tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post6056614103577966301..comments2023-12-05T06:43:30.070-05:00Comments on Canadian Ckayaker: Is Canada Wearing Its PFD?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632365495050691161noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-29282401602457991402008-12-05T07:35:00.000-05:002008-12-05T07:35:00.000-05:00True, Kristen, there is little about this in our p...True, Kristen, there is little about this in our press, although I did see a small article of note yesterday. <BR/><BR/>Like yourself, Michael, I choose not to write about politics. I must say, however, that the folks who often choose to stand for office (and the security and power of being a public "servant" often do so for the very reasons that make them unfit for the job. In the end, government is the one thing that produces nothing, and the pols benefit from it???Silbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561606347525787459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-25915562301388702432008-12-04T15:47:00.000-05:002008-12-04T15:47:00.000-05:00As a member of the Commonwealth, I've been followi...As a member of the Commonwealth, I've been following your mess, particularly as one of my academic colleagues is Canadian and also up in arms. But amazes me that there's nothing in the local (US) press covering this travesty!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033154146079455056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-37179668610952013132008-12-04T15:06:00.000-05:002008-12-04T15:06:00.000-05:00i'm with you Michael. i had an uneasy feeling when...i'm with you Michael. i had an uneasy feeling when he was first in the running for pm that Harper was a very suave version of our own alberta premier of the time, Ralph Klein.... and i'm thinking now that i was pretty close to the mark. neither has shown much interest in the wishes or wellbeing of the people they claim to represent. it's easiest to do as they please, then pretend they didn't know there was opposition to the idea, after they've got what they want. arrogant with a capital 'A'.gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-6977856960493499932008-12-04T10:35:00.000-05:002008-12-04T10:35:00.000-05:00Good thinking! More leaders ought to be paddling, ...Good thinking! More leaders ought to be paddling, don't you agree?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632365495050691161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-12076628714966156982008-12-04T09:45:00.000-05:002008-12-04T09:45:00.000-05:00I think he read the GW playbook on how to screw up...I think he read the GW playbook on how to screw up America...<BR/><BR/>enough said...lets paddle.Captn O Dark 30 and Super Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093190616786582303noreply@blogger.com