Last night’s Peterborough Examiner provided an excellent snapshot of the political situation both locally and nationally. Here are two key highlights: Harper broke his promise to deliver a fairer, less partisan electoral system. That shouldn’t be a s…

“Deceivin’ Stephen” - I love it.

I think you’re right, this will be a big point that will come up a lot. BUT I think it should be used to show the trend…

The answer is yes. How do you think Chretien stayed in power for so long?

So let me get this straight, the CPC campaign is all about Harper and his sweater vest sensibility and leadership, but the opposition can’t list his broken promises to show a lack of leadership? Or dishonest?

During an election?

After the negative personal attack ads the Conservatives have run against Dion for the last 20 months or so?

You are kidding right?

Sorry, sauce for the goose and all that. If the Cons are going to run on Harper’s leadership, its going to be attacked.

I heard Stalin was a strong leader too, that didn’t make him “good” for Russia

Harper is a strong leader, if you take an objective definition of it. The NDP gets this, which is why they are trying to spin his strength as the “wrong kind of strong”. That’s smart.

Your biggest hurdle is that the vast majority of the public doesn’t really see much difference between Canada today and before 2006. For them it’s par for the course. So the more you try to claim the sky has fallen, the more ridiculous you are going to sound (not that you’re concerned about sounding ridiculous. In fact you, you see to relish it.)

Aaron, you, being a Conservative, should well know the Karl Rove playbook of attacking your opponent’s perceived strength (since the Cons. have borrowed so freely from it).

Harper claims to be a “strong leader”. We tear that little hypocrisy apart, or show that his being strong is detrimental to Canada, and your campaign falls apart, because he’s all that the Cons have. It’s a joke actually how weak the entire caucus is - with the possible exception of Jim Prentice.

And, There’s nothing secret about Harper’s plans that is going to get pointed out.. He’s been quite open that he wishes to radically change Canada as we know it.. and we’re going to point out it’s been and will be for the worst.

While you’re at it, perhaps you can compile a list of those other, secret plans that Harper was going to implement that the Liberal campaign made up out of thin air, and how many of those he followed through on.