Electioneering, Star style

And here we go again...on the Toronto Star's website they are fronting an article that drags an 8 year old speech by Stephen Harper to make some sort of point about Harper's views over relations with the dreaded "Bush" Americans. What this point is, escapes me, beyond the fact that it appears to be another lame attempt by the Star (and their anonymous "Liberal sources") to jump out of the bushes and scream "booga-booga! Harper=Bush= scary!"

Ok, so lets take the gloves off then and drag out every single public utterance made by Paul Martin and compare that with his current windblown views. Shall we go through his various statements supporting the war in Iraq, ballistic missile defence and then compare them to his positions now (now that he has properly digested the poll results and determined what he thinks Canadians want to hear and what may get hime elected)?

Let see...

- "What possible benefit is it for us to stay away from the table?" (Toronto Star, April 29, 2003).
• "If there is going to be an American missile going off somewhere over Canadian airspace, I think Canada should be at the table making the decisions." (CBC, May 1, 2003).

• "We have to be at the table to essentially make sure that whatever decisions that are going to be taking place are taking place in Canada’s interests." (Ottawa Sun, January 9, 2004).

- "I really think Canada should get over to Iraq as quickly as possible". Paul Martin

So lets watc as Mr. Martin puffs himself up and starts throwing insults across the schoolyard at the Americans, and as his cronies dig about to find any kind of pro-American statements that Stephen Harper may have made 8, 9, 10 years ago (whatever)...the next round of Conservative ads should just replay all these Martins statements, and then show how "fluid" his positions have been...

What do they say about people in glass houses?

ALSO - the next Conservative ads should hi-light Martin's pontificating about ending the politics of cronyism and then show him appointing his leadership team & other assorted Liberal cronies to the senate...

Maybe slap a big "HYPOCRITE" label on him...