Three Good Reasons to Keep Stephen Harper
In case you are in a “Let’s Definitely Lose the Next Election by Dumping Harper” mood, I implore you to think about the alternatives, and perhaps more importantly, how to raise their profile sufficiently when they take over.
Here are a few options for you:
Well, love him or not, Stockwell Day is still around. Anybody want to give this pony a ride again? You know, I was no fan of Stockwell Day, but he has done a hell of a job as the Foreign Affairs Critic, and most people I have spoken with (even those from the “PC” side of the equation) hope he’ll stick around for the long haul, but nobody I know wants to make him Leader!
I love Diane Ablonczy! I really do! She is a fabulous MP, and an important part of the Conservative team. But she ran for leadership of the Canadian Alliance Party, and lost to Stockwell Day. I really don’t think she’ll ever lead the party.
They said his political career was over when he signed the “deal with the devil” to become leader of the PC Party. Well, that was a long time ago, and I wouldn’t count him out, but Peter demonstrated his need at the convention to show a little bit more political maturity before he is ready to take over. Definitely a future winner, but certainly not right now!
Well, who else has been around for awhile?
- Jason Kenney, nouveau chic? Probably not.
- Chuck Strahl? Are we over the DRC yet? Hmmm… probably not.
- James Moore? Smart enough, but probably not right wing enough for Party Members.
- Jim Prentice? Too soft-spoken.
- Rona Ambrose? Too new.
- Rahim Jaffer? I think Rahim is great! I’d vote for him in a minute, but I doubt Canadians are willing to accept a Muslim Prime Minister.
So, who would replace Harper?
For now, how about nobody! Let’s get on with the fight, and see how he performs during the upcoming election before we haul out the pitchforks and torches.
And if he loses the election, dear Lord, we can start looking around again.
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