Analysis: Harper's loss is 'a rebuke of historic proportions'

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Source: The Globe and Mail

Stephen Harper entered the election resolved to offer the voters nothing more than himself, one more time. The voters said no, in a rebuke of historic proportions.

In that respect, the final days reflected the worst elements of Mr. Harper’s administrations: the vindictiveness, the desire to divide. They reflected as well a dark streak in the Harper legacy: attacking knowledge by cancelling the long-form census; attacking the Supreme Court; treating opponents as enemies; and discounting the worth of those who opposed or even questioned him.

At the end, his government was exhausted; most of its best talent had left and those who remained, Mr. Harper especially, had nothing new and interesting to offer other than condescending contempt for the other contenders.

... The people responded by looking elsewhere, to the last person Stephen Harper would want to see succeed him, leading the party he sought to extinguish, and with a from-third-to-first-to-majority government victory unprecedented in this country’s history. To lose is one thing; to lose this way to this man is humiliating.

And Stephen Harper has only himself to blame.

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harpers-conservatives-trailing-liberals/article26879506/

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1. kick

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2. "Harper has only himself to blame"

Please. Have you known ANY conservatives in the last 15 or 20 years? There's ALWAYS someone else to blame.

But it's nice to see that at least in some places, conservative jerks can push too far. So far, we haven't found that limit in a lot of places. And yes, I'm looking at you, Kansas. And Texas. And Florida. And Wisconsin.

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3. They're pushing too far in Europe too. The Left is on the rise again after decades of disastrous

neo-lib/con policies.

May it become a Tsunami and then, let the prosecutions begin. Wall St, War criminals, all protected by their bought and paid for politicians

I wondered how long it would take Canada to rid themselves of that phony.

The neo-libs here must be getting nervous seeing all their buddies being kicked out of office.

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4. A big hurrah and bravo to our northern neighbors!!!

Well done, Canucks! May your repudiation of RW insanity be an inspiration to us Yanks in our upcoming elections.

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9. +1. n/t

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5. Couldn't happen to a nicer fellow.

Sounds like Harper and his cronies were hanging out with American baggers. Oh, how I wish that would happen here, but I have no faith in the voter suppressed, gerrymandered, Kochsucking political system we are currently stuck with.

Congratulations, Canada!!!

[Turborama]

6. The intro was good, but in total it looks like a fond eulogy, to me.

Is there a more left leaning newspaper in Canada?

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8. They glossed over his destruction of environmental data

I'm not even sure if that's worse than muzzling scientists.

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10. Known as either The Mop and Pail and Grope and Flail in Canada

yeah the editorial was rather lame and tame as compared to the real disgust of the Harper regime.

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7. And the world needed it, too.

They should prosecute Harper now.

Because there is also much that Stephen Harper can be proud of. He united a fractured conservative movement and led it to victory after victory after victory.

Because Canadians were turning into greedy dupes, sorry to say.