to the hilt.

It goes with the way the whole world is becoming more and more an oligarchy of the rich. I think it's actually called plutocracy. But American presidents have mostly been rich. According to an accounting I just checked, only about a quarter of them have been worth less than a million. Washington was mega-rich, though not a billionaire. On the other hand some early ones went bankrupt. Lincoln lost everything when young, Wilson wasn't rich, and Truman was "relatively poor" most of his life. He and his wife needed Medicare. http://www.businessinsider.com/ameri...247-wall-st-45

Great information.

The tarsands is the whole reason Harper is in power. He has made his fortune off the tarsands. Canadians aren't aware of it.
In Question Period last Thursday the Harper government was hammering in the House about how the Keystone pipeline and the tarsands development cannot be slowed down because of environmental assesments.

Harper at one time said Keystone was "a no-brainer", then he said "I will not take no for an answer!"
Well, Obama gave him a clear "NO". Based entirely on the fact that the environmental concerns were not met.
The Opposition asked (quite rightly) how wise is it to give Ultamatums to our biggest trading partner.
Some Tory backbench mouthpiece said it shows Harper is a strong leader.
Right.
The Environment has no chance under Harper- he gutted all environmental protection in his GIANT Omnibus bill.

Do Canadians remember that fiasco (not so long ago?)
NOPE.
They don't give a shit.
Just like Harper.

Re: Looking into Canada's political future


I will vote NDP for the rest of my life. It's no secret here. I've said it more than once.
But I know how huge a threat to the PMO Justin Trudeau is.
I feel Tom Mulcair has more than proved his worth as a Prime Ministerial candidate.
He has done nothing but shine in my eyes. Same with the NDP caucus- Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Peggy Nash and all the rest- just amazing jobs they've been doing holding this government to account.

It hurts to know what I know sometimes, because even though the NDP deserve to govern more than any other party, I know more than most how much Canadians think only in terms of Red and Blue politically. In most Canadians' minds there are only Tories and Grits- No "Orange Crush" on their radar. And that hurts to say.

Couple that with Justin Trudeau being center stage, and we have a serious problem.
His name resonates with older Canadians in a way that no other politico's does.
They know his old man, and they know that the Trudeau name means "Intellect".
I wouldn't mind seeing a Trudeau government, but not until the NDP have had a chance to show what they're made of.
Liberal scandals (in the past) have been just as shocking as the current Tory ones.
I'd hate to have the reins handed over to trudeau and then scandals continue to rain down....
An NDP government would have ZERO scandals, at least for one year. (LOL)
They would establish themselves pretty quickly as efficient managers and would do everything in their (elected) power to make sure they never find themselves in the same politically doomed situation as these fucking Cons.


We'll see how things shape up for the 2015 election.
Canadian politics is gonna get INTERESTING, YO.

You know why Harper is 1000% guilty and complicit in this monstrous coverup and fraud in his own PMO?

Because he never once stood up in the House of Commons and shouted with outrage that this happened on his watch, and that he will never EVER let this kind of thing happen again. He would put heads on PIKES for this outrage. For this affront to the taxpayers.

But no. He denied everything and hopes everything goes away.
Only one thing is going away, you stupid stupid man.
And that is you. You and your joke Tory party can get out of my country.

Again the addiction model = denial. "I have no problem." "I'm doing nothing wrong."

Bingo.
Harper is the biggest addict on the Hill. Next to Pierre Poilievre, of course.

To quote Ice Cube: "I make the Motherf***er drink the Kool-Aid!"

Do You?
Do You?
Know who you're fuckin' with?
Always.
Always.
Know who you're fuckin' with.
Know who you're fuckin' with.

Jim "THE FLEECER" Flaherty is telling Canadians that the country will return to a surplus in 2015-16.

Here are two "Letters to the Editor" of the Globe and Mail from today, reprinted in their entirety:


ALTERNATE REALITY

Re: Flaherty's $3.7 Billion Surprise (Nov. 13/2013)
Flaherty's economic statement, the one he's so proud of, might well have read like this:
"I'd like to tell my fellow Canadians that, by 2015, we expect that we will finally have balanced our budget after a tortuous 7 years of spending more than we took in.
We chose this tack- of cutting sources of revenue, including the GST and corporate taxes, and dishing out for hockey gear- because we listened to what Canadians want. You should be proud of your achievement.
The surplus we expect to see should just about cover the interest on the $145 Billion or so we've added to the debt on behalf of the public since we came to office. We had to do a little *Nudge Nudge* stimulus spending. But, Hey, it was worth it.
A truly Canadian effort.
We consider the debt a sacred trust- the Harper debt- and so what if it will never be paid back? WE'RE GOOD FOR IT."

- Patrick Stewart, Newport, N.S.


The same government that "misplaced" $3.1 Billion says it is able to forecast a $3.7 Billion surplus 20 months into the future.
This takes spin to an all-new level.

- Armin Weber, Thornhill, Ont.

Just to be 100% Clear, Canada's National Debt (accumulated over 7 years Harper has been in power) is:

almost $690, 000, 000, 000. That's Six-Hundred and Ninety Billion Dollars.


Drink the Kool-Aid if you think Harper is all about the economy.
Drink the Kool-Aid if you think Harper is a sound fiscal manager.
Drink the Kool-Aid and then shoot yourself in the face if you think Harper rocks.

I've left out all kinds of damning evidence against Harper on this Senate scandal, by the way.
This thread is now at 34 pages- every post directly re-inforces how DELUSIONAL our PM is.
I'm trying not to overfill the trunk on this, but it's almost impossible.

Chris Woodcock (who is still on the taxpayers' payroll and still on Harper's team) was named in Duffy's e-mails as one of the Conservative staffers who will concoct "the script" for Duffy to tell the media.
Woodcock is described as a "Communications Specialist" LOL, and he was gonna "communicate" to the Canadian people "the truth" LOL.

Will someone bring the hammer down on this pathetic Conservative government?
Today?
Right now?
This second?

Re: Rob Ford "The Absolute Tory Disgrace":

This is a letter from todays' Ottawa citizen, a letter from a veteran named Bill Carr, a retired lieutenant-colonel:

"We recently paid our annual homage to those who in peace and war have added much lustre to the envied image of this unmatched Nation.
This year, though, Canada's image has been tarnished by the behavior of a number of senators and an out-of-control mayor of our largest city.
While the dishonesty of those red chamber miscreants has been *partially* redressed, this disgusting behavior of the mayor of Toronto continues to degrade our international and national reputation.

We Veterans, as liberal (and old) as many of us are, cannot accept as the "Canadian Way", what we are seeing.

Reforming or abolishing the senate won't get rid of crooks, any more than imprisoning dope users will, but perhaps self-analysis by those in power might, were they to devote their energies to the National Good, not to personal political goals.
That's what our veterans did."




Amen.

Soon Rob Ford will be stripped of his powers as mayor of Toronto.
City Council will hold a vote this week to make Ford mayor in name only.
Ford is still in denial, still defiant, and he says the voters will decide in the next election.
They sure will, you fat clown.
They. Sure. Will.

Would you believe Ford now has his own reality show on SUN TV? It's called "Ford Nation" and it starts tomorrow night.
Is this shit happening here in Toronto?
For real?
This is SERIOUS?
No joke?
WoW.

Jim "The FLEECER" Flaherty's best buddy, Rob Ford, announced that he "Will continue to fight for the little guy"

Right.

Just as someone wrote on a CBC comments section on Ford:

"Fighting for the little guy?? Would that be between hits of crack and vodka shooters?!?!"