The Tory Legacy ... Pablum

So if the past five years seem a peculiarly ugly, depressing episode in our nation’s political history, it is not because Stephen Harper is unusually unencumbered by principle. Rather, it is the absence of compensating achievement that distinguishes his tenure—if by achievement you mean something more than simply holding onto power. Scoundrels our past prime ministers may have been, but scoundrels with a purpose. Harper’s record, by contrast, is rare in its combination of longevity and vapidity. Seldom has a government lasted so long that did so little.

Coyne

... may I disagree ... the Harper Tories have done a lot ... they've just possibly destroyed the conservative movement in Canada.

A party that no longer believes who it is, can't survive. Here are my comments from SDA:

I'm confused, what "conservative" party are you people talking about?

There's the NDP socialists, the "Progressive" Liberal Party of Canada, the "Protection Racket" BLOC ... and the "New" Liberal Party of Canada ... I think they call themselves Tories or something like that.

How can you expect better ads from a party that no longer knows what it is, what it stands for ... they should really call themselves the BPP (Bi-Polar Party).

The BPP relies on an army of loyal sychophants whose excuses for the pablum that passes as policy are either a) they're better than the alternative, or b) just wait till we get a majority, then we can do what we want, or C) it's the MSM's fault.

Here's a news flash: Any modern political party run by a so-called brilliant Chess Player that dishes up ads like the one Kate illustrates is NOT led by a chess player ... it's led by hacks who can't see past the Ottawa battlelines and who would sell each and every conservative in the country down the drain for power.

Although,I'll admit, it must be a blast leading a party so full of ass kissing die-hard loyalists that no matter how much you insult them, they'll march in step as long as you toss them a bone now and then. (oh oh, the troops are restless ... quick, lend some meaningless support to Israel)

That ad, IS, the Harper Tories.