So it seems Stephen Harper cannot please anyone. It was obvious that this was going to be the case and that he was going to be asked to step down soon.
First of was the denial of a recession that was about to devastated the Canadian economy and the head in the sand attitude for an Economist that should have seen it coming months prior.
Second was the prorogation of Parliament that shot him in the foot when he could have gotten a Majority but froze everything.
Now a Budget that makes even the most Conservative Voter angry.. Steve ( as Mommy calls him ) is in deep waters and is stuck between a rock and a Liberal place..
Iggy is rolling up in the polls with Jack mad at him and looking good for coming out of the coalition smelling great with everything a Liberal would want without the debt on his shoulders.. Nobody will be able to say "This was Ignatieff's Fault for putting us back into debt" but Conservatives all know for many many years they will NEVER be able to use Trudeau did it without hearing so did HARPER and even Faster then MULRONEY..
So here lies Harper's problem.. He has to try to get popular but can't.. Now he is losing popularity within the Conservative ranks.. Now what ?
Let's all hope Steve's Hockey book does well..
First of was the denial of a recession that was about to devastated the Canadian economy and the head in the sand attitude for an Economist that should have seen it coming months prior.
Second was the prorogation of Parliament that shot him in the foot when he could have gotten a Majority but froze everything.
Now a Budget that makes even the most Conservative Voter angry.. Steve ( as Mommy calls him ) is in deep waters and is stuck between a rock and a Liberal place..
Iggy is rolling up in the polls with Jack mad at him and looking good for coming out of the coalition smelling great with everything a Liberal would want without the debt on his shoulders.. Nobody will be able to say "This was Ignatieff's Fault for putting us back into debt" but Conservatives all know for many many years they will NEVER be able to use Trudeau did it without hearing so did HARPER and even Faster then MULRONEY..
So here lies Harper's problem.. He has to try to get popular but can't.. Now he is losing popularity within the Conservative ranks.. Now what ?
CTV.ca | Conservative supporters upset with Tory budgetCore supporters of Canada's Conservative party are riled up about the budget handed down by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government and some believe he has strayed from his principles, says a former party strategist.
Tom Flanagan, a professor and former Conservative campaign manager, said Sunday that these supporters are angry that the prime minister authorized a budget that will see his country plunge into an $85 billion deficit over the next five years.
"I am getting more people e-mailing me and commenting to me on this than I ever had by far on any other issue," Flanagan told CTV's Question Period on Sunday.
Let's all hope Steve's Hockey book does well..
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