The Perils Of Politicizing A Pandemic

From The Globe And Mail:

1. The politics of H1N1. Did the Ignatieff Liberals really plant one of their own to complain on national television about the shortage of vaccine? Indeed, the accusations are flying today with the Harper PMO sending out an alert to all of its MPs, Senators and staffers urging them not to respond or comment about a news story on CBC's The National last night “in which an employee of Michael Ignatieff’s office appears in a ‘street interview’ as an ordinary citizen concerned about the supply of H1N1 vaccine.”

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My Comment: This is stupid. Let the crisis run through its course. Exploiting it for political reasons will only get you burned.

Video Reveals 'Real Harper': Ignatieff

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff tells reporters in Montreal on Thursday that candid remarks made by Stephen Harper reveal the prime minister's spiteful attitude toward Canadians. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)

From The CBC:

Candid remarks made by Stephen Harper to Conservative supporters during a private meeting last week reveal the prime minister’s “spiteful” attitude toward Canadians, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said Thursday.

“This in-camera speech by Mr. Harper has settled once and for all his character as a Conservative leader but also has revealed the true values — the spiteful attitude towards institutions, spite towards Canadians who are helping other Canadians, spite for our institutions,” Ignatieff said in Montreal.

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My Comment: I saw the video .... and I learned nothing new from it.

Hmmmm ... let's see.

Harper is a Conservative. Check.
He does not like Liberals, Socialists, and Separatists. Check.
He will put people into the judiciary whose view of the law closely mirrors his conservative viewpoint. Check.
The Liberals will try their best to form an alliance with the NDP and the Bloc. Check.

This is our revelation of who Harper is.

You would have had to live in a cave for the past 5 years to only realize this now.

The Liberals are in trouble if this is their issue.