When I first read that Stephen Harper had an Enemy List I was not surprised. For it's his madness that makes him so dangerous.
But I was worried about my country and its democracy. For no democracy can survive in such an atmosphere of intimidation.
And of course, I was also worried that I was not on Great Paranoid Leader's list of enemies... real or imagined.
For how low can you go eh?
But it turns out the situation is even worse than I thought. Because as Susan Delacourt points out, we are ALL on an even larger list of his friends and enemies.
Oh boy. I don't know how to say this, but I feel I almost owe Mitt Romney an apology.
For while it's true that he's a shameless huckster who lied so much he almost fooled enough Americans into making him President.
Which scared the bejeezus out of me eh?
When I first heard that Elections Canada is investigating attempts to suppress the vote during the last election, I wrote that at the very least bye-elections should be held in the 18 swing ridings that were targeted by robot calls.
But now I believe that it must declare the last election null and void, because this is too big to ignore.
The published report said Elections Canada was probing complaints received in Guelph, one of 18 ridings where voters were targeted by harassing or deceptive phone messages in an apparent effort to discourage Liberal supporters from voting. The NDP upped that number Thursday, saying they were aware of eight other NDP-held swing ridings, and at least one BQ-held riding where voters reported crank “robocalls,” for a total of 27 ridings where deception may have been at play.
This isn't just a scattered attempt to suppress the vote. This is a vast conspiracy to steal an election.
