So much so that I can barely summon the energy to write about it. But then, that would play right into their hands wouldn't it? A scenario in which people become so disgusted with politics that they simply disengage, when what we need to do is engage fully, and vote these conniving slime balls out on their collective asses at the earliest opportunity.
So, yeah, here we go again with another attempt by the Cons to block a hearing, this one into their G20 malfeasance, that saw the largest sum ever spent on security at any summit in the history of the world and the largest mass arrests in the history of Canada. Over $1 billion spent, over 1000 arrests made = $1 million per arrest. Priceless!
And wouldn't you know it, the now-standard "you must support the bad guys" canard was trotted out by former used car salesman Dean Del Maestro thusly: “I don’t agree with the NDP and the fact it seems to be lining itself up
with anarchist groups that went to Toronto and caused damage.” I mean really, how do these guys manage to keep a straight face? And who are the poor benighted fools that believe this tripe?
Tory committee chairman Garry Breitkreuz allowed MPs to fill the time with incoherent ranting
and refused a Liberal request for unanimous consent to move
to the vote. In the end, the filibuster ran out the clock and no vote on whether to launch a probe was held.
“I think the
government doesn’t want to have an inquiry, they’re hoping the summer
is going to wash this all away,” said Liberal MP Mark Holland. “Their refusal to have a
vote, their filibustering I think is evidence that they’ve got a lot to
hide.” reports the Montreal Gazette. He added that they have already drafted the request to call a second meeting, which would then have to take place within 5 days.
The good news in all of this? Politicians unable to get away to their cottages. That calls for another beer!
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