Repeating and Talking about

I published  Councillor Gord  Perkins  ruminations about poitics becuse  obviously it echoes what I said in the previous post.

Not that there's  anything new or original in the concept.

We have had plenty of examples in recent years of demands that somebody or other be unseated for this reason or that.

Closest to home was that Belinda Stronach be replaced because  she wa elected Conservative and crossed the floor to join the Liberals.  

We needn't fear interference in the people's right to choose.

I wrote the post because of Andrew Coyne's suggestion in response to a prompt from Peter Mansbridge, there should be a mechanism to undo an election .

Mansbridge and Coyne have influence.Thank Goodness for Chantel.

I don't echo Gord Perkins ideas about how people's reactions to government have to change.

I  don't echo his view Rob Ford is  a racist and homophobic.

I know nothing to support the statement. He offers nothing to prove it.

So Ford denies things

Oh my Lord, do we not see people twist themselves into pretzels to stay on the right side ---Even while they must know they can't get away with it.

 What is the  rational explanation?

There is none.

Nigel Wright said he wrote a cheque from personal resources to  reimburse the government for Mike Duffy's claimed expenses.

I don't believe it.

Neither do I believe the Prime Minister who says he knew nothing of it.

Stephen Harper invites us to picture him smoking pot like Justin Trudeau.

No  we can't.  It's the last thing we can picture.

Does that make him a better person. Ot more human.   I  don't think so.

It doesn't do much for Justin either but we're not talking about him.

Gord Perkins criticizes Ford for criticizing past Councils.  Does that mean Councils past were above criticism?

How many times have I referred to Toronto's salacious computer scandal? Many had to have been aware but it continued for months.

It resulted in  Provincial legislation to guarantee integrity against  corruption and we know how that turned out.

Perkins refers to "good government " and  how  Ford exploited public anger with low level accusations.

Well now, not much respect there for the public's ability to form their own judgement.

His sanctimonious  homily about how citizens should conduct themselves is  a tad nauseating

If  a person is not ready to listen.----- if he doesn't accept people the  way  they are,----that's like a marriage destined for divorceafter a whole lot of misery has flowed under the bridge.

Politics is  the art of compromise-----the art of  the possible---- the second oldest profession----

Whatever it is -----it is not like any other enterprise.

Can it be described-----No----it can only be experienced.

If you don't like it ---you don't enjoy it----if small victories are not enough ---- if  just being where your voice can be heard ------- is not  sufficient.--------the opportunity is void.


If someone throws your foibles  back at you and you can't laugh because you know they're true ---
politics is not for you.

It's the people's business------- people as they are and not how you would like them to be.