tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3152253724183402370..comments2024-03-18T21:55:56.412-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Just Because Stephen Harper Doesn't Want to Admit It, That Doesn't Make It "Dumb."The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36635743540694088392009-07-31T10:14:34.622-07:002009-07-31T10:14:34.622-07:00Harper didn't get into politics to run huge de...Harper didn't get into politics to run huge deficits and churn out 'stimulus' budgets. His vision of government is directly antithetical to the position he's found himself in as prime minister.<br /><br />Whatever insights Harper achieved from his economics education were overwhelmed by his political instincts which accounts for why he wasn't able to acknowledge what was coming in time to actually do something to cushion the blow.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-44842573519582265672009-07-31T08:26:54.822-07:002009-07-31T08:26:54.822-07:00Well, Harper has a masters degree in economics and...Well, Harper has a masters degree in economics and thus considers himself to be an expert in the topic. Having a degree, though, doesn't have to mean a thing and in his case, it obviously doesn't. Another possibility is that he wants to have an image of a nice guy who doesn't want to raise taxes or cut spending. Best regards, Jay.Vancouver realtorhttp://jaybanks.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-91738684737841870922009-07-16T20:58:15.566-07:002009-07-16T20:58:15.566-07:00Once again Steve, Harper appears like he just real...Once again Steve, Harper appears like he just really doesn't care any more. What's left in it for him? He's gotten as far as he can without winning a majority. Governing in a deep recession that he doesn't understand and can't handle surely isn't much fun. He doesn't have any All Stars in his cabinet capable of running interference for him. Now he's facing a six month march to Copenhagen that could foreclose his ability to stall on carbon emissions controls.<br /><br />I really can't see any incentive for this guy to stay. I think he's quit but just hasn't told anybody yet.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-20940086914988431592009-07-16T20:05:51.666-07:002009-07-16T20:05:51.666-07:00Mound
And, don't forget "real economists...Mound<br /><br />And, don't forget "real economists" that this government say fit to hire on a few occasions. I should pull up some quotes about what they've said about Drummond. Come to think it of it, what did the government say about Page when they hired him too? So, the logical conclusion, this government is worse than we thought, they hire the dumb. It's an interesting box they're in these days.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.com