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Prepare for the battle of the fat heads
| 9/17/09
Hello friends and neighbours. Well, at this point, it seems that a fall election is inevitable. Not only does Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff appear hell-bent on forcing an election at first opportunity (October 1st), but Prime Minister Steve Harper has been rallying Conservative true-believers with a gusto, pushing hard for a majority this time around. A video taken at a recent stop in the armpit that is Sault Ste. Marie shows Steve in fine form, calling on Conservatives to band together at all costs to stop the Liberals from gaining power. This despite the fact that publicly the PM’s office has been calling the threat of a fall election “irresponsible” and repeating that “Canadians don’t want another election.”
Indeed, who does want another election, apart from politicians? I’ve heard countless grumblings at the prospect of another fall election, especially one on the heels of last year’s snap election, which has recently landed itself in the courts as “not only self-serving but also illegal.” As was clear last year when the election was called, Steve broke his own promise — and legislation — is not waiting until this fall to call a federal election. Last year’s useless election cost $280 million, with this year’s expected to top $300 mil.
The other night, over many beers and other party favours, I could find no one in the divers group — which included a plant scientist, a construction worker on leave from Wuskwatim, a library technician, and a banjo maker, among others — who thought much of the upcoming election. However, the same could be said about Stephen Harper himself: nobody could say anything good for the man, except that he wants to get rid of the much maligned long-range gun registry. Perhaps that’s just our bias, or maybe it’s somewhat representative of the general population (the drinking and drugging kind, at the very least).
My friend the library technician summed it up best while rolling a joint off my signed photo of our esteemed and mighty leader: “His face is made for a smaller head.”
Surely, the thought of gaining that vaunted majority has swollen not only the head of our great leader, but of the opposition’s knight in shining armor as well. This election will be a battle of fat heads, as opposed to last year’s douche-o-rama. What a lousy bummer, eh? Get ready, friends.