tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post1318211880753114455..comments2023-03-24T21:49:49.118-04:00Comments on Dubious Prospects: Channelling CasandraGraydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-41342986889246538812009-07-11T22:31:09.216-04:002009-07-11T22:31:09.216-04:00Well, Harper generally meant "if I claim some...Well, Harper generally meant "if I claim something nonsensical I can inflame my base of support, who have lamentably not studied how parliament works and expect me to be a president, not a prime minister".<br /><br />What I was referring to, though, was what happened to Dion's liberals in the preceding general election, more than the back room deal to put Ignatief in after the Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-45647861726986626262009-07-11T20:38:14.155-04:002009-07-11T20:38:14.155-04:00(The last fellow who tried, Stéphane Dion, was met...<i>(The last fellow who tried, Stéphane Dion, was met with a full-spectrum suppression effort by the entire width of Canadian political institutions.)</i><br /><br />So THAT's what Harper meant when he said the Coalition was a coup. It all makes sense now...Phoebe Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457452561340581723noreply@blogger.com