Next to the definition of “Wuss” is a picture of Canadian MP, Pat Martin
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s motorcade has acquired a presidential look.
But one MP says the big black SUV now cruising at the rear of the entourage is a bit too remindful of President George W. Bush.
And its gas-chugging potential raises other issues, even for a prime minister who ditched the Kyoto accord, says New Democrat Pat Martin.
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The 320-horsepower V8 Chevrolet Tahoe now embedded in Harper’s parade is made in the U.S. GM Canada truck plants assemble Silverado pickups.
As has been said of the SUVs in Bush’s procession, the new black wheels add an air of intimidation to Harper’s motorcade.
“It looks like something Darth Vader would be driving,” says Martin. “We’ve got this gas-guzzling behemoth touring around with the prime minister. It looks tough, it looks quasi-military. Is that the kind of image the prime minister wants to project?”
No doubt that Martin thinks Harper has been taken in by ‘The Dark Side’.
Since when is an all black vehicle “quasi-military”? What a bunch of pansies.
Some enlightening parts,
The drivers are armed RCMP officers, but the addition of the SUV makes the entire motorcade look like a Secret Service operation.
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Officials at the Defence Department and Emergency Preparedness Canada could not say whether security levels have changed because of Canada’s decision to engage an army battle group against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Now lets just say that somewhere in Canada maybe lurks a group of surly taliban, hopping mad about the deployment of Canadian troops. Not unrealistic considering the Chinese fire drill that is Canada’s imigration and asylum history.
Let’s just suppose that maybe the afore mentioned religious nutjobs decide to voice their displeasure by taking out the Prime Minister. Would then the good New Democrat Pat Martin being apalled that the security was too lax?
A show of force sometimes is better than keeping it hidden. The bad guys have to consider wether they’d get shot full of neat little 5.56mm or 9mm holes before they could have their fun.
If you were pissed off enough to walk over and start yelling at someone, would you pause if he had a 6’8″ friend wearing brass knuckles standing next to him?
Let’s use some sense here.