- Con robo-calls - its bad, very bad (sub-title: 'Rob'd by Robo-Call Con')

Posted: 9:41am (PDT)
Robo-calls warrant ‘huge investigation,’ former Harper aide says, renata d’aliesio, steven chase AND daniel leblanc, Globe and Mail, Mar. 17, 2012
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/robo-calls-warrant-huge-investigation-former-harper-aide-says/article2372338/

I never thought I'd be saying this.

But, Ian Brodie is right, morally as opposed to politically.

There ought to be a "huge investigation"

and I'd take his word that the robo-calls "are of a scale he’s never seen before" since he is likely to know this - and if he is saying this you can betcha its bad, very bad.

However,

before everyone gets too excited that justice might be done.

I think that everyone must keep in mind that:

Stephen Harper and the Con's had a core of approx 33% die-hard supporters.

It may have increased to 35% and, if so, I would look to Ontario.

This core of die-hard supporters would vote Con pretty much no matter what. They just don't care as long as they acquire and maintain power.

This is in itself important for all those 65% who don't want Harper.

However, with this core and the opposition so divided,

Harper has no intention of giving up power.

His justification being that he has the support of the people, Democracy be dam[redacted]ed. We, of course, saw this last time, and the time before, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

In a way, there is not much point in pursuing the Robo-Con matter.

since Stephen Harper simply will not allow by-elections to rectify the situation.

Nor will Stephen Harper allow an Inquiry.

It more like: "So, all you Canadians out there, blow off a bit if steam, then get back to living your lives like good little Canadians and leave the governing to me."

Trudeau urged all Canadians to "stand up and be counted"

Now it is to "stand up to be counted".

Oh, and by the way, did I mention,

The 'Con Power Paradigm' for all you 'WebWags' out there.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html