No notwithstanding? No worries!

Paul Matin is losing it more each day now. It's kind of sad to see a leader spin into his own grave in such ugly fasion, but he's talked himself into a corner and now he can't get out. Pretty soon he'll only be able to answer questions with a blank stare:

Courtesy of Small Dead Animals:

Notwithstanding 2-Tier Health Care

Regular reader "gimbol";

I was watching the CTV scrum of Martin answering questions from reporters after his big speech today.

Gloria Galloway coldcocked Bucky with a question that I'm sure almost made him lose his lunch.

Not verbatum but I think I'm close to the verbage.

"..If you remove the NWSC and the supreme court decides to deny two tier medicine is a violation of right to security of person, what are you going to do then?.."

Methinks Gloria was reading your "SWTE:Martin Abandons The Canada Health Act"

I hope the hell someone was.

I can't believe it's taken this long to ask the question.

If that weren't bad enough, Scott Reid decided to chime in with his own brilliant words on the question at hand.

Scott Reid, Mr. Martin's spokesman, said after the news conference: "We don't believe the hypothetical scenario outlined [of the court calling for private health care] is a practical likelihood. And even if it were there are remedies preferable to the notwithstanding clause."

Well, this is indeed good news for Canadians, as it seems the eliminating the notwithstanding clause does not mean that Parliament will be turned into a bunch of Caretakers/Janitors in nicer clothing. How do the Liberals intend to accomplish this incredible feat of lawmaking? The answer can be found in a leaked version of today's stump speech from the new star of the Liberal campagin, speechwriter Clin-ton:

...tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

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