Few people of any political stripe would disagree Mr. Harper has a political genius. We may not like him, or what he has done, but you have to admit he used pretty much every lever of power available to him adroitly. It seemed like he thwarted every scheme by employing those powers in unexpected ways--keeping the opposition off-balanced. Not perfect a government, but it is impressive how Mr H. has survived over 5 years of minority government from a political science point of view. Last night it struck me: What is the one thing Canadians hate about Parliament? The "bickering", the heckling, behavior that would be inappropriate in any class room or social environ.
The genius of Mr. Harper, is that he let the other three drag that sort of "debate" from the House of Commons into their midst last night. Then, held his cool, calmly answered with stats and numbers, and let the other 3 make fools of themselves. While he stood in quiet contrast.
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