Why do NS politicians always hector us?

Perhaps it’s the self-righteous streak that runs through the Canadian character.
Or maybe the lack of sophistication that limits Nova Scotia politics.
Perhaps, it’s down to the fact that Nova Scotian politicians have always traded off  charisma in order to appeal to the lowest-common-denominator.
Whatever the reason, political players always sound like they are hectoring.
Listen to Stephen Harper.  [...]

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Pot-Kettle-Black, Mr. Greene

The former Rodney MacDonald handler and recent Harper appointed Senator Stephen Greene dropped the Nova Scotia Tories in a spot of trouble with ill-conceived remarks comparing Darrell Dexter’s NDP to socialist regimes such as North Korea and Cuba.
Put aside for a moment the naive nature of such a comment.
Put aside also the fact that Mr. [...]

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It just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser

… as Alice in Wonderland famously said.
On one hand, we have Tory Rodney talking about suspending debt payments so there will be more money to spend.
On the other hand we have Orange NDP Darrell Dexter saying we shouldn’t divert payments away from the debt.
Blue = spend, spend, spend, debt be damned
Orange = prudence, caution, responsiblity.
Has [...]

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Rodney does vaudeville act on final day of legislature

And what a performance it was from the preem of Nova Scotia.
So lost, so out of touch, so far from reality he was on this last day that when asked by opposition leader Darrell Dexter for an economic update, Rodney starts singing and dancing like no one else was in the room.
He brags – brags! [...]

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Rodney’s support is slip slidin’ away

But the big surprise in the Corporate Research Associates poll is that Rodney MacDonald has actually garnered 27 per cent support. After his less-than-stellar spring sitting.
Well done, you, Rodo!
True, you trail Darrell McDarrell with his NDP 38 per cent support and Stephen No-Beard McNeil with his 30 percent.
But they haven’t been in government, have they?
They [...]

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The bland leading the bland in Nova Scotia

He may not knock Premier Rodo McDodo off his stoop, but at least the NDP learder Mr. Darrell McDarrell isn’t propping up McDodo.
He announced today that he will not support the provincial budget.
That’s more than we can say for the Liberal leader Stephen McNoBeard.
He came charging in on a white stallion last week to save [...]

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