And On And On And On .....
Does the man just never get it - is this the best he can do: fabrication, puffery, threats - it just never ends.
His latest from CTV news re the Senate: "They have not merely defied the government, they are defying elected members of parliament, public opinion and all common sense," Harper said Friday afternoon, speaking to reporters."
I guess it bears repeating for some:
1. the Senator is part of the government!!
2. "defy" implies an all-powerful authority, like a a dictatorship - is that where he wants to go or does he think he's there?
3. he has a low-in-the-polls minority government - is there some overwhelming consensus among "members of parliament, public opinion" we haven't heard about?
4. and "all common sense" - ah, one of our Mr. Harris' special terms, defined by some as " the knowledge and experience most people have, or are believed to have by the person using the term" - in this case it must be the latter. I suppose even a delusional person can assume they know what common sense is.
His latest from CTV news re the Senate: "They have not merely defied the government, they are defying elected members of parliament, public opinion and all common sense," Harper said Friday afternoon, speaking to reporters."
I guess it bears repeating for some:
1. the Senator is part of the government!!
2. "defy" implies an all-powerful authority, like a a dictatorship - is that where he wants to go or does he think he's there?
3. he has a low-in-the-polls minority government - is there some overwhelming consensus among "members of parliament, public opinion" we haven't heard about?
4. and "all common sense" - ah, one of our Mr. Harris' special terms, defined by some as " the knowledge and experience most people have, or are believed to have by the person using the term" - in this case it must be the latter. I suppose even a delusional person can assume they know what common sense is.
posted by Susan at 1:14 PM
3 Comments:
You are so correct! I just cannot take anymore of his distorting the truth. The trouble is, the gullible public believes him!!!!!
I really hate to say it but I think Harper is right. The Senate is an unelected body in which representation in modern times appears to be almost entirely arbitrarily (10 seats for NB and 6 for BC?!?). While LEGALLY the Senate may be able to reject anything passed by the House, I think it offensive to the notion of democracy that they do so. I fail to see from where they derive their legitimacy.
I'd also add that I dont think there is anything dictatorial about Harpers comments re: the Senate. Any bill that comes before the Senate must have had the support of one of the other three parties.
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