The Secret Diary of Stephen Harper: Yes, Norma Bob is Back

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Yes, Norma Bob is Back

... after a 30 year absence, and being kind of at loose ends. He gave up his youthful fling with Marxism several years ago, and recently got a new Grit chip implant. Now he's back where he knows he belongs, in full Puffin regalia, Boss suit, muted red tie, fit to kill. And a new shtick - Bobama!

Change we can believe in, right?

Someone pointed out that we now have two sons of Lester Pearson mandarins on a totally Toronto-centric front bench. God help Canada if this gang ever get into power.

Pix: Chris Wattie, Reuters

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)