So the left brought out their best impression of South Park.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper fended off allegations Monday that his government deliberately meddled in the U.S. primaries by trying to undermine Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s stand on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Despite Harper’s attempts at damage control, the controversy spilled over into the politics of both countries Monday. Hillary Clinton, facing a final defeat at Obama’s hands, sought to exploit the controversy on the eve of key primaries in Texas and Ohio.
In Ottawa, NDP Leader Jack Layton accused Harper of attempting to damage Obama, the Democratic frontrunner, and called for the firing of a key prime ministerial aide for allegedly leaking a diplomatic memo that suggested the Illinois senator was saying different things in private and in public about NAFTA.
“Instead of sticking his neck out for the Republican party over there, why doesn’t he stand up for working families over here?†Layton charged during question period. Harper scoffed at the suggestion that his minority government has that kind of clout south of the 49th parallel.
“This government doesn’t claim that kind of power,†the prime minister responded. “I certainly deny any allegation that this government has attempted to interfere in the American election.â€
Because the second coming of JFK could never screw up on his own.