- Harper and the Con's corruption is now and it is time they were 'outed' and made to pay the price.

Finger pointing and allegation, Jane Taber, Tuesday, October 20, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/bureau-blog/finger-pointing-and-allegation/article1331239/ tab 8

There is no doubt that Harper and the Con's have been making a very concerted, centrally orchestrated effort to have the benefits of the stimulus spending identified with the Con party. Harper and the Con's have developed the biggest propaganda machine seen in Western democracies in recent history that they have no hesitation in using no matter how reprehensible and morally and secularly dishonest. Approaching Canadians on an emotional level, with a total disregard for the truth is a basic strategy for Harper and the Con's.

Deflecting important questions and responding with insults, distortions, obscuring and obstructing and generally showing contempt for our Parliamentary system is another basic strategy that has been employed by Harper and the Con's since they got into power. Everyone in Canada should ask themselves why they feel the need to respond in this fashion, if not to hide the truth.

When are Harper and the Con's going to stop hiding behind the sponsorship scandal and stand up and take responsibility for their actions.

The sponsorship scandal is in the past and those responsible have paid the price.

Harper and the Con's corruption is now and it is time they were 'outed' and made to pay the price.

Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com/comments.html

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10/21/2009 12:47:02 PM

Llucas wrote (Tab 8): "'Approaching Canadians on an emotional level' is also how politics works. (See Myth of the Rational Voter)."

The actual title of the book is: "The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies"

One can only wonder why you might leave off the last part of the title "Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies"

and that is precisely the point. Harper and the Con's, as you obviously condone, base their approach on emotions. This approach by its very nature totally disregards the truth and requires dishonesty since honesty leads to the truth and basing your approach on the truth is diametrically opposite to basing it on emotions.

The problem, besides having a leader of our country that hides and distorts the truth per se, is that it does lead to 'Bad Policies'. The only solution is openness, truthfulness,transparency, freedom of information, rationality, etc.

This also highlights the difference between an ideological approach, especially when it is extreme and right wing, and pragmatic approach. In other words, this is precisely the difference between the conservative and liberal approach.

You suggest that many Liberals in high places have gotten away with theft. This is a prime example of approaching an issue on emotions - a rational approach would be to give names and instances or at least point to some reliable source (e.g. not John Baird).

Also, the point is that it is high time that Harper and the Con's stopped hiding behind the sponsorship scandal, stood up and took responsibility for their actions. The importance is that it is now and they are running the country, these hard economic times make it just that much more vital. The Liberal were held accountable and it was Paul Martin, as Prime Minster, that stood up and accepted responsibility and they paid the price. Now, its Harper's turn, that is, if he has the moral fiber.


Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com\comments.html