..And Harper on the keys!
Earlier this month, many had a laugh at Stephen Harper show off his surprisingly impressive piano and vocal skills at a Yo Yo Ma concert (It's not that bad actually), but even more are applauding the Canadian Prime Minister at showing the public that he has a little character to him.
Even though it seemed like fun and games, suggested by his wife, it was a huge political move that gained Harper and his rising Conservatives some serious popularity.
Now if only Ignatieff could formulate some sort of a response.
Poor old Iggy is losing ground faster than McDonald’s did after Super Size Me came out. Dion was a problem because he wasn’t liked as a leader, and Ignatieff was supposed to solve that.
Can the Liberal leader can make himself known to the public before they lose all their support, only time will tell. The only conclusion that can be reached is that they are in some serious trouble.
Where’s Trudeau when you need him.
Obama for Most Valuable President
Friday the 9th had everyone talking about the controversial decision to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to everyone’s favorite black president, Barack Obama (Read the New York Times story here).
Many are debating the fact that Obama really hasn’t done anything, but that he’s simply just alluded to possibilities in the area of peace and his urging of feuding countries to cooperate.
The crowd gasped in Norway, mostly in disbelief, when he was announced the winner.
They didn’t even give him a chance to fail yet.
And I don’t know what the big deal is. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won it in 1964, and all he did was have a dream.
Stelmach steals primetime
Our beloved Premier made a television address on Wednesday for his plans to aide the economy (See Part One here).
I thought the recession started a year ago, why is our government making plans to make it through these difficult times now?
Stelmach hasn’t had a television address in two years, and some can argue he hasn’t done much since then. With a leadership review on the horizon, this could be his last ditch effort to get in the public’s good books.
In the address, he asked for the public servants of Alberta to take a voluntary pay freeze, and I’m sure you can guess how that turned out (Editors Note: See “Voluntary freeze gets cold shoulder”)
Whatever Stelmach has planned, he better do it quick. The leadership vote for the new conservative Wild Rose Alliance is tomorrow, and then Alberta’s newest party will be ready to make big moves.
Politics in Alberta is interesting; it seems we choose a party to govern to near tyranny, than kick them out with another right wing group before you know it. We had the United Farmers for 14 years (a party to be proud of, I’m sure), Social Credit for 36 years and the P.C. for the past 38 years.
Maybe it’s time to elect the Wild Rose Alliance until 2049.
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