Conservative vs. Liberal Politics

The continuance or elimination of the long gun registry is not an issue on which I have a well-formed opinion. Neither do I have any reason to jump in on the issue of whether Cheliak is being removed from his role in managing the program for political or language reasons. Well, ok, except to note that the government knew about his (lack of) language skills when they appointed him 9 months ago.

What appeals to my sense of humour is the way the Liberal party is choosing to complain about the matter. This is laid out very nicely in this CBC article. See if you can spot the contradiction in the following lines from the article:

Speaking at a news conference Thursday to unveil a slideshow of the Conservatives' "enemies list" — Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay said the Tories "want puppets, not professionals."

Ignatieff orders whipped vote

The House of Commons is considering Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner's private member's bill to scrap the registry...

I now have one more reason to continue my non-partisan ways by holding both of these federal political parties in the greatest contempt.