As IF Times

link CBC News – Canada – Guergis handling catastrophic: Ignatieff.

Really? Catastrophic?  Not unfortunate, poorly handled or even stupid, but catastrophic? Like polar ice melting, or hurricanes, or Liberal electoral wins?  Three balls in the water on a short par 3 is catastrophic, but kicking someone out of cabinet for an alleged misdeed?  Where’s the sense of perspective here?  It must be incumbent upon politicians to lace their epithets with bizarre hyperbole in order to make very small points.  Was the lack of croissants at the parliamentary buffet a catastrophe, one that should shame all Canadians?  

Certainly Ignatieff is not the only one guilty of disingenuous hyperbole in his comments. To some degree, the inflated language makes some sense since most voters have tuned out the babblings of most politicians because little of consequence is ever said.  There is seldom any candor in any announcements that are made and most expect that any utterances will contain some kind of partisan spin.  The favoured line of politicians in our country is, “The people of Canada….” fill in the blank.  Every time someone utters that annoying hackneyed phrase, just substitute it with what they really mean, which is ” our party thinks that”.

One of the most annoying phrases ever uttered was by a former Prime Minister who professed that whatever policies they championed were in alignment “with da Canadian values” which really meant the wants of the federal Liberal party.  Ask any one in Canada what da Canadian values are and they’ll reply “almost at par with the American at the moment, about 98 cents”.

People should take a day off and sit in the legislatures of their provinces or if they’re able to, take in a session of parliament.  The posturing, histrionics and cajolling are great entertainment and eye opening for anyone who thinks that the law process is sober and reflective.  Since most are trained lawyers, the scene more resembles  thespians overacting in an audition than people with sharp legal minds.  Supposedly, they are acting in our best interests.  Methinks they’re just acting.

link Voters’ anxiety clouds Obama’s historic successes – USATODAY.com.

This article and those like it remind me of dry heaves.  Just as you think you have experienced the last of the horrible nauseating feeling, another wave overtakes you more excruciating than the last because you are spent from fighting the symptoms of nausea.  Let’s put a label on this and call if for what it is, ODDS, or Obama Deity Derangement Syndrome. 

While understandable during an election campaign to attribute other world capabilities to a favored candidate, surely after almost 2 years in office and undeniably mishandling ALL of the major issues during that time, you have to be delusional to continue to trumpet the skills and accomplishments of someone so utterly incapable of the job.   This is a real life Monty Python movie.  This is not a political observation, this is a business observation.  In the real world, success is measured  by results not spin.  The administration can claim no achievements during their time spent at the control levers of the nation.  Virtually all of the campaign promises so naively accepted during the campaign have been broken or will be. 

Politics as usual, certainly, but never before in the history of the nation have policies been so blindly administered purely for reasons of ideology and with such blatant disregard for practical consequences.  Regardless of this however, most of the media still get weak at the knees when describing the soaring achievements of the White House.  Well, it’s time we got the opinion of those that really matter, those who can coldly judge without the added spin.  The judges from American Idol and Dancing With The Stars weigh in with their assessments:

Bruno:  A decent performance, you have flair and your presentation is professional, but you need to express more emotion and passion.  You are a bit like a shopping cart being pushed around by your handlers.    5.

Len:  Well the Presidency is a very tough role and some are suited to it and some are not.  This is probably  not your best role, community organizer is a better fit perhaps.  Let’s just say you did your best and move on.  5. 

Carrie Ann:  Well the moves were a bit stilted and definitely lacked any passion.  I think that at this stage in your position, you should be more clearly expressing the will of your constituents, but I see conflicts with your natural inclinations.  It still looks very mechanical and the teleprompters don’t help.  5.

Simon:  For me, that was just  awful.  (boooo in the background) Clearly this role is not suited for you.  I think you picked the wrong role and you have the wrong backup people, I see you more comfortable battling authority than being authority.  We need to see you more as yourself rather than trying to fit into a free market capitalist disguise.

Paula:  Week after week you come on here and I just love your suit and haircut and I agree with Simon that this is probably not your best, but you look wonderful and I think you tried real hard with what you had to work with and you have a good stage  presence and  dress well every week and just try to be yourself and be the star that you are and your suits look good and maybe your next role is more suitable and I’m a fan and I just love you.

Randy:  For me dude, it was just a’ight.  I don’t feel it man. I get the feeling you are trying to be someone you really aren’t.  Dude, if you want to be a socialist, just say so and get real.  I don’t think this capitalist free market gig is your bag.

Geez, tough reviews.  I wonder if he’ll survive the next round of voting.