Cheaters Shouldn't Prosper

When I started this blog (and the attached Flickr page) it was with the most transparent of motivations. Quite simply I was hoping an old friend would come and read it, realize I am no threat to her or her lifestyle and be willing to rekindle the friendship. Alas it would appear this is not to be. So be it. Life goes on and it would appear this blog now has a life of its own. It’s no longer about her but rather anything that happens to be bugging me. At the moment it seems to be Canadian politics, which in itself says a great deal for I am the original apolitical apathetic Canadian.

Most of the time I simply don’t care what goes on in Ottawa or Washington. What the politicians do or don’t do, while occasionally entertaining is seldom relevant to the average citizen. Lately however, the three unwise men from the east and their antics have managed to get my blood boiling. I have to admit for the first time in my life Canadian politics isn’t boring. I no longer reach for the remote when Mike Duffy comes on. After all, I may be apathetic but I am still a Canadian. This is my country too and I for one resent anyone attempting to seize power without at least going through the motions of asking my opinion.

The three unwise men did not win the last election. The people spoke and soundly rejected them. Now because they fear losing their federal subsidies, these clowns seem to think they can just ignore the results of the last election and simply take over. Is it just me, or does this kind of remind you of Florida in 2000 and again in 2004? George Bush lost both times yet miraculously rose from the ashes of defeat on a mountain of hanging chads to become president. These three unwise men of the east would appear to be looking for a similar miracle and just like George, they are perfectly willing to manufacture one of their own.

Cheating is not (or so I was raised to believe) the Canadian way. We’re supposed to be better than that. Can these three unwise men really think they will capture the hearts and minds of this country by stealing power? Yes, the rules may allow what they are trying to do just as the rules allowed what happened down south of us but is this really the kind of government we want--a government that had to cheat to get there? I think not. A government must have legitimacy to rule, something this coalition of losers would never have. Winning means nothing when you have to cheat!