Long time passing?
At the federal level Harper is by far the best of the lot but even he and his cohorts cast a shade of pink.
He put the country in great debt and then on the cusp of a surplus – spends every nickel.
Could not some of it gone to reduce the outrageous debt – $600+ billion?
And then the godfather of Reform – none other than the revered Presto Manning has come out for cap and trade.
He who upon election was not going to live at Stornaway, was not going to have a car and driver, was going to renounce the rich MP Pensions etc etc etc until he quickly decided to do otherwise.
And his co pig at the trough – the first Reform MP – Debra Gray too renounced the MP pension – up to the point when she retired - at which time dear debbie pounced on it like red meat.
And now we find ourselves in a Tory Leadership race in Ontario.
The main contender – Christine Elliott leans way to the left. The only two who may have real Tory credentials are Monte McNaughton and Patrick Brown but it remains to be seen just how deep those credentials go.
You may well say Galagher – you are cutting off your nose to spite your face given that 2/3 rds of Canadians see themselves as left of centre – and you may well be right but for me that is not the issue.
Rather the issue comes down to the fact that Canada is broke – Ontario is broke as are the majority of the other provinces and yet our governments continue to grow and suck more and more money from the private sector where it could be used to create real jobs and real economic growth.
We don’t need more pink and red – rather we need leadership that points out the best government is the least government – one that pays its way and leaves the taxpayer with more of his or her own money. Today figures indicate that the average taxpayers are paying 50% of their income in various taxes.
No wonder more and more people are opting out of the workforce and living off the avails of others who are more ambitious.
And without someone representing the right side the voter will continue to think that Big Is Better and that the Gravy Train Will Run Forever.
As I have said in other blogs – there are worse things than losing and one of those things is winning without principle.
As I see it…
‘K.D. Galagher’
