Stephen Harper's a silly goof
No, it's not me saying this. It's Toronto Star columnist Chantal Hebert, writing about the Conservative Party leader. "The post of Leader of the Official Opposition has long been known as the worst political job in Canada," she writes. And Harper's screwed it up with his attack on same-sex marriage. "Forced to prop up the government on major occasions such as the budget -- a move than can only blunt his critique of Liberal policies -- he is then left to paint himself in a social conservative corner on same-sex marriage because it is the highest-profile issue for him to take a run at the ruling party....
"In Canada, the Conservatives have traditionally fared best when they have run on a mix of liberal social views and conservative fiscal policies. Harper, in contrast, is emerging as the leader of a social conservative Liberal party."
Star copy doesn't stay up long:
so read it fast.