How Much for Harper's Make-Up?

[jdobbin]

And that lie would be...?

I think the reference was to a joke that was not understood by the Harper lovers: that Harper gets double for his money by having a stylist and a psychic.

This is unlike the lie that Harper fired Michelle Muntean.

[guyser]

Ask and you shall receive.

Funny. Harper's stylist doubles as his psychic adviser.

How do we know thats a lie. She billed herself as both a stylist and psychic. We only know what Harpers admitted to. And that is he hired a stylist/psychic.

I guess if he decides to fess up, then we will all know. But until then, it festers.........

Still minor potatoes.

[jdobbin]

I guess if he decides to fess up, then we will all know. But until then, it festers.........

Day after day Harper lets it go on. I thought he was smart about stuff like this. You get the information out there and let the people decide and move on. Can't really move on when the information has to wait over thirty days. It also doesn't help when people lie that the make-up artist was fired.

[sharkman]

How do we know thats a lie. She billed herself as both a stylist and psychic. We only know what Harpers admitted to. And that is he hired a stylist/psychic.

I guess if he decides to fess up, then we will all know. But until then, it festers.........

Still minor potatoes.

Yeah, past governments have lost track of 1 billion and this is just not that big a deal. Education, Medicine, immigration, these are the issues that we need to be holding the politicians' feet to the fire over.

[jdobbin]

Yeah, past governments have lost track of 1 billion and this is just not that big a deal. Education, Medicine, immigration, these are the issues that we need to be holding the politicians' feet to the fire over.

It is why it is such a shock that the man who said he would bring transparency to government hid the costs and continues to hide the cost of something that he repudiated in the past.

[guyser]

Yeah, past governments have lost track of 1 billion and this is just not that big a deal. Education, Medicine, immigration, these are the issues that we need to be holding the politicians' feet to the fire over.

Yup, for the most part correct.

They got voted out of power too.

And so.....it festers.

[Michael Bluth]

It is why it is such a shock that the man who said he would bring transparency to government hid the costs and continues to hide the cost of something that he repudiated in the past.

Hiding the costs would imply he has ignored a parliamentary deadline. The deadline hasn't passed.

His past repudiation is also tenuous.

Harper is by no means perfect, there are a lot bigger things a thoughtful, reasonable critic could fault him for. Attacking him on everything and anything, while focusing on something this minor is very weak.

[guyser]

Harper is by no means perfect, there are a lot bigger things a thoughtful, reasonable critic could fault him for. Attacking him on everything and anything, while focusing on something this minor is very weak.

And that is a fair assessment.

But the weakness if Harpers. He could have quite easily said , Yes she is on our payroll, I need help on styles (and recd head nods in agreement from everyone) we pay her this much.

Over and done with. Would not even be yesterdays news. It would be buried under 40 feet of landfill because it would be so last month....or was it March?

I dont think anyone in this country wants ourt PM looking like a doofus. So , get the damn stylist, and disclose the info. It matters not what I think of him.Love or hate him, I DO want him to look good on the world stage.

[sharkman]

Yeah, past governments have lost track of 1 billion and this is just not that big a deal. Education, Medicine, immigration, these are the issues that we need to be holding the politicians' feet to the fire over.

Yup, for the most part correct.

They got voted out of power too.

And so.....it festers.

Actually, no they didn't get voted out of power. The 1 billion incident was in the late 90's. Not until Gomery did Canadians turf out the Libs.

Kind of puts things into perspective, jdobbin not withstanding.

[jdobbin]

I dont think anyone in this country wants ourt PM looking like a doofus. So , get the damn stylist, and disclose the info. It matters not what I think of him.Love or hate him, I DO want him to look good on the world stage.

The issue could have been dealt with weeks ago. Instead, the Tories themselves drag it out. They should defend the expense if they believe in it. Instead, they act ashamed and initially denied Muntean was employed.

[jdobbin]

Actually, no they didn't get voted out of power. The 1 billion incident was in the late 90's. Not until Gomery did Canadians turf out the Libs.

And now the Tories are beginning the same game of a secretive PMO that hides expenses. Not a good sign.

[sharkman]

Actually, no they didn't get voted out of power. The 1 billion incident was in the late 90's. Not until Gomery did Canadians turf out the Libs.

And now the Tories are beginning the same game of a secretive PMO that hides expenses. Not a good sign.

Uh, the Liberals weren't hiding the money, they completely lost track of it. And I think 1 billion is worth your attention, one possible person's salary is merely a witchhunt.

Let us know about the underwear!

[Michael Bluth]

But the weakness if Harpers. He could have quite easily said , Yes she is on our payroll, I need help on styles (and recd head nods in agreement from everyone) we pay her this much.

Harper would have been better off to provide the salary figure up front.

The biggest fault of the Conservative Government so far has been an inability to deal with the unexpected or when forced to respond without a script.

The Conservatives really need to make some serious decisions this summer. They need to select some new priorities and decide when they want to have the next election.

Their most serious problems have come since they ran out of steam on the five priorities.

Either decide on a issue worthy of an election in the fall or come up with another year's worth of priorities to govern on.

[jdobbin]

Uh, the Liberals weren't hiding the money, they completely lost track of it. And I think 1 billion is worth your attention, one possible person's salary is merely a witchhunt.

Let us know about the underwear!

So Liberals were just incompetent while the Tories are guilty of deception by not listing a person as a staff member.

SpongeBob Underwear. Probably paid for with taxpayer money.

[Michael Bluth]

SpongeBob Underwear. Probably paid for with taxpayer money.

Must you be so childish?

[jdobbin]

I wonder if Muntean will be accompanying Harper on his upcoming overseas trip and how much it will cost.

[jbg]

Wow, dude. Get a grip. Really.

His BC bud's a bit strong.

[normanchateau]

But the weakness if Harpers. He could have quite easily said , Yes she is on our payroll, I need help on styles (and recd head nods in agreement from everyone) we pay her this much.

The biggest fault of the Conservative Government so far has been an inability to deal with the unexpected or when forced to respond without a script.

Well said. Case in point: the utter lack of preparedness of Passport Canada for large numbers of Canadians suddenly wanting passports. It makes one worry how this government would respond to a serious security issue, e.g. a terrorist attack or other unscripted disaster requiring assistance. Will this government try to get off the hook by blaming the citizens for not anticipating the disaster?

[jdobbin]

It is now 32 days till the Tories must report to Parliament of Harper's make-up artist. They just continue to drag this thing out.

[Michael Bluth]

It is now 32 days till the Tories must report to Parliament of Harper's make-up artist. They just continue to drag this thing out.

It's now 23 hours and 37 minutes until jdobbin's inner voices will command him to post it is 31 days until the deadline for the Conservatives to honour a request of Parliament.

He just continues to flog this dead horse.

Hopefully they don't command him to go postal.

[jdobbin]

It makes one worry how this government would respond to a serious security issue, e.g. a terrorist attack or other unscripted disaster requiring assistance.

Given what they have been doing with the Afghan file, they would delete it out and cite national security like they did with the Federal Court this week.

Then they would probably lie about it as some here have lied in regards to Michelle Muntean being fired.

[jdobbin]

It is now 31 days till we find out how much Harper's make-up artist costs. Will their support drop even further in the next weeks? Last two polls have been a statistical tie. It has been two bad weeks for the Tories and this was an issue they could have dispensed with weeks ago.

[Michael Bluth]

It is now 31 days till we find out how much Harper's make-up artist costs. Will their support drop even further in the next weeks? Last two polls have been a statistical tie. It has been two bad weeks for the Tories and this was an issue they could have dispensed with weeks ago.

This issue hasn't figured in the commentary in any recent polls.

21 hours and three minutes until jdobbin tells us it is 30 days until we hear.

[normanchateau]

It is now 31 days till we find out how much Harper's make-up artist costs. Will their support drop even further in the next weeks? Last two polls have been a statistical tie. It has been two bad weeks for the Tories and this was an issue they could have dispensed with weeks ago.

This issue hasn't figured in the commentary in any recent polls.

You're right. It hasn't. Are you suggesting that Harper should decide what to do or not do on the basis of polls?

Didn't you condemn Martin for doing this or am I thinking of someone else?

[jdobbin]

You're right. It hasn't. Are you suggesting that Harper should decide what to do or not do on the basis of polls?

It's just one more shoe to drop in the ongoing saga of how much it costs to apply make-up to Harper.