The Pendragon's Hall

I rarely make forays into foreign politics--for one thing, only smug, liberal know-it-alls do that on a regular basis (Exhibit A--Michael Moore). But I have some rather personal ties to Canada right now so a definite interest in what goes on there. I was reading last night how the Liberals gave the NDP (for non-Canadians this is the far-left socialist party, equivalent to our Greens) almost 4.6 billion dollars in spending for the next budget so that they can pass the bill and keep their government in existence. The NDP leader says it is "an agreement in principle." Translation: we're just the same as they are. He might want to think about the implications of that, considering the Liberals are being investigated for corruption. But then again, all Leftists are alike--spending is what they do best. Abraham Lincoln once identified the slave-owner mentality as the idea "that says, 'You sweat and labor and make your bread, and I'll eat it!'" I leave the parallels to your own imagination. According to the news story last night, even with NDP support and two Independents likely to side with the Liberals, the vote count should still stand at 154-153 against the Liberal budget, at least if the Bloc can be counted on and I suspect it can be for this at least. Then it will be up to the Canadian voter. This is not tremendously reassuring, but still....Here's hoping they do the right thing. Besides, I'm hoping a new government means Bush goes to Ottawa again and I can come visit!