A first reaction to the Cons' throne speech: so much for my theory that the Liebermanley Group was actually intended to buy the Cons time and deniability on Afghanistan. Instead, by calling for a two-year extension of the current mission without bothering to hear from a panel which he himself appointed last week, Harper himself has made it absolutely clear that he couldn't care less what it has to say.
As a result, it seems that the sole purposes of last week's announcement of the panel were to put temporary pressure on the Libs, and to win a modicum of public perception of having John Manley on the Cons' side. Which in turn adds yet another in the column of misusing public resources for partisan gain.
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