Well.
Yes, there is yet another scandal. A so-called Conservative insider, who happens to be an ex-con, selling his so-called "influence" to benefit himself and his escort partner/girlfriend.
And yes, the usual denials are being thrown about, and maybe they're true.
And yes, we will soon see Conservative supporters, like me in the past, pointing to Liberal dishonesty and criminal conduct, saying, "See.. we may not be perfect, but look at them..!"
I just don't have the heart today.
On what appears to be the eve of a federal election, while I'm not about to vote NDP or Green, and have no intention of supporting what has been a clear culture of corruption in the Liberal Party of Canada, I don't feel real positive about the party I've been supporting either.
I feel, well, dirty.
It all just kinda smells, doesn't it? All the way around. Conservative contempt, Election Act charges, Liberal Senators convicted of stealing from the taxpayer, now this asinine water salesman and his hooker girlfriend being linked to our Prime Minister.
But then, as the saying goes, in a democracy I guess we get what we deserve.
I think I'll maybe just put on my headphones and listen to some music..
Imagine
Imagine there's no scandal
It's easy if you try
No influence being peddled
Above us only sky
Imagine politicians
Not working for themselves..
Imagine there's no Adscam
It isn't hard to do
Not one investigation
And no contempt charge too
Imagine Politicians
Who work within the rules
You may say that I'm a dreamer
Hope I'm not the only one
I hope someday they’ll join us
And the dirty deals will all be done
Imagine no Bruce Carson
I wonder if you can
No need for hooker partners
No water cleaning scam
Imagine Ray Lavigne
Just doing what he should
You may say that I'm a dreamer
Hope I'm not the only one
I hope someday they’ll join us
And the dirty deals will all be done
6 comments:
This guy has been floating around the halls of power since the 70's. I can only imagine how many more of these professional tag-alongs and "fixers" there remain.
I think Harper is on the right track with the Fed Accountability Act, but I think we should just flush the whole place like a toilet every five years just to be sure.
It's so inherent in the system though.
To get elected, you need money and bodies.
People give money and time, so often, out of greed and self-interest.. leaning on politicians directly and indirectly, suggesting, "I'll scratch your back.."
So - even if we clean house, we'll just get a new batch of grease balls sniffing around for perks and "inside" connections anyway.
Let's forget about how the mess came to be and focus on which party is trying to clean it up. Any political party is going to have these type of characters in their woodwork somewhere. However unlike Trudeau, Mulroney, Chretien, Martin PM Harper is getting rid of these no goodnics by calling in the RCMP. Bravo PM Harper. You have restored my confidence in you and your code of ethics.
Well if your feeling dirty,take a shower.Or better still go beat the shit out of the lying Liberals.Don,t let your anger spill onto the Conservative website.Do something about it and get at the truth.Maybe even get a Reporter,ask a question then punch him in the face before he can answer.That,s what Bev Oda is going through at these hearings.Easy to give up,not so easy to fight back eh!Take the week-end off and watch re-runs of these sleazy Liberals Martin & Mcguinty during the hearings that are going on.Then if you still feel the same way,you might as well drift over to the dark side.
I'm with Joe & Bertie...
What's to feel "dirty" about?
After just some brief news reading, it's obvious this 'scandal' is no more scandalous than the last ten 'scandals' the opposition has fabricated.... in fact, this one really stretches the imagination!
Carson is just another Jaffer, bragging to everyone that he knows people in high places - nothing more than that from what I've read.
He's an old man trying to impress his young girlfriend. Once again though - no scandal... NO money was handed over by the Conservative government to him or his girlfriend, AND the RCMP was called in by the PM as soon as there was a whiff of inappropriate behaviour. What more can Harper do?
Pull yourself together SFL, and realize what's really going (again!!).... are you missing the pattern here?
Are we buying into the cesspool is beyond saving?
Drain the swamp and remove the "semantic weeds" if necessary.
The usual suspects in the media will pile on with witty comments protected by parliamentary privilege.
Any other profession allows this behaviour to take place?
If cynicism is growing against a neutral media, truthful politician who do we hold to account?
Do we hold out until we have the facts with due process? Do we blame a few corrupt individuals or should we condemn all those people who enter public life
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