Kevin Brennan is voting…NDP

Harper isn’t running away from a stance on a single issue. He’s running away from the entire philosophy of governance he espoused as a “private citizen”. That’s a lot to swallow. Without some kind of rationale for that change, Harper is also exposing himself as unfit for the PM’s office. Either he’s lying now about what he believes, or he doesn’t believe in anything. If I wanted that, I might as well keep Paul Martin in office.
tilting at windmills

As thoughtful conservatives go Kevin is in the upper right hand drawer. I suspect, reading his excellent piece, that had Harper the slightest hint of the courage of his convictions - whether his 1997 convictions or his present ones - Kevin might well vote for him. But, as it stands, watching Harper back away from some rather pithy and trenchent things he said in 1997 leaves Kevin stuck for a choice.

I am quite certain that if Jack Layton is the answer we are all asking the wrong question. But when this election is finally over, and the Liberals form another minority government and the CPC is reduced to a Western rump, it will be time to start asking the right questions. Top of the pile: is there a conservative who does not see pandering as the sole means of climbing the greasy pole?

Written by jay on December 20th, 2005 with 2 comments.
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#1. December 20th, 2005, at 6:54 PM.

If I had not already decided I could not support this Conservative party, Harper’s offer of Quebec participation in international bodies would have sunk him for me. Such a ludicrous concession to the separatists and all in the hope of taking two freaking seats in Quebec. Vile.

Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com Erik Sorenson
#2. December 25th, 2005, at 3:30 AM.

Jay, I’ll just paste in what I posted over at Kevin’s site on this issue:

“Ah, isn’t democracy wonderful. That we can change our knowledge set, our perspectives, our mind, our vote.

Kevin, if I were into reading entrails (which I’m not, BTW), I’d opine that Harper’s perspective has changed. From western parochial, to Canadian nationalist. He always was a nationalist … no one who hates Canada could have slogged the tough road the way that he has.

No, he’s just growing, learning new things, listening to others beyond the western firewall. I like that, a person that grows.

If I were reading entrails … that’s what I would probably say.”"

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As for Flea’s comment, I don’t want to get anyone upset, but I really believe a view like that, as a sole reason, comes up quite a bit short on depth of thinking. But I’m an Ontarian Anglo, so I suggest that everyone surf over here:

http://www.thiscanada.com/2005/12/24/harpers-national-unity-vision/

And pick up the link to Laurent. He says it better than anyone else I have come across, and you have to give a lot of credence to his observations.

Anyway, happy holidays to all, Erik

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