The Secret Diary of Stephen Harper: Happy Days in Bali

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Happy Days in Bali

A shiny new pushy poll conducted by Ipsos Factos Reid for CanWest and Global National, says we're down four while the Puffin Party of Canada stays the same.

And all because of an amusing performance by the genial old German-Canadian Businessman. What a pro!

Oh, and also because as you know I'm a scary, US-style politician who eats babies, while the Puffins are, well, almost beatific.

MEMO: To Kevin. Could you check this out further and advise? I suspect this result, well within the margin of error, is because the Puffins shipped Backpack Boy out of town during the Ethics hearings. The minute he was gone, dancing on the beach in Bali, and no longer on TV, a weight lifted from the hearts of Puffins everywhere, and it became contagious.

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)