Thoughts...

I'm bored and am spending way too much time thinking in my head, so why not write it down?

Just read an article in the Globe and Mail that the Liberals and NDP are preparing to come together and form a coalition government to bring down the Conservatives. The reason they're citing is that the Conservaties have not offered a stimulus package to jump-start the economy but, of course, is as much about the fact that the Conservatives want to abolish the taxpayer subsidy to political parties - effectively crippling the cash-strapped Liberal party. Trust me, I recognize this and who knows if this coalition government thing would be going down if this hadn't been put on the table.

But, please, as much as one may harp at the Opposition parties, taking away subsidies from the other parties is completely underhanded and opportunistic on the part of Harper. First he calls an election that was completely self-serving and engineered to dissolve a "dysfunctional" government, meanwhile pledging to work with the other parties in victory and then the first thing he does is try and bankrupt every other party? Taken any lessons from Machiavelli lately Harper?

Then, last week, he says the country needs unprecedented stimulus and then this week say "oh just wait a while" and then proposes spending cuts? "Two-faced" doesn't cover this guy.

I can't talk to the economic of this - although I do think that when every other democratic country has passed a stimulus package, we need to jump on board or be left behind.

What pisses me off, as he often does, is Harper's reaction to this - the Conservatives "won" thus this is undemocratic. Sorry, buddy, most Canadians didn't vote for your party. More people voted to the left than the right or, in other words, against you then for you. And, by the way, we don't vote for PM's, we vote for our local representatives. In a minority government situation, you are dependent on the 'confidence' of the house. You should have tried to work with the majority of the parliament - as you said you would - then press for actions that are purely based on the self-serving interests of your party.

The talking points for Conservative MP's to spew on talk-radio and local TV were leaked to the media - hmmm, a sign of fracture in the usually leak-free Conservative bureaucracy? Either way, they will be out talking to the people who voted for them anyway. Preach to the choir all you want.

No one wants another election but lets put the needs of the country ahead of our frustrations - as legitimate as they may be. Either way, we're doomed to have one - even if this coalition government forms, it won't last too long. Back to the ballots but hopefully with a different result this time!