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Originally Posted by John Doe
This. I have never seen him admit to an error. It seems to me that Harper sees owning up to a mistake as a sign of weakness.
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I think in politics, it absolutely is.
I haven't seen anyone in this thread giving Harper any credit for anything he's ever done, so why would he (Harper) believe that by owning up to something, that he'll actually get credit for it?
Remember the crap Harper got a couple pages back about the "I'm not perfect" ad? He basically showed some weakness and people saw it as a sign of desperation.
In this case, sticking to your guns (however weak) is at least neutral. Admitting weakness is either neutral, or negative. There is no upside for owning up to a mistake.