The Secret Diary of Stephen Harper: Howard's Army

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Howard's Army

I have come away from OZ with a new respect for the Aussies and their PM. There's no BS about staying the course in Afghanistan - they're there for keeps. Until the job is done. Here he is flying over 'Stan with some of his happy warriors. Jeez the guy never stops smiling.

Trust me, the prospect of facing Taliban Jack and Backpack Boy and Iggy the House Elf next month is making me gringe. But as Brian told me in our daily conference call, "Don't forget, always keep on your best s**t eating grin."

Talk Tough Like Mike

•“Look, this is America and you have to decide what kind of country you want. This is your country as much as it is mine.” - 2004
*"Look, if I lose, I'll just move back to Massachusetts." - to the Harvard Crimson newspaper - 2006
*“If you mess with me, I’ll mess with you until I’m done.”
• "You're looking at someone who turned down the chance to become Prime Minister of Canada, and I did so, in part, because I felt it would divide the country."
• “I don’t need any lessons in legitimacy from Harper.”
• “He knows where to find me.”
• "He's creating a parliamentary crisis and dividing the country."
• "It’s his budget, not mine."
• "It's up to Harper to make the right decision and up to me to decide if he made it."
• "We're putting the government on probation."
•"Mr. Harper, your time is up.”
*"This is a prime minister who a year ago was trying to make you embarrassed if you liked opera or classical music or the ballet or poetry. I mean, come on, let's get over this. You can like hockey, you can like classical music. Let's stop playing Canadian against Canadian and taste against taste."

The Susan Delacarte Stephen Harper Attack Thesaurus (Under Construction)