John Chuckman
COMMENT POSTED TO THE NATIONAL POST
Peter Potatohead likely holds the Canadian political record
for the number of government portfolios to which a complete mediocrity was
appointed. It is, after all, a very thin bench with which Harper works.
Apart from that let's remember Peter’s idea of ethics.
He had an affair with someone who was effectively his direct
subordinate as Deputy Leader.
When she bailed out, Mr Potatohead went on the grand tour of
news media, lamely whining to each one about what she had done to him!
Still later, he insulted her in Parliament, within hearing
of several, yet he refused to apologize and indeed lied about ever having done
so.
Our glorious PM seconded him in the outright lie.
A secondary thought: Those two – John Baird and Peter MacKay
– “big-name” retirements from the Conservatives months before an election are often
described as rats leaving a sinking ship.
Maybe, but I think there is another explanation, at least as
likely.
