Does Taylor, he who claims all kinds of inside knowledge as to what the CONs will do next, see the coming of the end for Harper? It's pretty rare to see him engage in outright criticism of any Harper decision without at the very least applying some ridiculous spin.
The blocking of the potash takeover put to shame our principle of free investment and our global reputation of being open to business. By the time Clement had finished speaking, it was front-page news on the Wall Street Journal’s site. The blackberries of Ottawa-based consultant lobbyists buzzed with bewilderment from clients in Frankfurt. However, this wasn’t a decision made in the broadest political context of global economic stimulus, it was one made in the more raw and narrow context of saving 13 Conservative seats in Saskatchewan. And by doing so, acting wholly unconservative.
Politically it was the right move, but it should not have been. More votes were saved in Saskatchewan this week than were lost on Bay street. Yet as with the stimulus, for Conservatives both in name and in principle, it ripped at our guts and gave us great pause as to what we’re doing in Ottawa if not acting to advance rational objectives and liberal free-market principles.
...or maybe it was to save himself from his previous post in which he was very, very certain the Money Party would not back down from trading off Canadian interests for a quick buck.
Either way, it's notable as a possible indicator of CPC unrest. Like seeing a food obsessed dog suddenly decide he'd rather cozy up to the much hated cat than drool in front of you while you eat a steak.
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