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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@Apr 9 2005, 12:10 AM
Basically our government is filled with idiots who couldn't get jobs in the real world so they flock to a place where thier ass kissing, and favor granting gets them keys to the vault.
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Actually I think the current Minister of Foreign Affairs is quite qualified.
He's not exactly Lester B. Pearson, but Pettigrew's qualifications and experience are considerably (infinitely, I'd say) better than what Stockwell Day's.
Come on Captain, look through the bio's of the current Cabinet and tell me that those people aren't accomplished. Don't make me defend the Liberals. Disagree with their politics all you want but you won't find one of them who isn't an accomplished, well educated, politically experienced person.
Then look at Stockwell Day's resumé that consists of not much, national failure and embarassment. You and I rarely agree on anything but I absolutely respect your opinion so if you can show me something that you think qualifies him to be the face (and the brain behind it) of our country in international affairs then I will listen.
"Our government is filled with idiots who couldn't get jobs..."
I'm not sure about all of them, but if you look at the bigwigs... Paul Martin became fabulously wealthy in the private sector. So did Jean Chretien. Jacob Austin is a graduate of Harvard law school, Jean Austin and Ralph Goodale have law degrees and so does Anne Mclellan -- she was even a professor before going into politics. Robillard has an MA, Dion has a Ph.D and he was also a professor and bigwig thinktanker in Washington before going into politics. Pettigrew was a VP with Deloitte & Touche for 10 years. Andy Scott seems to have been a lifelong politician so, ummm. James Peterson was president of some banking-type institution. Bill Graham was a lawyer and professor before he got into politics and he doesn't need the money the government pays him. Albina Guarnieri has a government gig and an MA in English so your theory might be apply to her. Reg Alcock has a Master's from Harvard so he could probably get another job. Geoff Regan is a lawyer. Tony Valeri was a big-wheel in the insurance biz before he got into politics. Aileen Carroll had a real job but her bio makes her sound like a bit of a politico so that's another one for you. Irwin Cotler (Justice) has been a professor and/or "Fellow" at Yale and Harvard and represented Nelson Mandela. Ruben Efford ran some small businesses so I guess he was able to hold down a real job, but maybe not, I don't know. Liza Frulla was a broadcaster and worked in the advertising business. Joe Volpe was a school principal. Joseph Fontana's bio has nothing except he's been in government since 1988. Joe Brison was a banker type. Dosanjh came to Canada and worked in a mill and got his law degree 8 years after he got here so that's not bad. Ken Dryden... you know about Ken Dryden.
I've made it far enough down the
www.pm.gc.ca/eng/bio.asp?id=27 to prove my point and include Ken Dryden so that's as far as I'm going to go. I don't vote for them, but I think the myth of "they can't get another job" is, umm, a myth.