Martin Forgets Hobbes
February 25, 2005 · By Tom Cerber
Thomas Hobbes: “Contracts without the sword are only words, Covenants without a King are useless.�
As if US Air Command is going to bother phoning Mr. Dithers to make a decision about an incoming missile. Imagine how long it would take for him to consult his Quebec caucus to ask their permission for the Americans to shoot down a missile over Alberta airspace. (hat tip: Proud to be Canadian & k@chikel)
PS: k@chikel makes the excellent point that Mr. Dithers’s statement has painted him into a much tighter, and even more ant-American corner than Mr. Crouton ever did:
To say that an unauthorized violation of our air space is a violation of our sovereignty is just short of saying that such violation is akin to an act of war.
I had a good lauch when I read Martin’s statements this morning. Martin can’t possible think anyone is taking him seriously now. Between his obsession with the recent polling numbers and the grip the Quebec caucus has on his private parts, it suprising he even bothered to make a decision.
True enough. However, as much of a ditherer he is, he and his party are extremely astute readers of opinion polls.
[...] hinks that way. What does that tell you? PS (11:55AM). See also Proud to be Canadian, and Tom Cerber at The Politic.
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