There is often truth behind an adage, with one being that a leopard does not change its spots.
P.M. Harper is the leopard, and its only been a matter of days since he reached his majority that the abuse of power has begun. The patronage appointments to the senate flies in the face of his professed intentions.
Two Supreme Court justices are to be appointed. The religious right is waiting for their patronage appointments to be made.
Cutting the deficit is a goal. He is now saying that he will accomplish that even one year earlier than forecast. The Liberals did that a few years back with Paul Martin as finance minister, and did it on the backs of the provinces, health care, social services, government programs and civil service cuts
What social programs will be lost this time? Which groups will lose their funding? What middle and low income families will have their benefits clawed back?
As he does this he will continually say that he is not doing it, and it seems as if when he repeats the mistruths over and over, both the people and the media forget, and let him do it.
Well, he has his majority. It will be an interesting (and scary) four years.
And yes, I am nervous of what will happen legally to this business/hobby that I have become involved in.