Stop Now, Please
Suddenly Michael Ignatieff has been transformed into the shining prince who will deliver Canada from its hour of grief into hallowed togetherness, self-respect, and prosperity. Everyone dumps on Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his grumpy exterior, overlooking his intelligent management of his difficult file.
Comparing Mr. Ignatieff with gushing praise on thin gruel indeed. It's always easy being in the opposition, since the job is to oppose and to present oneself as the expedient alternative.
Mr. Harper's gravitas, his deft handling of Canada's fortunes, his presence on the world stage, and his management of the country - finally understanding, fully we hope - that practical fundamentals will always trump ideology, has been fairly admirable.
Mr. Ignatieff can point fingers all he likes, but he is an unproven entity, having accomplished little, other than to take extended tourism vacations around the country to acquaint himself with the sum of its parts on the way to assuming the prime ministership. Does that plug the gap in his knowledge and experience of the country?
Absent from Canada for nigh unto 30 years, but catching up right handily from east to west, north to south, presenting himself absent a platform, but with more than plenty platitudes about what Canada represents and why the country exerts such loyalty in the hearts of Canadians. He's been trading off President Barack Obama's successful romance with the American electorate; high-flown rhetoric devoid of plans.
He resembles a poseur, but a respectable one with an intellectual persona, simply graphically pointing out how few alternatives the Liberal Party of Canada has, in leadership material. His presentation of self as a confident unifying figure in contrast to the current prime minister whose personal style Canadians find so off-puttingly impersonal represents a polished veneer with a questionable interior.
What exactly are his leadership credentials? That he is comfortable as a public speaker? He has written a few books that reminisce about his family's Canadian background (distaff) and the spear side's noble Russian ancestry? That and a Loonie won't even get you a subway ride.
He's had an apprenticeship of several years toward fulfilling his ambitious aspiration. Is this an impressive resume for assumption of a leadership role? He's coasting on the Liberal brand, so badly tarnished, but beginning to recover its shine, absent the earnestly inept Stephane Dion.
He's building 'trust' among the electorate, appearing at town halls and dazzling the locals with his promise for a new tomorrow. Meanwhile, today Canada is suffering the fall-out of an international financial collapse, and more immediately the handling of a potential medical epidemic.
Better to get all of that out of the way, let it hang on the current government's responsibility, before getting down to brass tacks and forcing an election. Ugh, can't wait.
Comparing Mr. Ignatieff with gushing praise on thin gruel indeed. It's always easy being in the opposition, since the job is to oppose and to present oneself as the expedient alternative.
Mr. Harper's gravitas, his deft handling of Canada's fortunes, his presence on the world stage, and his management of the country - finally understanding, fully we hope - that practical fundamentals will always trump ideology, has been fairly admirable.
Mr. Ignatieff can point fingers all he likes, but he is an unproven entity, having accomplished little, other than to take extended tourism vacations around the country to acquaint himself with the sum of its parts on the way to assuming the prime ministership. Does that plug the gap in his knowledge and experience of the country?
Absent from Canada for nigh unto 30 years, but catching up right handily from east to west, north to south, presenting himself absent a platform, but with more than plenty platitudes about what Canada represents and why the country exerts such loyalty in the hearts of Canadians. He's been trading off President Barack Obama's successful romance with the American electorate; high-flown rhetoric devoid of plans.
He resembles a poseur, but a respectable one with an intellectual persona, simply graphically pointing out how few alternatives the Liberal Party of Canada has, in leadership material. His presentation of self as a confident unifying figure in contrast to the current prime minister whose personal style Canadians find so off-puttingly impersonal represents a polished veneer with a questionable interior.
What exactly are his leadership credentials? That he is comfortable as a public speaker? He has written a few books that reminisce about his family's Canadian background (distaff) and the spear side's noble Russian ancestry? That and a Loonie won't even get you a subway ride.
He's had an apprenticeship of several years toward fulfilling his ambitious aspiration. Is this an impressive resume for assumption of a leadership role? He's coasting on the Liberal brand, so badly tarnished, but beginning to recover its shine, absent the earnestly inept Stephane Dion.
He's building 'trust' among the electorate, appearing at town halls and dazzling the locals with his promise for a new tomorrow. Meanwhile, today Canada is suffering the fall-out of an international financial collapse, and more immediately the handling of a potential medical epidemic.
Better to get all of that out of the way, let it hang on the current government's responsibility, before getting down to brass tacks and forcing an election. Ugh, can't wait.
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