Angry Harper is back!

Canadian politics is a really boring subject. Things are about as exciting as the declining Chretien era, maybe even more dry. Harper’s PMO has a vice grip on the Conservative caucus and has centralized decision making to the point of insanity. Actually, I’m pretty sure that he has secretly replaced all of his MPs with robots! I do love robots. But damn, can’t you robots do something scandalous so I have something to read on globeandmail.com while I’m at work?

I love Harper’s reversal back into the angry, bitter man that dominated his image pre-elction campaign. During the campaign, Harper probably had “smile, and don’t be a bitch!” written as a cheat sheet on the back of his hand, because it didn’t really seem that he hated people that much. Just like we originally guessed though, it’s pretty clear that he does indeed hate all people, especially Ottawa reporters:

The prime minister does not want to hold press conferences unless his staff choose which journalists ask questions from a list they compile. The Ottawa press gallery has refused to play by those rules. [globeandmail.com]

Damn you Ottawa press gallery! Why will you not bend to such a simple request?! You pro-Liberal hippies! I will not trust you to ask the right questions. That’s it! From now on, I’m only talking to local reporters. And maybe the US media.

Yeah, it’s pretty freaking unbelievable. I’m sure by local reporters he really means local Global media reporters and Sun newspaper reporters. I doubt he’ll be making rounds at the Toronto Star. So, from now on, if you want to hear about the federal government and Stephen Harper, pick up your local crap rag and dive in!

It’s scary how much Stephen Harper’s regime is starting to resemble George W’s.