have to say that I do not approve of the actions of the G-G, but I can see she's in a tricky position.
Yes. I wondered why she chose as she did; my conclusion is that she judged it was the option most geared towards potential long-term stability for Canada. It isn't the choice I'd have made.
Harper appears to be a dickhead.
Well, I think so.
I'm assuming "Conservative" means somewhere to the right of Barack Obama, or at least in his vicinity?
I don't know Obama's policies well enough to judge. Usually "right" in Canadian political language means "moderate left" in American political language, but the current Conservatives are born out of the former Reform party, which was appallingly right-wing by any standard. In other words, our 'right' is shifting further to the right. While I shift ever further leftwards.
But adhering to Thatcherite monetarist values.
Yeah. I roll my eyes.
Not fun, and this is not a moment to do nothing. Good luck with that.
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Date: 2008-12-05 04:37 pm (UTC)Yes. I wondered why she chose as she did; my conclusion is that she judged it was the option most geared towards potential long-term stability for Canada. It isn't the choice I'd have made.
Harper appears to be a dickhead.
Well, I think so.
I'm assuming "Conservative" means somewhere to the right of Barack Obama, or at least in his vicinity?
I don't know Obama's policies well enough to judge. Usually "right" in Canadian political language means "moderate left" in American political language, but the current Conservatives are born out of the former Reform party, which was appallingly right-wing by any standard. In other words, our 'right' is shifting further to the right. While I shift ever further leftwards.
But adhering to Thatcherite monetarist values.
Yeah. I roll my eyes.
Not fun, and this is not a moment to do nothing. Good luck with that.
Thanks. I think we'll need it.