Now the Hard Work - Keeping the Troops Happy

Well.

A Conservative majority government.

How does the saying go, "Be careful what you wish for, because it might just come true?"

Stephen Harper is dealing with that as we speak.

Already we are reading about concerns being raised from various factions in the blue tent.

That more needs to be done on Senate Reform, that the cabinet is bloated and there are no indicators of government getting smaller, that government needs to get tougher on crime, that government needs to spend less money, that governments needs to...

You get the drill.

And while you are a minority government, it is much easier to duck the difficult questions.

But now, the rubber will the road.  With a majority government and a liberal party in shambles, Stephen Harper has a mandate to do what he wishes.  To make whatever changes he wants, without opposition if he so chooses.

We will soon see if the so-called "secret agenda" of restricting rights to abortion will really come true.. I suspect not.

We will see how committed the government is to the concept of an elected Senate.

We will see if the gun registry will truly be dismantled.

And, we will see some real contest between the libertarian and social conservative arms of the party.

Social conservatives will be battling for expansion of the military and policing, bigger, better jails, longer sentences.

And libertarian conservatives like me will be demanding less.

Less government.

More allowance of society to tend to its own imperfections in the imperfect way that has, more or less, allowed our country to prosper and succeed for generations.

I truly is a daunting task - and I for one, am very curious to see how Prime Minister Harper delivers.

I have some concerns that a balanced budget is a pipe-dream, and that effective reduction in government will not occur anytime soon.  And my donations will be held in my wallet pending some indicators or where THIS government will take us.