For almost a decade he was able to fool countless Canadians into believing that he was the Oily Messiah.The Great Economist Leader who would lead us to prosperity down the tarry road to Greater Alberta.Even if he left the rest of the country in ruins, and the planet in flames.But
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Montreal Simon: The Humiliation of Jason Kenney and the Desperation of the Cons
Yesterday I wrote about how Jason Kenney was embarrassed, when he claimed in a CTV interview that the government would use budget cuts to easily balance the budget. But wouldn't touch the rainy day fund set aside for emergencies, like natural disasters. Because you know, the Con regime is a RESPONSIBLE
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harperland Winter and the Madness of Stephen Harper
It's getting grim out there. It's winter in Harperland. The bay has frozen over so the swans are back looking for food. Like we'll all soon be doing if the Cons keep tanking the economy.I haven't come across a cheery progressive since Christmas Day, and they were drunk.I'm haunted by Michael
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and My Horrible Majority Nightmare
It was a horrible nightmare. There was Stephen Harper in the musty basement of his House of Pain.Chained to a chair by the young fanatics running the PMO, to prevent their beloved master from blowing apart at the seams, under the weight of all that bad economic news.Or stumbling out
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Breaking: The Harper Cons Prorogue the Budget
Uh oh. In my last post I said that I wasn't sure whether Oily Joe Oliver knew what he was doing.But it turns out the situation is even worse than I thought.One moment he's claiming we have nothing to worry about. Finance Minister Joe Oliver says the government is confident it
Continue readingMontreal Simon: All The Ways Stephen Harper Could Soon Be Gone
It's one of my fondest dreams, the day Stephen Harper finally leaves. And it can't happen soon enough.Because I honestly believe that him and his ghastly Cons are losing touch with reality, or think they can brainwash us all.And that we are all FOOLS.Because there he was in that latest
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the End of the Great Economist Myth
Well it must have been a grim scene in the PMO bunker last night. For years the Con propaganda machine has tried to brainwash Canadians into believing that Stephen Harper is a Great Economist Leader. The steady hand on the wheel, steering us to prosperity, the only leader who knows ANYTHING
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Joe Oliver, and the Latest Porky Ad Scandal
As you may have noticed, Stephen Harper has stopped bragging about his government's economic record.Now it's all about the Great War on Terror, and the dangerous jihadis Justin Trudeau and Tom Mulcair.But then who can blame him?If I had screwed up the economy like that, I'd also be hiding in
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Stephen Harper Collided With Crude Reality
You could can see the strain in his face, he can't hide it anymore, even under all that pancake makeup.He's still trying to pretend that those tanking oil prices won't affect his plans to try to buy the next election, or balance the budget.Even though he recklessly blew the surplus
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Stephen Harper’s Golden Ride Finally Over?
The other day I told you that Stephen Harper's roller coaster rise in the polls appeared to have finally ended.And today there is more evidence of that.This poll from Ekos… And this even more encouraging one from Forum. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Most Sad and Disappointing Christmas
Well it finally snowed where I live, as if to remind me that I'm still living in Canada, even in the ghastly darkness of Harperland.The deathly place where the frozen bodies of the hopeless are stacked up like cord wood, or those kayaks.But it's also beginning to look a lot
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Latest Shameless Con Scam
Well as we know only too well and too painfully, Stephen Harper has many screaming voices in his head. And he likes to play many roles.One moment he's Great Warrior Leader, the next moment he's Great Mother Leader. But now, if you can believe it, he's posing a Great Used Car
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Night Stephen Harper Channelled Axl Rose
Well it must have been a scary sight. Stephen Harper at the Con Christmas party last night.Channelling Axl Rose. Stephen Harper channelled Axl Rose for his musical encore at the annual Conservative Christmas party on Tuesday night. Harper was on keyboards and lead vocals with his new band the Van Cats
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Sad and Desperate Return to Parliament
Well after spending most of the past month travelling around the world, hopping from one photo-op to another, Stephen Harper finally returned to Parliament yesterday.And as you can see from this grainy photo, and the weird look on Candice Bergen's face, it was not a pretty sight.He was angry, he was bitter,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Incredible Shrinking Surplus
Well it was only a matter of time before somebody totalled up the damage from the plunging price of oil.Added it to Stephen Harper's reckless decision to spend billions trying to buy votes.And concluded that the Con regime's mighty surplus has just about vanished. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Jason Kenney, and the Con Clown Circus
As you know, I sometimes like to portray the foul Harper regime as a Con clown circus.Because although they are the most sinister government in Canadian history, fanatical, brutish, and cruel. They are also hysterically incompetent.And today was one of their best shows EVER !!!!Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Outrageous Boondoggle Tour of the North
We knew it was just another extravagant photo-op, a chance for Stephen Harper to pose as a Great Strong Leader and a Great Explorer.The man who found the remains of the Franklin expedition, and told Putin to take a hike… We knew he made an absolute fool of himself.We knew he
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Joe Oliver’s Dangerously Reckless Budget Scam
Well as you know, I wasn't exactly impressed by Joe Oliver's totally political fiscal update, and by the way he is recklessly blowing the surplus.To try to buy votes and leave no money in the cupboard, so the opposition can't make their own spending promises.While also leaving no money for a rainy
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Joe Oliver and the Incredible Shrinking Surplus
It was hard to imagine a scarier sight, than old Joe Oliver delivering his fiscal update to an audience of Bay Street business types the other day.And announcing that Canadians should support the Cons, because he's blown the surplus trying to buy votes.So they can't trust the opposition to run or ruin
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will Stephen Harper Go For a Late Fall Election?
It's been the subject of much fevered speculation. Will Stephen Harper call an early election? And if so how early?And no doubt Great Desperate Leader is consulting his crystal ball, and the fevered voices in his head.And in his brief moments of lucidity, probably wondering if he DID go early what
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