Monday, January 10, 2005

Please Explain

This might seem like a disingenuous question, but I'm actually being sincere.

Why do politicians get credit for dishing out the taxpayer's money to the Tsunami victims? (Even though it actually is a noble deed.)

I was just watching part of Paul Martin's press conference in which he dished out another $400 million and you instantly got the feeling that he was longing for the Canadian people to love him for being so generous and compassionate. And the saddest part is that I'm sure that this will help him electorally. Canadians will actually think to themselves "My god, that Paul Martin is such a kind and good man." (Even though he probably is a good and kind man, anyway.)

Its so shocking because he genuinely seems to believe that HE, himself is giving that money away. He genuinely seems to think that it was HIS compassion that enabled Canada to deliver that aid to the countries affected in South-East Asia.

Well, at least Martin still runs a surplus budget. I wonder how generous and benevolent Pierre Elliot Trudeau must've thought that he was... doling out tens of billions of dollars that didn't even exist.

Wow.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Look at the bright side,he's merely shoveling away our money(to a good cause,don't get me wrong) compared to using a bulldozer to push it over to the "Ususal Lieberal Suspects"..At least if the thieving UN scum can be kept away from the trough,maybe someone who is in need of having their lives rebuilt will get some...........Big Al

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