What Greg said

Here:

Harper has unlocked the secret to minority party rule, by an ideologically minority party -- no compromise, constantly stroking the base and daring the opposition to cause another "tedious" election. It is a fiendishly brilliant strategy, but dangerous for the country.

If Harper continues to get away with it, his methods will find their way into every party's toolbox. Also, if elections are seen as tedious, rather than as essential to our form of government, we risk becoming the first country to adopt dictatorship by ennui.

Saturday Afternoon Tab Dump

Once again, let's clear out a few links which I haven't yet turned into full posts but which deserve a look...

- Blogging Horse sets the record straight as to which party has credibility fighting against the HST. (Hint: it's not the one paying provinces $6 billion to raise taxes on their citizens.)

- The Star Phoenix notes a couple of new blogs which have emerged to cover Saskatoon's municipal races.

- What Greg said.

- Finally, Murray Mandryk notes that Brad Wall has eagerly followed his federal commanding officer in using public resources to distribute "irritatingly intolerable political propaganda".

What Greg said

On the Libs' options:

If Liberals allow the Harper budget to pass, they will hear forever, the words "Well, I am just following the budget that was passed with the help of the Liberal Party", whenever Harper is asked about anything to do with the state of the economy. Think about that for a while before abandoning the idea of a coalition. Either way your party is going to own the recession. You might as well be in the driver's seat instead of being tied up in the trunk.