Thoughts Post Shuffle

With Mr. H. it's all about the image, so that's how we know who he is, by the photo ops he designs: yesterday he spoke to Canadians yet again as "pretend presidente" on his lawn, not just with a massive podium but on a raised platform - not exactly a man of the people. You have to wonder how much more these staged events cost the taxpayer than the hallway scrums of the good old days - given the cost of communications services these days, I'm willing to bet we're in for a good million or two so far.

But then, perhaps in his mind, once he gets his cherished majority, he will be able to save a ton of money, because then he won't speak to Canadians at all; he'll just do what he wants and 'f . . . you' to all of us. Won't have to pay the pollsters either, because he won't care what we think and want for our Country. It must be killing him to pretend (and not that well) that he's rational, open to dialogue, and somewhat moderate - but in his mind, his time will come and he'll get it all his way at last, el presidente.

Afterthought: I've heard from people in the know that there are some Chuck Strahl quotes out there that convey his true feelings about First Nations. Hopefully they'll start surfacing now he's replaced Prentice. I guess Prentice just wasn't delivering those pipelines fast enough.