January 21, 2006
FILING DOWN OUR HORNS TRICKED THEM:
Anti-U.S. Tack Backfires On Canada's Liberals (Doug Struck, January 21, 2006, Washington Post)
Rob Hlohinec, 58, doesn't see what's so bad about Americans. He even admits to knowing some."I've talked to Americans. They want the same things we want," Hlohinec said as he watched a Conservative Party campaign rally in this Ontario town last week.
At his side, Irene Heller, 82, agreed. She said that was one reason she would vote to replace the government headed by the Liberal Party's Paul Martin in Canadian national elections on Monday. Martin, she said, uses anti-Americanism to try to win votes.
"He gets votes when he knocks America, and I don't approve of that," said Heller, who braved a sleet storm to attend the rally.
Heller's and Hlohinec's candidate, Conservative leader Stephen Harper, holds a strong lead in public opinion polls, fueled largely by dissatisfaction with 12 years of Liberal rule. Among the dissatisfied are voters unhappy with the growing divide between Canada and the United States.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 21, 2006 11:24 AM
Judging by the results in Germany and the pending outcome in Canada, foregin leaders can only go to the well once using Bush Derangement Syndrome as the cornerstone of their campaign. Try it a second time after not doing anything positive following the previous election, and the voters outside of the true believers tune you out.
Posted by: John at January 21, 2006 12:03 PM