Monday, June 06, 2005

Why is Stephen Harper Angry?

by Brian Walsh

It wasn't all that long ago when you talked about a young man from the west with kind of a glint in your eye... I mean all young men that wanted to 'make it' were told to head west, that's the place where gold was in dem durn darned hills.

When a man does that and makes it, you would think that the Eastern Establishment would show him more respect... I'm talking about Stephen Harper in this case. Stephen like many of us was probably an aimless but talented young man that fell into politics.. particularily politics of the Western Canadian Brand. They arn't whining about broken hearts out west but crying about bad deals and worse relationships than Dolly Parton could accuse a wayward cowbody for. No the West feels that it has a crappy deal with those folks in Ottawa and it wants a new and better deal.

This might have something to do with Stephen Harpers initial anger, that ground-swell from out West, but lately it has had more to do with unmet expectations of this great country. That Liberals and their supporters are bleeding this country to death while the gentle and sensitive of soul are wringing their hands in frustration is obvious. But more importantly, I can feel Mr. Harper's pain as he has to face the reality that there is not a lot he can do about it in the short-run. Never worry though, we know that you are the better man and far more deserving of the opportunity to run this country than any liberal I have known of in decades.

The decadent Easterners will criticize not knowing what frustration is but only knowing their own lust and carnality for the fruits of the dark oak that bore their kind and still protects them. The day is coming to not only hack at that tree but to bring it down.