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To: onepath who wrote (14700)5/5/2011 7:56:00 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum  Respond to of 37447
 
Minus the warmth (false ??) of GW Bush sure... but intellect ? C'mon.. Harper is only dumb in that he is too dogmatic... but that is not the same as lack of intellect..

If the author puts Harper's intellect below that of Bush... we have another case of outsiders not getting us ... She could write for Stratfor :O)

What happens now is the full-scale Americanisation of Canada, hinted at over the past seven years by Harper Yes that is the fear especially in that Harper is not dumb.. (and mine also, starting with foreign policy) Then again... the insurance policy is having NDP in the opposition role... That is a certainly a spectre the Conservatives need be mindful of... if they piss folks off... OUCH!..



To: onepath who wrote (14700)5/5/2011 1:45:25 PM
From: Stephen O  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 37447
 
Heather Mallick is a real dumb ass. The article talks about corporations funding the Conservative party. She doesn't know that only individuals can make donations to political parties and are capped at $1,100 a year per person to the Head Office and another $1,100 to the local candidate.

Not like the US at all.



To: onepath who wrote (14700)5/5/2011 3:52:20 PM
From: marcos  Respond to of 37447
 
'the dullest bits of the country' - oh right Ms Mallick, we love you too, and whatever parasitical shithole you hang out in ... it's the arrogance, you know, look it up, starts with A

Radio the other day, says Rocket Richard never knew until the end of his life that he and the Habs were heroes to many of us on the wet coast here ... sad, he should always have known he had allies against your dominant power centres