Generally, I'd say that only partisans think that Harper has been a good PM, and only partisans think he's been terrible.
He deserves a lot of credit for parlaying what is largely regional support (in some regions fairly marginal) into a solid minority government that looks at this point pretty hard to topple. He deserves some boos for failing to win a majority in spite of the parade of mediocrity that has been the Liberal leadership since Martin. Seriously, if he can't beat THESE clowns, I'm not sure what there is that can be said.
He has very underrated political savvy--he is calculating and smart. His flaw is that he's autocratic, a bit egotistical and ultimately lacks any sort of long-term economic vision for this country, which means that we're basically in a holding pattern until he leaves office.
His legislative achievements are mediocre; this isn't only his fault, of course--his minority government is a bit of an obstacle. However, he has also been handed an opportunity to create a compromise agenda with the Liberals, who are in most respects his ideological fellow travelers, but has utterly failed to find any way to work with the opposition to create any kind of a successful agenda.
I guess overall I'd give him a C+. Not terrible, but not great. He's just keeping the seat warm for a person with vision at this point--whether that person comes from his own party or from across the aisle.
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