Jim Travers: That vision thing is Harper’s strength and weakness

Jim Travers in the Toronto Star on our "30-something Prime Minister, the leader of a party less than four of 10 Canadians support", and the sorry state Canadian politics has come to.

"Roll the calendar back two winters to the coalition crisis and witness political leaders recklessly putting national unity at risk to hold or seize power.

"Lingering from that ugly confrontation is a threatening sense of skewed priorities. Even if winning was always the main thing for many politicians, it was rarely the only thing for most prime ministers. Holding together a diverse country, advancing public interests and making tough choices without hope of partisan reward were part and parcel of national stewardship."

Full article:Travers: That vision thing is Harper’s strength and weakness.

And an excellent article on basically the same topic by Thomas Walkom: "Don’t worry. He’s the same old Harper". Great quote: "Harper can thank his stars. With enemies like the Liberals, who needs friends?".