In every work place, there is "THAT guy" everyone dislikes.
You know the guy.
He shows up late, calls in sick, and when he is at work, is obsessed with bitching about his co-workers, while, ironically, paying no attention at all to just doing his own job.
You know.
"THAT guy."
Well.
They have a guy like that in Ottawa, in the House of Commons.
His name is Michael Ignatieff.
He's "THAT guy".
Michael Ignatieff and his Liberals are all up in arms because of the mistake of Jason Kenney's staffer in sending out a party letter on government letterhead.
And when they aren't ranting about that, they are also up in arms about Conservatives using their own money (not government money) in the last election, in the so-called "in/out scandal".
Meanwhile, when it comes to the issues that really matter to Canadians, they are missing in action.
Literally.
A report in the Toronto Sun today, discloses that the worst offender of all MP's for failing to show up to work was Michael Ignatieff, missing 182 out of 311 Parliamentary votes in the last two years. That's an impressive 58.5% of the time missing in action.. or perhaps more properly, away without leave.
In fact, the whole of the Liberal caucus has betrayed their constituents, and in fact, the country by refusing to live up to the modest commitment of just showing up for work - with the Liberals counting 43 of the worst 50 MP's in commons for missing the most votes.. including the big proponent of the national daycare program Ken Dryden. (Why did hey complain so much about the prorogue when they show no intention of going to work anyway?)
Why are the Conservatives poised to capture a possible majority government?
Well.
Maybe because they are doing more than just giving lip service to the need to work towards a stable economy for Canadians.
Maybe because they actually are doing the work of the people, as opposed to doing nothing but ranting on about partisan "gotcha" politics which has been the trademark of the Liberal Party of Canada under Michael Ignatieff.
Whether it is worrying about terrorists like Omar Khadr (even though they couldn't care less about him when THEY were in power), or worrying about the treatment of terrorists in Afghanistan, the Ignatieff Liberal Brand is all about being a group of whiney fussbudgets.
The ability of Stephen Harper to maintain a minority government as long as he has is due, primarily, to the lackluster effort of Michael Ignatieff to create a substantive vision for Canadians to get behind.
There in fact is no vision at all.
And when you are a one trick pony, who's modus operandi is waiting for relatively minor conservative miscues and then doing your best to equate them with the Adscam Scandal, well, you are doing two things:
a) You are showing the electorate that you really have nothing of substance to offer yourself; and
b) You are, implicitly, reminding Canadians of where REAL political corruption was allowed to run rampant - namely, the Liberal government under Jean Chretien.
Word of advice, Michael.
Think about showing up for work today and actually doing something, instead of just bitching about someone else.
Stop being "THAT guy".
2 comments:
The problem does not rest with Ignatieff. His grassroots rejected him in 2006. They averted another leadership contest after the worst showing in 150 years (Oct 2008 G.E) by having LeBlanc and Rae step aside in 2008. (pressure from insiders?)
The rest is history. The back office in Toronto don't get it. Have the rifts been healed for pushing Rae under the bus?
Ignatieff is in over his head his changes in management have not helped. MPs that can leave have left.
Ian Davey helped recruit him and provided a large loan for him. The class act in firing him on air with a mixed up communication gaffe is typical of the systemic problems.
CS.. as the saying goes, "The Buck Stops Here". A leader "leads" and the direction of the LPC is, well, no where.
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