Bush's Canadian 'Clone' in Jeopardy

[ck4829]

The political decision by American voters on Nov. 7 – flushing away Republican control of the U.S. Congress – is reverberating north of the border where Canada’s hard-line Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper may become the next ally of George W. Bush to be washed away.

Harper, who modeled his aggressive brand of conservatism on what the Republicans had done in the United States, is struggling in the polls and confronting a reenergized Liberal opposition that was encouraged by the Democratic victory.

“You don’t have to be afraid of these guys anymore,” said Liberal Party spokesman Tait Simpson, summarizing the lesson learned from the American electorate’s rejection of the GOP’s tough-talking politics.

The Canadian Liberals, whose corruption scandals a couple of years ago paved the way for Harper’s victory in January 2006, selected a new leader, Stephane Dion, on Dec. 4 and are expected to challenge Harper’s shaky coalition as early as February.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/011707a.html

[generaldemocrat]

1. Howard Dean's awesome speech to the Canadian Liberal Party....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU2Bqa0DoAg&eurl=

[Sanity Claws]

2. I thought this was about Harper appearing on a game show

The real story is much better

[YDogg]

3. one can only hope

[applegrove]

4. They are running around like chickens with their heads cut off..trying to go

green. After cancelling Kyoto..it will not work.