But now the optics are bright. The possibility of the Conservatives actually committing big-time wrongdoing is looking more and more like it will be proven to be such. Hence, the quick assembling of Mr. Taylor and Mr. Powers to cover their own scrawny backsides by yelling from the Twittertops, hey we want a full investigation. We always do! What, you have the temerity to doubt us? Scandalous.
So Mr. "press credentials/attack ad/Lib convention" Taylor and Mr. "I'm so scandalized by the Cons' behaviour let me just bring up Adscam one more time" Powers go on Twitter in a frenzy of indignant poses over their disingenuous bluster. This way they can both claim after the fact, "look it's us Conservatives who were fighting for justice, too. We called for an investigation of our own party. We're not partisan at all. Harrumph."
It's all so phony. The modern Conservatives (they are not Tories!) have never proven to be honest brokers in finding out the truth. They, and especially their journalistic brethern, have done everything to cloud the issue and hide the facts over every issue involving wrongdoing by their Conservative political peers. No difference here. Just a lot more faux outrage and opportunities to dig up old oppoition scandals.
UPDATE: You must all head over to this fine blog for the tale of one Michael Sona, the poor sonabitch currently being scapegoated (perhaps rightly so) for his part in the voter suppression scandal. Plus bonus photos, via this fine blog, of Mr. Sona at the time he allegedly tried to steal a box of voter ballots here.
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| Sona (centre) in appropriate company |
2 comments:
It's one thing when Canadians disagree with the Conservatives on their policies. It's worse when the Conservatives demonstrate ethic violations and break the law. We can talk about Tony Clement's misuse of funds, Peter MacKay's helicopter rides, and the robocall abuse telling listeners that Elections Canada has moved polling locations. Should we start calling the last abuse "Robogate," or should we be referring to it as "Harpergate?"
LOL The retort when they mention Adscam should be this: how much did it cost? Whereas how much will the F-35s cost? Don't forget there is one former Lockeed Martin lobbyist in the PMO http://www.hilltimes.com/news/2010/10/04/pms-next-chief-of-staff-most-recently-linked-to-a-major-us-aircraft-manufacturer/24638 and another is a MP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_O%27Connor.
Plus all the other bad decisions that are costing us billions.
That's a lot worse.
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