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Posted on 05/18/2005 12:33:02 PM PDT by quidnunc
When Cole Porter married Linda Lee Thomas, Walter Winchell wrote it up under the headline: "Boy With One Million Weds Girl With Two Million." Add a few zeroes and that pretty much sums up Canadian politics' latest whirlwind romance. The pictures on the front pages today capture the reality of our country: a “Liberal” billionaire and a “Conservative” billionaire beaming as they announce their deal to carry on wasting the money of Canadians who earn $30,000 a year — all in the interests of “national unity”. For, as Belinda Stronach said (and with a straight face!), “I feel that the interests of individuals or parties are being placed above the national interest. The country must come first.”
And for the country to come first the Liberal Party must come first, now and always. And happily the interest of this particular party coincides with the interest of this particular individual — and all in the national interest! After all, when you’re a government accused of widespread fraud, bribery and corruption, the easiest way to get off the hook is to offer someone a cabinet post in exchange for a little cooperation. Miss Stronach, the former future Mrs Peter MacKay, seemed unlikely to settle for life as the Ottawa version of the old Hollywood joke about the starlet so dumb she slept with the writer. She’s stopped sleeping with the writer and traded up to the studio chief, and a new gig as Minister for Human Resources and Skills Development. Who knew that’s all it would take? To quote Sir Thomas More from Robert Bolt’s A Man For All Seasons : “Why, Richard, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world … but for Wales?”
But for Human Resources and Skills Development? Whoa, hold up. For her first political job, Miss Stronach won’t be just any old Minister of the Crown. For, as the Prime Minister announced (and also with a straight face!), Belinda “will assume responsibilities for democratic renewal and will help guide the implementation of the recommendations that flow from the Gomery Commission’s final report.” And did you notice somewhere in that characteristically sly formulation that his promise of a post-Gomery election now seems to be non-operative?
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Which ones?
We can help you with that, but what you all must understand is that we are being governed by the mob.
You don't think your world can turn out like this, until it does.
8-O
Thank you.
um... almost all of the references to the players, etc...
Is this woman who was in NYC with Bill Clinton a couple of weeks ago,the same woman that is the subject of this deal with the Canadian PM--ie. Belinda Stronach? If so, Bill Clinton is behind the "treachery" that snatched victory from the claws of defeat for liberals in Canada. Wow, I am truly surprised!
Belinda Stronach : Heiress to a massive fortune, from Magna
The new Barbie for the 21st century. Sorry to put it this bluntly, but Belinda is only capable of wanting to be Hillary.
Check out Barbie's new site. :-)
Paul Martin: Prime Minister (Liberal), came up through the ranks of Power corp.( The last (successful) Canadian Prime Ministers have come from/through Power Corp.)Power corp.
Martin is owner of Canada Steamship Lines, with most vessels registered in foreign countries.
Gagliano:The mob connection Link
Stephen Harper: IMO, A man of Honor, a man who can't be bought.
Peter McKay:How CREWL
Andrew Coyne:Blog
Paul Wells:Blog
The Ottawa Citizen : Main newspaper in Ottawa. Owned by the Asper family, who also own many dailies, and the National Post.
Mulroneyite suckers: A not very civilized term for the conservatives that have moved to the left, and are willing to fall for anything. No convictions.
King/Byng or Sir John Kerr firing Gough Whitlam, : Historical refences
My post is just my opinion.
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Thank you for the elucidation.
I think the US is only one election away from a similar situation.
Think:
Every Dem in the Senate voting to let Bill Clinton avoid being thrown out of office.
The federal chicanery that would have stayed hidden during an Al Gore term.
The election fraud in 2004 that would have slipped by unnoticed during a Kerry term.
The nailbiting possibility that McCain and 5 other RINO's might destroy the President's ability to name his own cabinet members and judges.
Anyone else here have their blood run cold last night reading about the clerks' near take-over of the US Supreme Court?
I feel like we're living in the middle of a chapter of Michener's The Source.
Pinz
Love ya, Backhoe!
Gough Whitlam was a very left-leaning Prime Minister of Australia between 1972 and 1975. Many people refer to him as Australia's Pierre Trudeau and comparisons are frequently made between the two. The difference is that Australians decided to boot Whitlam out after 3 years in office, while Canadians gave Trudeau a generation (16 years, two of them opposition in name but de facto still in control) and enabled him to remold Canada in his own personal image.
Ping!
Ping! See post 30.
What Paul Martin is doing runs in contrary to the Westminster political protocols. As David Frum says, does he want to be the second Charles II?
Least not on a family forum.
Unveiling our new flag...
Is Belinda really having an affair with Jim Jeffords? Is that why Jeffords announced his retirement?
Has anyone seen Belinda and Jim at the same time?
If Canadians accept this coup quietly, they are proving that democracy is not their desired form of government. The Canadian quiet acceptance of a corrupt, sleazy dictatorship is dangerous to the US also. As you have already said, the US is only one (wrong) election from a similar fate. The virus that ravages Canada can easily transmit to the USA.
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