“I certainly hope that you will no longer use that hashtag”

54 Replies to ““I certainly hope that you will no longer use that hashtag””

1. “This is a grossly dishonest and fabricated ‘controversy’. They congratulated the Syrian regime for joining Paris. They never condoned its crimes.”
   Come, come now.
   Yes, it’s really more of a flat-footed political gaffe rather than a “controversy”. BUT you can’t be tut-tutting and tsk-tsking the Syrian government for its actions in the current civil war on the one hand and then cheerily congratulating it on the either for joining the Paris agreement. This speaks of a governing party in Ottawa that either can’t keep its policy lines straight or employs empty-headed worker bees as its staff minions.* Not impressive either way.
   What’s next? Will Canada be applauding Kim Jong-un for the great work he’s doing reducing carbon emissions in his country by keeping so many gas-powered cars off the road?
   * I suspect the latter, given our Dear Leader’s particular penchant for controlling and manipulating his own public persona on social media.

2. “The US system does not weigh itself down with such nonsense. The ‘Cabinet’ is outside the congress. Presumably this allows for people of high qualification.”
   Yeah, sure, and that system has really made a big difference for them, hasn’t it? What’s the US debt at right now? Around 20 trillion?

3. “These people are all ‘eligible’ for an appointment to Cabinet as they got elected, but none are truly qualified for the position they hold.”
   Any Canadian citizen who is eligible to vote is qualified to sit in the House of Commons and hold a cabinet position.
   We must never, ever allow the political class to convince us otherwise. Either we’re a democracy or we’re a technocracy. We cannot be both. I’ll take my chances with the former, thanks.

4. “What’s the US debt at right now? Around 20 trillion?”
   And every penny authorized by Congress. The president has no authority to spend money not authorized by Congress.