Another nail in the coffin of voter cynicism

Jesus saves. Liberals pay cash

Found in the National Post, May 20, 05, A7; it may have come from Kate McMillan of Small Dead Animals.



Another nail in the coffin of voter cynicism

The defection of Belinda Stronach to the Liberals is a final proof, for those who have come to believe that ALL POLITICIANS are driven by bloated egoes, blind ideology or financial gain. Even before this flip-flop, I began to hear a nation-wide chorus of "They are all the same". I don't believe this, but this sentiment has taken on a life of its own. Stronach's move, two days before a crucial no-confidence vote, is so blatant as to defy any positive Liberal spin doctoring. The reasons for her decision range from personal aggrandizment to even more sinister considerations. After all, Daddy ran for the Liberal Party. Was she simply a mole? Money, for her, couldn't have been a consideration. Was it a vindictive ploy to avenge the removable of the Joe Clark Red Tories from the political arena? To push the possibilities to the edge, did she join the ranks of those seduced by Bill Clinton? It was big tabloid news in the US that she attended and canoodled a bit with Clinton at a soiree. Is she the Monica Lewinski of politics? Just to play Freud for a minute, does her sense of entitlement extend to the belief that her wealth and power should have afforded her some top position in the Conservative party? And if it didn't happen, she was going to pick up her toys and refuse to play anymore--at least with those nasty boys. Through a confidential source, I saw how a party of the people could be taken over by big money. Suddenly, all the ground troops were replaced by the back room crowd of this individual.

It would be interesting to see where Magna's political contributions flow now. Two weeks ago Belinda Stronach stood with the Conservatives to call for the fall of the corrupt Liberals: now she sees them as the saviours of Canadian unity--Please! Let's just call her the Madonna of the political scene--today fervent Catholicism, tomorrow Epicurianism, and now mystical Judaism. Who knows, tomorrow the new interest of Bill Clinton? (intellectually, of course) This is what you get when you woo the diletantes. Now she can count on her face fronting the cover of Maclean's magazine. Maybe she will even make the cover of Queer Eye for the Straight Voter. I would compare her to Arnold Schwarzenegger, except Arnold was always a true conservative.

Now we can only wait for the new additions to Martin's "sacred budget" to see how it can be changed to her business advantage. Wait for it: NEWS BREAK! "Magna Corp wins billion dollar government forgivable loan. Bombardier crashes on news." Oh, don't get me started on the vile possibilities of this. A shipping tycoon, whose company has picked up $161 million dollars in "loans", has picked up another tycoon to support his party. Quelle Surprise!, as they would say in Quebec.

© Bud Talkinghorn--It's all enough to make one vote for the Marijuana Party.


PS: Bud, it's too late. The leader of the Marijuana Party joined the Liberal Party, if I recall correctly. NJC

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