Canada's furious leader, Stephano Harper, is in Bogata today to begin a five-day photo op to Latin America. It's expected Harpo will pull out some sort of "free trade" gimmick from his bag of tricks to justify his airfare and hotel bill.
Now that Canada is a world leader, the Latin Americans are expected to make polite noises, accept a few trinkets and give Steve a friendly waive bye-bye.
The Harpie managed to put his civil rights torch discretely in his pants in order to focus on trade saying that it's "ridiculous" to rein in economic co-operation until conditions are ideal. Gee, that sounds like the same spin he used with China, right? No, forget it.
Harpo's concerns with civil rights seem inversely proportional to the ideological compatibility with the nation in question. Just another Bush toadie.
I guess you would not be happy until a Canadian Prime Minister visits Cuba and Venezuela, instead of Colombia and Peru.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's your guess - I guess.
ReplyDeleteNaturally, had a Liberal pm made such a trip and bent over backwards for such questionable leaders, all the CON trolls would be up in arms (remember Sudharto sic?)... Nothing like the empty noise of hypocrisy, but it seems to be the only tune the right wing can sing these days.
ReplyDeleteHow's that accountability backpedalling/income trust baldfaced lie/Afghanistan flipflop working for you?
And for that I thank you, Burl.
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