Tuesday, August 11, 2009

The Grand Game

Another episode of "The Grand Game." That's where we at KPC post an article, and invite our readers to suggest explanations.

Here is the article: (Lisa MacLeod's web site)

Excerpt: Lisa MacLeod is a young female politician who commutes to her job as a Progressive Conservative Member of the Provincial Parliament at Queen's Park from Ottawa and leaves her husband, Joe, and four-year-old daughter, Victoria, at home. Mr. Justice Douglas Cunningham of Ontario Superior Court said this is a big distraction for the 34-year-old woman and as a result he felt he could not accept her evidence as corroboration of the Crown's key witness in the recent high-profile, influence-peddling trial of Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien.

NOw, then, what is the explanation? I'll take a shot, because I have a number of ideas.

a) ALL politicians cannot be trusted. Ms. McLeod, being an element of the set "all politicians," cannot be trusted. (actually, this may be a valid argument, now that I think of it).
b) Mandatory retirement for troglodyte judges may be a good thing.
c) Canadians who criticize the US for falling short of its ideals? You might want to think about the whole "glass houses" problem.
d) Ontario is like New Jersey, except in Ontario the judges don't need to be paid off. They enable corruption just because they are idiots.
e) Universal health care does not mean everyone is mentally healthy.
f) __________(your entry here! Just comment! It's FUN!)_________________

And here is Ms. MacLeod. Notice the little kid. This implies that Ms. MacLeod is not a reliable witness, because she has been seen with known childrn.

(Nod to RL)

1 comment:

Eric said...

f) Mayor O'Brien has incriminating evidence that Mr. Justice Cunningham ordered more than his quota of "congratulatory scrolls and commemorative certificates" from Mrs. McLeod's website.